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Millionaire renters surge in NYC as high earners opt for luxury leases: report

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Jul. 3, 2025 By Ethan Marshall The New York metro area experienced a drastic surge in millionaires renting property there from 2019 to 2023, according to a report by the real estate listing site Rent Cafe. Over this period of time, the number of households in the area rented by those earning at least…

Queens BP backs Jamaica rezoning plan with conditions for housing, schools and jobs

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Jul. 3, 2025 By Athena Dawson Queens Borough President Donovan Richards formally announced his advisory recommendation for the Jamaica Neighborhood Plan during a press conference at Greater Nexus on Parsons Boulevard, on Monday, June 30. He endorsed the plan with several modifications, following a public land use hearing hosted by his office on June…

Woman attacked and strangled in anti-LGBTQ assault in Far Rockaway: NYPD

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Jul. 3, 2025 By Bill Parry The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating an anti-LGBTQ attack on a woman in Far Rockaway on the night of Tuesday, June 24, and three suspects remain at large. The 28-year-old victim was walking in front of 18-26 Village Lane just north of Mott Avenue at around…

Council Members Won, Hanif pass bills to protect immigrants from fake lawyers

Jul. 2, 2025 By sobrien July 2, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The New York City Council has passed legislation introduced by Queens Council Member Julie Won and Brooklyn Council Member Shahana Hanif, aiming to combat immigration legal services fraud, whereby predatory actors exploit the fears of immigrant communities by offering false promises of legal…

Micro units account for over 40% of NYC’s rental supply pipeline: report

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Jul. 2, 2025 By Ethan Marshall New York City ranks among the top major cities in the United States in the number of rental units that are undersized, and nearly half of the units in the pipeline there are planned to be micro units, according to a report by storage space marketplace Storage Cafe.…

Hot Topic to debut expanded store at Queens Center mall

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Jul. 2, 2025 By QNS News Team Hot Topic is making a loud comeback at Queens Center. The alternative pop-culture retailer is celebrating the re-grand opening of its newly expanded and relocated store inside the Elmhurst mall with a weekend-long series of in-store activations, giveaways and live entertainment from Friday, July 11 through Sunday,…

City Hall backs Venezuelan immigrant living in Elmhurst detained by ICE after court hearing

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Jul. 2, 2025 By Adam Daly City Hall has stepped into an escalating immigration case, filing a legal brief in support of a 20-year-old Venezuelan man and former Queens student who was arrested by federal agents outside a Manhattan courthouse last month. On Monday, the city submitted an amicus brief backing the ongoing petition…

Free summer concert series returns to Francis Lewis Park in Whitestone

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Jul. 1, 2025 By Jessica Militello It’s that time of year again—grab your lawn chair and head to Francis Lewis Park for the return of its popular summer concert series. Presented by We Love Whitestone and the Friends of Francis Lewis Park, the free concert series offers a fun and family-friendly way for the…