Mar. 5, 2025 By Bill Parry The Queens Special Victims Squad is looking for a scooter-riding groper who targeted a 37-year-old woman in Elmhurst in broad daylight on the afternoon of Saturday, March 1. The victim was walking past a house at 41-47 77th St. at around 1:15 p.m. when the suspect rode up…
Mar. 5, 2025 By Athena Dawson LaGuardia Airport’s Terminal B has gained a coveted terminal rating. LaGuardia Gateway Partners(LGP), the private entity managing and redeveloping LaGuardia Terminal B, announced on Thursday, Feb 27, that Terminal B has once again earned Skytrax’s 5-Star Terminal Rating. The renewed rating solidifies Terminal B’s status as a global airport leader.…
Mar. 5, 2025 By QNS News Team The Amazin’ Mets Foundation recently awarded more than $280,000 in grants to support youth baseball and softball programs across the region, helping local Little Leagues with essential funding for uniforms, equipment, field repairs and scholarships. The foundation serves as the philanthropic arm of the New York Mets. Founded…
Mar. 5, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller If elected as the next city Comptroller, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine wants to go beyond the basics of the fiscal watchdog post with his own plan to tackle the city’s sprawling affordable housing crisis. Levine’s proposal, which his campaign shared exclusively with amNewYork Metro ahead of its…
Mar. 5, 2025 By Colum Motherway Ramses Frias is platforming his campaign in the race for City Council District 25 on his unwavering dedication to his community and strong connections to the area. District 25 covers the neighborhoods of Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, East Elmhurst, and Woodside. Shekar Krishnan is the current Council Member and…
Mar. 5, 2025 By QNS News Team A housing lottery has opened for 95-25 Waltham St., a newly constructed 16-story residential building in Jamaica. The development offers 52 residences, with 22 units available for renters earning 80% of the area median income (AMI). The lottery, listed on NYC Housing Connect, includes three studios, 14…
Mar. 5, 2025 By QNS News Team A convenience store in Ozone Park sold a top-prize winning ticket for the New York Lottery’s Take 5 Evening drawing on Sunday, March 2. The ticket, worth $29,704, was purchased at Ozone Howard Convenience Inc., also known as Ozone Smoke Shop, located at 137-20 Crossbay Blvd. The…
March 5, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Queens grocer Jason Ferreira has been recognized at a prestigious annual program for outstanding contributions by independent retailers across the U.S. Ferreira, who operates three Foodtown supermarkets in Jackson Heights and Jamaica, was recognized by Shelby Publishing in their third annual Exceptional Independents Award for his achievements in three… Read more »
Mar. 5, 2025 By Bill Parry Two Southeast Queens residents were indicted in a deed theft and forgery scam that stole more than $1.5 million from a vulnerable and elderly man in South Ozone Park, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced last week. Satwattie Martinez, 58, of South Ozone Park, and her co-defendant…
Mar. 4, 2025 By Jada Camille Rising food costs are eating a hole in New Yorkers’ budgets and driving them into debt, a new poll released Tuesday found. No Kid Hungry New York unveiled alarming statistics about the financial and health struggles residents are facing due to the skyrocketing food costs. The survey, which…