Jul. 10, 2024 QNS News Team The Queens Public Library (QPL) announced on Tuesday that three of its branches, previously at risk of delayed reopenings due to proposed budget cuts, are set to resume service. This follows the restoration of City funding in the new fiscal year. QPL President and CEO Dennis M. Walcott provided…
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Jul. 9, 2024 By Bill Parry
MTA Bridge and Tunnel officers, the NYPD and law enforcement partners impounded 55 vehicles from motorists crossing into Queens on the Whitestone Bridge on Monday, July 8, as a multi-agency crackdown continued unabated.
Jul. 9, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Council Member Vickie Paladino announced two major capital projects in her northeast Queens district that received just over $7 million in combined funding for the 2025 fiscal year. For the renovation of the multi-use athletic field at Bayside High School, a total of $3.5 million was collectively allocated by…
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Jul. 9, 2024 By Czarinna Andres For the second consecutive year, hundreds gathered at Fort Totten in Bayside for an Independence Day Celebration that featured live music and a highly anticipated fireworks display. Despite high hopes and meticulous planning, the event, held on Wednesday, June 26, was rained out, dampening the festivities for attendees. The…
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Jul. 8, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of first-time foreclosures in Queens saw a slight increase from the second quarter of 2023 to the same period in 2024, according to a report by the real estate agency PropertyShark. Year-over-year, foreclosures in Queens rose 8%, from 148 last year to 160 this year. This year’s foreclosures accounted…
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Jul. 3, 2024 By Bill Parry
Police from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows are looking for a burglar who broke into a residential building in the vicinity of 70th Avenue and 141st Street in Kew Gardens Hills on Saturday, June 22.
Jul. 2, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of reported rapes and felony assaults across northern Queens spiked during the 28-day period from June 3-30, compared to the same period last year, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD. The number of rapes reported in northern Queens went up 121.4% year-over-year, from…
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Jul. 2, 2024 By Bill Parry
The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is looking for a yellow cab driver who allegedly vandalized a religious statue in front of a Fresh Meadows church early Sunday morning.
Jul. 2, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan After a grand opening in mid-June, NY Elite Cannabis on Bell Boulevard in Bayside already has several regulars among the dozens of daily customers purchasing legal cannabis products. Many of these regulars are on a first-name basis with the owner, Carson Grant, who has called Queens home for nearly four…
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Jul. 1, 2024 by Jill Carvajal Maury Litwack, founder and CEO of Teach Coalition talks about his organization’s mission and impact. Teach Coalition advocates for funding and policy changes to support non-public schools, such as Jewish, Catholic, and Islamic schools. Litwack emphasizes the significant non-public school population and their need for resources like healthy lunches, STEM education, and school safety measures. He highlights three main areas of focus: advocating for laws that reimburse non-public schools for STEM teacher salaries, securing funding for security measures to ensure student safety, and providing essential services, such as nurses, that schools might otherwise not […]