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Unlicensed but essential: Street vendors seek reform amid enforcement fears

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Jun. 23, 2025 By Jimmy Robles Many street vendors in New York City face significant challenges from the moment they set up their stands, striving to make an honest living. With more than 20,000 food vendors operating across the five boroughs, an estimated 75% do so without a license or permit, due in large…

Repeat hate crime offender charged in anti-Muslim subway attack in Forest Hills: DA

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Jun. 20, 2025 By Bill Parry A Southeast Queens man is being held without bail after he was criminally charged with assault in the first degree as a hate crime and other charges for allegedly punching and kicking a Muslim woman on an E train in Forest Hills during the early morning hours of…

Hate Crimes Task Force investigating bomb threats against Mamdani: NYPD

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Jun. 20, 2025 By Bill Parry The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force launched a probe into multiple death threats made against Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani after his district office at 24-08 32nd St. in Astoria received four expletive-filled phone voicemails, on various dates, making threatening anti-Muslim statements by an unknown individual, including a threat…

Queens Centers for Progress celebrates 75 years of service at anniversary gala

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Jun. 20, 2025 By QNS News Team Queens Centers for Progress (QCP) marked its 75th anniversary on Tuesday, June 17, with a gala celebration at Terrace on the Park, bringing together more than 230 supporters and community leaders. The event raised $200,000 to help fund QCP’s programs for children and adults with developmental disabilities.…

Meeks hosts town hall in Jamaica, slams Trump-era policies and backs Cuomo for mayor

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Jun. 20, 2025 By Athena Dawson U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks hosted a town hall meeting Monday, June 16, at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center to address the impact of Trump administration policies on New Yorkers. Dozens of attendees filled the venue’s theater to hear Meeks deliver an overview of recent federal developments, followed by…

Two South Queens hit-and-runs leave victims in critical condition; NYPD seeks drivers

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Jun. 20, 2025 By Bill Parry Police are looking for two hit-and-run drivers who left a cyclist and a pedestrian critically injured in two separate collisions in South Queens. On the night of Tuesday, June 17, a 66-year-old man was walking near 116th Street and 101st Avenue in Ozone Park just before midnight when…

Queens Defenders founder charged with stealing nonprofit funds as second scandal unfolds

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Jun. 20, 2025 By Bill Parry The founder of the Queens Defenders and her husband have lawyered up after they were indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the non-profit organization. Former Queens Defenders executive director Lori Zeno, 64, surrendered Wednesday at the Brooklyn federal courthouse.…