May. 3, 2024 By QNS News Team On Wednesday, May 1st, 49 extraordinary healthcare leaders were honored at Schneps’ annual ‘Health Care Heroes’ event, held in the ballroom of Terrace in The Park at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. This year, the honorees were treated to an exclusive VIP cocktail reception, where they donned their best attire…
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Youngsters get a behind-the-scenes look of the 113th Precinct
May. 2, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann Twenty-six youngsters between the ages of 5 and 17 not only got an insight into how a police station is run but also what a police station looks like at the inaugural 113th Precinct Youth Police Academy event at the 113th Precinct in Jamaica on Apr. 30. Inspector Ray…
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Jamaica teen faces up to 25 years in prison for attacking grandmother heading to church: DA
May. 2, 2024 By Bill Parry
A 16-year-old Jamaica boy was indicted by a Queens grand jury for shoving a grandmother down the steps of a Jamaica Hills church as she was heading to Sunday mass on the morning of Apr. 7.
Queens Village man identified as victim in fatal shooting at South Ozone Park nightclub: NYPD
May. 1, 2024 By Bill Parry Homicide detectives from the 106th Precinct in Ozone Park are still investigating the cause of a fatal shooting that occurred early Monday morning in front of a South Ozone Park nightclub. While they have yet to identify the gunman or establish a motive, they have determined the victim’s identity…
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Rep. Meeks assures Cambria Heights: Vacant Rite Aid will not become a shelter
May. 1, 2024 By Athena Dawson U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-5) addressed residents’ concerns during a Queens Community Board 13 virtual meeting on Thursday, Apr. 29. He assured the Cambria Heights community that the vacant Rite Aid at 222-14 Linden Blvd. would not be converted into a shelter. This announcement comes after weeks of active…
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Sammy’s Law passed: Queens leaders hail new legislation enabling NYC to lower speed limits for safer streets
May. 1, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Queens Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas and State Senator John Liu joined community advocates Tuesday to celebrate the passage of Sammy’s Law, a legislation that allows for New York City to determine its own speed limits, in the latest New York State budget. The legislation is meant to help reduce traffic…
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NYC Parks launches new office on Jamaica Bay to keep city waterway safe from derelict vessels
May. 1, 2024 By Bill Parry
NYC Parks recently began removing abandoned boats from the waters off City Island in the Bronx under the auspices of its new Office of Marine Debris Removal and Vessel Surrendering, which opened in Brooklyn on Apr. 15.
Crunching the Queens crime numbers: vehicle thefts increase, grand larcenies on the decline in April 2024
May. 1, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of vehicle thefts across northern and southern Queens increased during the 28-day period from April 1-28, compared to the same period of time last year, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD Monday. At the same time, grand larcenies were down across the borough….
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Port Authority awards record $2.3 Billion in contracts to MWBEs in JFK Airport transformation
Apr. 30, 2024 By Bill Parry
The Port Authority announced on Monday a historic milestone in the ongoing $19 billion transformation of JFK International Airport, where a record $2.3 billion in contracts have been awarded to Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBE).
Local Salvation Army officer ‘pays it forward’ to Queens residents
Apr. 29, 2024 By Athena Dawson Apr. 28 is nationally recognized as Pay it Forward Day, but one Salvation Army captain has lived by that motto since arriving in the U.S. in 2010. Salvation Army Captain Stanley Pierre-Louis has been dedicated to helping other people ever since his first encounter with the organization in 2012. Pierre-Louis, who…
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