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Nov. 11, 2024 By Athena Dawson
The Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning’s (JCAL) free theater series is set to return this November for its fifth season.
Nov. 11, 2024 By Shane O’Brien
Queens County may have voted overwhelmingly in support of Kamala Harris during the recent presidential election, but the county took a major shift to the right compared to four years ago.
Far Rockaway resident Waturi Johnson was sentenced Friday to 24 years to life in prison for the fatal shooting of Uriah Richardson, a father of three who was gunned down in broad daylight in front of the Mott Avenue A train station 2021. The two men did not know each other.
Johnson, 54, of Beach 30th Street, was convicted of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon charges by a jury in Queens Supreme Court in June following a two-week trial reaching the guilty verdict after deliberating for approximately four hours.
Nov. 11, 2024 By Athena Dawson
Flushing Town Hall will welcome another jazz icon to the world’s borough this November. The Eric Alexander Quartet will perform at the cultural institution, located at 137-35 Northern Blvd., on Friday, Nov. 22, at 8 p.m.
Nov. 10, 2024 By Dean Moses
An FDNY firefighter was arrested in Rosedale over the weekend for allegedly choking his wife in front of his child, sources familiar with the incident reported.
Nov. 8, 2024 By Czarinna Andres
Just in time for Veterans Day, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng, New York’s senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced $300,000 in federal funding to support critical upgrades at the American Legion Continental Post #1424 in Forest Hills.
A Brooklyn man was criminally charged with staging a car crash on the Belt Parkway in Rosedale last month that was captured on the dashboard camera in the victim’s car and went viral on social media after it was posted on TikTok, where it was viewed by millions worldwide.
Maikel Martinez, 28, of 14th Avenue in Dyker Heights, was apprehended by law enforcement Thursday at JFK Airport after arriving back in Queens on a flight from Ecuador, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Friday.
A quiet residential street in South Ozone Park was rocked by a thunderous explosion on Friday morning after an SUV filled with dangerous construction materials detonated in front of 131-16 133 St. five blocks west of the Van Wyck Expressway.
The massive blast damaged five homes and brought down Con Edison power lines on the block and obliterated the vehicle that belonged to a plumber who lives there. No one was injured in the blast but several residents of the block were near the vehicle just before it exploded, officials said..
Nov. 8, 2024 By QNS News Team
The New York City Department of Design and Construction (DDC) announced on Friday, Nov. 8, the completion of a capital project in Bayside enhancing safety and aesthetics along Union Turnpike between 226th Street and Hollis Court Boulevard.
Nov. 8, 2024 By Czarinna Andres
Raising Cane’s, the popular Louisiana-based fast-food chain known for its chicken fingers, will open its second Queens location at 159-29 Jamaica Ave. on Dec. 17, the company confirmed.
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