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New renderings unveiled for proposed 20-story mixed-use building on Archer Avenue in Jamaica

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Dec. 31, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The New York City-based architecture firm IMC Architecture has released new renderings for a proposed 20-story mixed-use building at 147-27 Archer Ave. in Jamaica. This structure will stand 231 feet tall and yield 274,837 square feet, with 234,535 of that square footage dedicated to residential space across 359…

DNA testing identifies Queens cold case victim after 33 years: DA

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Dec. 30, 2024 By Bill Parry The victim in a Queens cold case homicide has finally been identified more than three decades after her body was discovered in a grassy area along the Cross Island Expressway near Cambria Heights in August 1991, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Monday. Advanced DNA testing revealed the…

Thousands of toys donated through Assembly Member Braunstein’s annual Northeast Queens drive

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Dec. 30, 2024 By Athena Dawson A local toy drive brought holiday cheer to thousands of children in need in Northeast Queens and beyond.  Assembly Member Edward Braunstein’s (D-26) annual holiday toy drive collected thousands of toys for children, teens, and young adults who were hospitalized or in need. Braunstein announced on Dec. 20…

Queens stabbing suspect sought weeks after violent attack that left man seriously wounded

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Queens detectives need the public’s help in finding the suspect behind a violent stabbing earlier this month. The NYPD released images over the weekend of the perpetrator responsible for the bloody assault, which occurred at 95-35 Sutphin Blvd. in Jamaica at about 1:30 a.m. on Dec. 9.  According to law enforcement sources, the victim,…

Burglary crew sought for targeting drugstores in five different Queens precincts: NYPD

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Dec. 27, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from five Queens precincts are looking for a pair of burglars who targeted independent mom-and-pop drugstores from Fresh Meadows to Astoria throughout December. The two men allegedly broke into three drugstores in three different neighborhoods in a half-hour during the morning of Sunday, Dec. 15. While one…

Annual Chanukah celebration at Cunningham Park set to ‘Light Up the Night’ Monday

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Dec. 27, 2024 QNS News Team The Annual Chanukah Celebration, widely recognized as the largest event of its kind in New York City, is set to return to Cunningham Park in Fresh Meadows on Monday, Dec. 30. This year’s gathering is anticipated to be the biggest and most vibrant yet promising an unforgettable evening filled with…

Real estate listing site reveals predictions for NYC housing market in 2025

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Dec. 27, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The real estate listing site StreetEasy presented a series of predictions that 2025 may have in store for the market in New York City in a report by StreetEasy Senior Economist Kenny Lee. Lee came up with five big predictions following a year in which housing costs reached…