Dec. 24, 2024 By Bill Parry Three homeless men were arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on Tuesday and variously charged with felony robbery, attempted gang assault, and assault for allegedly stealing the belongings of a 69-year-old homeless man who was asleep on a Manhattan-bound 7 train in Woodside early Sunday morning. The victim woke…
Dec. 24, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Six women-owned and locally based businesses are now operating at John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 8 (T8), a milestone in the $125 million commercial redevelopment of the terminal. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, American Airlines, and Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) Airports announced the openings last…
Dec. 24, 2024 By Colum Motherway Senator Joseph Addabbo brought more holiday spirit to Woodhaven on Tuesday, Dec. 17, after hosting a festive concert full of familiar classics. Addabbo represents District 15, which covers central and southern Queens, including most of the neighborhoods of Ozone Park, Woodhaven, Glendale, Maspeth, Middle Village, Rego Park, Forest…
Dec. 24, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 113th Precinct in Jamaica are looking for a serial groper who targeted three teenage girls and a mother walking with her young son in Southeast Queens on the morning of Monday, Dec. 16. The suspect struck within a brief 20-minute span, beginning with his first…
Dec. 24, 2024 By Colum Motherway Queens Public Library (QPL) has extended the submission deadline for the Banned Books Library Card Design Contest to Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. The American Library Association (ALA) has recently reported historic highs in the number of banned and challenged book titles. QPL wants to highlight how it is…
Dec. 24, 2024 By Athena Dawson Council Member Sandra Ung has secured $162,000 in funding for technology upgrades at PS 162 John Golden, a local elementary school in Bayside. Ung, who represents the 20th Council District encompassing Flushing, Mitchell-Linden, Murray Hill, Queensboro Hill, and Fresh Meadows, visited the school recently to share the news…
Dec. 24, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon NYC is enjoying a white Christmas Eve as the city’s sanitation crews work to keep streets clear and ice-free for all New Yorkers on Tuesday. The NYC Department of Sanitation issued a winter operations advisory as of 4 a.m. Dec. 24. New Yorkers can expect up to an…
Dec. 24, 2024 By Bill Parry Two men were shot in the head during a botched robbery at a suspected gambling den in Flushing on the night of Thursday, Dec. 19. Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing responded to a 911 call of shots fired at around 9:20 at the illicit gambling parlor…
Dec. 24, 2024 QNS News Team Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens (CCBQ) brought joy to families across the boroughs this holiday season with its annual Santa’s Toy Shop distributions, held on Dec. 12 and Dec. 19. The event, now in its 14th year, provided toys to families in need, ensuring countless children experienced the…
Dec. 24, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Queens-based non-profit the Arts4All Foundation joined U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar of Michigan to hold a “Peace For All Rally” at the US Capitol Wednesday, calling for an end to violence, atrocities and persecution of vulnerable, indigenous and minority populations in Bangladesh. Community leaders of various backgrounds gathered outside…