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Queens Night Market to close 2024 Season with Halloween-themed finale offering big prizes for best costumes

Oct. 17, 2024 By Czarinna Andres

The Queens Night Market is set to wrap up its 2024 season with a Halloween-themed finale on Saturday, Oct. 26.

The event at Flushing Meadows Corona Park will feature trick-or-treating, family-friendly entertainment, live performances and its highly anticipated annual costume contests. This year, the excitement is elevated with an impressive lineup of prizes up for grabs.

Costumed attendees can compete for various standout prizes donated by local sponsors. These include a baseball signed by New York Mets designated hitter JD Martinez, VIP concert tickets from Forest Hills Stadium, two roundtrip flights from JetBlue and four Disney on Ice tickets courtesy of Citizens. Other prizes include $100 gift certificates to Kiko Milano, JD Sports and Zara from Queens Center Mall, a one-night stay at the Hyatt Regency JFK, courtesy of Resorts World NYC, and family ticket packs to the Tianyu Lights Festival.

Candidates tackle housing, public safety and education at Bay Terrace forum ahead of local elections

Oct. 17, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan

For over 25 years now, the Bay Terrace Community Alliance has invited candidates running in local races to speak on issues important to local residents.

Immersive winter lights festival debuts at Citi Field this holiday season: tickets now on sale

Oct. 17, 2024 By Shane O’Brien

Tickets are now available for the Tianyu Lights Festival, an immersive winter lights experience debuting near Citi Field this holiday season.

Former FBI agent from Queens Village charged with possessing arsenals of illegal ghost guns: DA

A former FBI agent from Queens Village is criminally charged with possessing an arsenal of illegal ghost guns and a stockpile of ammunition after law enforcement raided his home and a storage unit in Port Washington, L.I.

Scott Chiang, 53, was arraigned Friday in Queens Criminal Court on a 242-count criminal complaint after the searches at the two locations uncovered 18 illegal firearms, including eight ghost guns and six assault weapons, as well as high-capacity magazines, ammo and gun manufacturing tools.

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Op-ed: The most important vote US Jews will ever cast

Oct. 16, 2024 By Abraham Foxman

With Israel in peril and the Jewish community under attack, we need a president with a commitment to democratic norms.

Long Islander struck and killed on the Cross Island Expressway in Bayside

A Long Island man was struck and killed on the Cross Island Expressway in Bayside on Tuesday night after he was involved in a crash and got out of his vehicle to assess the damage from the collision.

Police from the 111th Precinct in Bayside responded to a 911 call of a pedestrian struck near exit 30 alongside Alley Pond Park just before 11 p.m. The officers found the 31-year-old man lying on the roadway unconscious and unresponsive. EMS rushed the victim to North Shore University Medical Center in Manhasset, where he was pronounced dead a short while later. The victim was identified as Curtis Blocker of Canterbury Gate in Lynbrook.

Star, the abandoned Pitbull’s heartbreaking story ignites outcry and push for animal cruelty reforms

Oct. 16, 2024 By Athena Dawson

The NYPD has confirmed that a local veterinary hospital euthanized an injured 8-year-old pit bull last night after it was found abandoned in Glendale earlier that day, suffering from advanced Stage 4 mammary cancer.

New contracts in NYC get huge boost thanks to declining mortgage rates: report

Oct. 16, 2024 By Ethan Marshall

The number of homes entering contract across New York City increased significantly year over year, thanks in large part to a decline in mortgage rates, according to a report by the real estate listing site StreetEasy.

All ages, all seasons: Volleyball teams unite Caribbean players in Queens

Oct. 15, 2024 By Tracey Khan

For over a decade, the Morant and Berbice volleyball teams have been uniting players of all ages and backgrounds from various Caribbean nations, fostering community and camaraderie at Valley Stream State Park.

Hall of fame coach Rick Pitino honored at Queens Community House fall Gala, raises over $600K

Oct. 14, 2024 By Czarinna Andres

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer and St. John’s University Men’s Basketball Head Coach Rick Pitino was honored at the Queens Community House (QCH) Annual Fall Gala held on Wednesday, Oct. 9.

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