Nov. 7, 2024 By QNS News Team Bishop Robert Brennan, head of the Diocese of Brooklyn, led All Souls Day Mass on Saturday, Nov. 2, at Mount St. Mary Cemetery in Flushing, drawing a congregation of 450 to honor their deceased loved ones. The event, organized by the Diocese of Brooklyn’s Catholic Cemeteries office,…
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Bayside resident and WWII veteran Gene Freedman celebrates 100th birthday
Nov. 7, 2024 By QNS News Team Eugene “Gene” Freedman, a long-time Bayside resident and first-generation American, is celebrating his 100th birthday Thursday. Born on Nov. 7, 1924, to Russian immigrant parents who sought refuge in the United States to escape persecution, Freedman has led a life marked by dedication to family, community, and…
Mother of missing Roosevelt Island autistic woman makes desperate plea as search reaches one week: ‘Keep your eyes open’
Nov. 7, 2024 By Dean Moses A distraught mother is making a plea to New Yorkers to help find her missing daughter with autism after she vanished from her Roosevelt Island home last week. Amanda Sadlier fought back tears as she recalled to amNewYork Metro the harrowing moment she realized that her child Markeysha…
Average roommate rent in NYC hold steady in third quarter of 2024: report
Nov. 7, 2024 By Ethan Marshall After the average rent for roommates in New York City spiked in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, a report by the roommate-finding site SpareRoom indicated prices began to stabilize during the third quarter of 2024, reaching $1,540. After hitting its peak average roommate rent of $1,625 during the second quarter…
Rep. Grace Meng promotes free outdoor dining program to support restaurants in her Queens district
Nov. 7, 2024 By Athena Dawson U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-6) visited northeast Queens last weekend to introduce local restaurant owners to a new free outdoor dining initiative aimed at supporting small businesses. Meng was joined by New York City Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Dynishal Gross as they visited restaurants in Elmhurst, Forest…
Queens leaders vow resistance, brace for ‘daunting battles’ after Trump election win
Nov. 7, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Queens Borough President Donovan Richards believes that a second Trump presidency will bring “daunting battles” and said Queens will “never back down” from fights for immigrant rights and a woman’s bodily autonomy. In a statement issued after Donald Trump’s comprehensive victory over Kamala Harris on Tuesday, Richards vowed…
Bronx man killed in single-vehicle crash on the Nassau Expressway in Springfield Gardens: NYPD
Nov. 6, 2024 By Bill Parry A Bronx man was killed in a horrific crash on the Nassau Expressway near JFK Airport early Wednesday morning. Police from the 113th Precinct in Jamaica responded to a 911 call about a vehicle collision near Exit 3 on the Nassau Expressway, where they found the 25-year-old motorist…
‘Enjoy your last two months of freedom’: Queens residents voice hopes and fears as Trump secures second term
Nov. 6, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Queens residents voiced their reactions on Wednesday to a second Donald Trump presidency, a day after the former president won a tightly contested race against Vice President Kamala Harris. Major media outlets declared Trump the victor early Wednesday morning after he was projected to carry key battleground states,…
State Senator Joseph Addabbo cruises to victory past GOP challenger Danniel Maio
Nov. 6, 2024 By Bill Parry Like he has done so many times in the past, State Senator Joseph Addabbo Jr. is thanking the community for re-electing him after he defeated his Republican challenger, Danniel Maio, by nearly 40 points on election night. Addabbo was first elected to the Senate in 2008 after serving…
AM Ron Kim wins re-election in District 40, defeating GOP challenger amid shifting voter trends in Flushing
Nov. 6, 2024 By Athena Dawson Preliminary results from Tuesday’s general election show Assembly Member Ron Kim winning re-election to continue representing District 40, which covers parts of Whitestone, Flushing, College Point, and Murray Hill. The incumbent Democrat secured re-election in District 40, defeating Republican challenger Phillip Shaw Chau Wang by a 10-point margin.…