Dec. 10, 2024 By Ramy Mahmoud and QNS Staff Students from St. John’s University’s Event Marketing minor organized the inaugural Winter Wonderland Fest on Saturday, Dec. 7, to bring holiday cheer to the young patients and families at St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children in Bayside. The event, presented by Flag Waterproofing & Restoration…
Get ’em while you still can! The MTA is now selling limited edition MetroCards featuring iconic New York content creators through a partnership with social media giant Instagram. The new cards are the last of their kind as the state agency moves toward using OMNY, a contactless way for riders to pay for buses…
Dec. 10, 2024 By Athena Dawson Jamaica residents can now ‘run on Dunkin’ at a newly remodeled store that opened last week. Representatives from the Jamaica Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins, local residents, and members of the NYPD’s Queens South Community Affairs Section 103 gathered to celebrate the grand reopening of the newly remodeled Dunkin’ Baskin-Robbins…
A coalition of housing advocates and renters launched on Monday “Tenants Not Tourists,” a campaign to challenge New York City Council’s recent introduction of a bill that critics say threatens to exacerbate the city’s housing crisis. During a heated rally outside of City Hall on Dec. 9, the coalition of representatives from various housing…
Dec. 9, 2024 By Athena Dawson A local church in Far Rockaway is hosting a festive holiday sing-along this weekend, just in time for Christmas. The Far Rockaway Community Church of the Nazarene is presenting Handel’s Messiah and Christmas carol sing-along at their church, located at 14-14 Central Avene. The Central Presbyterian Church of…
Dec. 9, 2024 By Czarinna Andres The holidays came early for two lucky Flushing residents. The New York Lottery announced on Sunday that two winning Powerball tickets were sold in Flushing for the Dec. 7 drawing, one of which is worth a staggering $256 million. The jackpot-winning ticket was sold at Hua Lian Supermarket,…
Dec. 9, 2024 By Max Parrott A Jamaica-based business development and management consulting firm hosted a networking event in Jamaica last week aimed at supporting local construction businesses. R.F. Wilkins Consultants hosted a strategy and networking event on Wednesday night to equip construction-related business owners with the knowledge to scale their businesses to the…
Dec. 9, 2024 By Bill Parry Queens Village resident Hassan Dees was sentenced in Queens Supreme Court on Friday to 24 years in prison for the fatal shooting of his friend after the two men argued over an unpaid debt a day after Christmas in 2021. Dees, 35, of 212th Street, pleaded guilty last…
Dec. 6, 2024 By Athena Dawson Three Queens council members have partnered to bring cold weather essentials for veterans in the borough. Council Members Robert Holden, Vickie Paladino and Joann Ariola have partnered with local organizations to launch a Veterans Winter Drive for homeless veterans at Borden Avenue Veterans Residence. From now until Dec. 16,…
Dec. 6, 2024 By Bill Parry First responders pulled the body of a woman from the frigid waters off Rockaway Park on Friday morning, and investigators are working to determine how she died. Police from the 100th Precinct in Rockaway Beach responded to a 911 call at 8:44 a.m. reporting a person in the…