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Photos: Nearly 150 turn out for Kew Gardens Howl-O-Ween parade and costume contest

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Oct. 28, 2024 By QNS News Team Two local organizations hosted the Howl-O-Ween Parade and Costume Contest on Saturday, bringing over a hundred costumed pets, their owners, and families to Kew Gardens for a festive afternoon of fun, fur, and fall spirit. Organized by We Are Kew Gardens and The Forest Park Barking Lot,…

Ridgewood community honors 90 years of Rudy’s Bakery with music, food, and local accolades

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Oct. 28, 2024 By Colum Motherway Ridgewood residents gathered for an afternoon of live entertainment, music, food, and drink on Saturday, Oct. 26, as Rudy’s Bakery and Café celebrated its 90th anniversary. The five-hour event brought locals together outside the historic bakery on Seneca Avenue, transforming the block into a festive hub for the…

Hochul cracks down on AI deepfakes and misinformation during early voting and Election Day

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Oct. 28, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Fake pictures. Artificial intelligence. Misinformation and voter intimidation. These are just some of the issues New York voters might face before casting their ballot during early voting and Election Day. However, to combat these threats, Gov. Kathy Hochul and state Attorney General Letitia James announced on Monday how the…

Community rallies at Jackson Heights’ 90th Street Triangle, urging continued police efforts on Roosevelt Avenue

Attendees at the rally in support of Operation Restore Roosevelt on Sunday. Photo: Let's Improve Roosevelt Ave.

Oct. 28, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Hundreds of people gathered at the 90th Street Triangle on the Jackson Heights/Elmhurst border Sunday afternoon to rally for continued support in fighting crime on the Roosevelt Avenue Corridor. This comes after Mayor Eric Adams launched a multi-agency enforcement operation in the area earlier in October. The Public…

Primark set to open at Queens Center Mall in time for holiday shopping

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Oct. 28, 2024 By Czarinna Andres International fashion retailer Primark announced Thursday, Dec. 5, as the official opening date of its newest location at the Queens Center Mall in Elmhurst. Marking the company’s second location in Queens following the Jamaica branch, which opened at the end of 2022, and its 10th in New York. The new…

CUNY Chancellor joins Queens College students in Sukkot celebration

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Oct. 28, 2024 By Ethan Marshall In honor of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, CUNY Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez paid a visit to the two sukkahs at the Queens College campus in Flushing on Tuesday, Oct. 22. Sukkahs are temporary huts built as settings to celebrate the holiday. They are traditionally topped with…

Top-prize winning TAKE 5 ticket worth over $28k sold at JFK Airport

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Oct. 28, 2024 By QNS News Team A lucky player struck gold in the Oct. 27 TAKE 5 EVENING drawing, securing a top-prize-winning ticket worth $28,448, according to a New York Lottery announcement on Monday. The ticket was sold at a 7-Eleven, located at JFK Airport’s Building 125, along 147th Avenue in Jamaica. The…

Local elected officials present $650K to support affordable housing improvements in Jamaica

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Oct. 28, 2024 By Athena Dawson Local elected officials presented a $650,000 check to the Greater Allen Development Corporation (GADC) on Friday to support affordable housing at Allen Cathedral Apartments in Jamaica. Speaker Adrienne Adams (D-28), along with Council Members Selvena Brooks Powers (D-31) and Nantasha Williams (D-28), awarded the joint capital funding during…

The Flowery becomes second legal cannabis dispensary to open in Forest Hills

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Oct. 27, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Florida-based medical and recreational cannabis provider The Flowery has opened its second New York dispensary in Forest Hills as part of its broader expansion across the state, with plans to open a new location in Brooklyn next. The new location, at 63-54 108th St., follows the launch of…

Adams breaks ground on major renovation of Queens Public Library’s Hollis Library

Mayor Eric Adams (third from left) broke ground on the major renovation of Queens Public Library’s Hollis Library.

Oct. 25, 2024 By Nelson A. King New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Queens Public Library (QPL) President Dennis M. Walcott, and New York City Department of Design and Construction (DDC) Commissioner Thomas Foley on Friday broke ground on a $7.4 million project that will completely modernize the interior of the Hollis Library QPL branch […]