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Advocates push for speed limiter law as Queens drivers rack up hundreds of school zone tickets

Jun. 5, 2025 By sobrien June 4, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The five most persistent “super speeders” in Queens racked up a combined 643 school zone speed camera tickets in 2024—an average of one every 14 hours—according to new research from street safety groups Transportation Alternatives (TA) and Families for Safe Streets. One driver…

Paladino stands by Mamdani deportation post as Democrats blast ‘xenophobic’ rhetoric

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Jun. 4, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Vickie Paladino has stood by controversial comments calling for the deportation of Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani after several Queens elected officials rebuked the Republican Council Member for “xenophobic” comments. Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist and a candidate in the mayoral election, said Tuesday that Paladino’s comments were…

Whitestone man stabbed multiple times in early morning attack, neighbor sought: NYPD

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Jun. 4, 2025 By Dean Moses Police are looking for the neighbor of a Whitestone man who was viciously stabbed multiple times during an apparent dispute on Wednesday morning. According to police sources, officers from the 109th Precinct were initially alerted to reports of a shooting on 166th Street and 17th Road at approximately…

Holy Cross Church hosts annual Greek Festival June 5–8 in Whitestone

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Jun. 4, 2025 By Jessica Militello Get into the Greek spirit at this weekend’s Greek Festival, hosted by the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church in Whitestone. The festive event, located at 11-05 150th St., kicks off on Thursday, June 5, and runs through Sunday, June 8. It features food, music, gift shops, games, rides,…

Home prices more than doubled in 7 Queens neighborhoods in 10 years: report

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Jun. 4, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Home prices more than doubled in 24 neighborhoods across New York City over the past decade—including seven in Queens—according to a new report from real estate research site PropertyShark that highlights dramatic shifts in the city’s housing market between 2014 and 2024. The Queens neighborhoods to experience this…

Paladino calls for Mamdani’s deportation, prompting backlash from mayoral candidate

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Jun. 3, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani sharply criticized Republican Council Member Vickie Paladino after she appeared to question his legitimacy as a candidate and called for his deportation in a social media post Monday night. Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist and a candidate in the mayoral election, described Paladino’s comments as…

Queensborough Community College honors Class of 2025 at 64th commencement ceremony

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Jun. 3, 2025 By Czarinna Andres Queensborough Community College, the highest-ranked community college in New York State, celebrated its 64th Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, May 29, awarding degrees to more than 1,600 graduates. Held on the college’s Bayside campus, the ceremony was presided over by President Dr. Christine Mangino and attended by college officials,…

NYC’s largest housing voucher program faces legal challenge, budget strain

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Jun. 3, 2025 By Shane O’Brien As New York City grapples with the ongoing housing crisis, CityFHEPS, a city-funded voucher program for low-income households, has played an increasingly prominent role in securing housing for some of the poorest residents in the city. But the program, which has grown astronomically since its inception in 2018,…