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Queens BP Donovan Richards advocates for enhanced swim safety measures following tragic drownings in Far Rockaway
Sign up for our QNS email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!. Queens Borough President Donovan Richards held a press conference in Far Rockaway Tuesday to call for new swim safety measures following the recent drownings of two teenagers. Richards was joined by...
Off-duty cop arrested with her husband for attacking relative in her Howard Beach home on Sunday morning: NYPD
Sign up for our QNS email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!. An off-duty NYPD cop and her husband were arrested Sunday morning and booked at the 106th Precinct in Ozone Park for breaking into the Howard Beach home of a female relative hours earlier, where they beat and strangled her, police said.
Long Island City developers celebrate completion of 46-unit condo building and other milestones
Over 400 guests, including those involved in developing and selling Noble LIC, a 46-unit luxury condominium on 40th Avenue, celebrated several milestones with a launch party on Thursday, June 20. The first milestone recognized by attendees was the development’s offering plan being declared effective. This means that the paperwork detailing...
Suspect sought for firing gun at cop after car chase that started in Astoria and ended in Brooklyn: NYPD
A manhunt is underway for a gunman who fired shots at a cop Saturday night after the suspect crashed his vehicle following a car chase through the streets of western Queens. The suspect, who is known to frequent areas of Dutch Kills and Astoria, exchanged gunfire with a police officer after he crashed his vehicle into another car in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, before fleeing on foot. The gunman allegedly jumped a fence near the crash site and escaped beneath the Greenpoint Avenue Bridge that spans Newtown Creek. The officer was not injured.
Rideshare drivers hold rally in Long Island City, protest Uber’s lockout tactics
Members of an advocacy group representing rideshare drivers held a rally outside Uber’s headquarters in Long Island City last week to protest the company’s practice of locking New York City drivers out of its app during low-demand periods. Wearing blue T-shirts and shouting, “No more lockouts,” the angry...
Crunching the Queens crime numbers: Rapes and felony assaults spike in northern Queens
Sign up for our QNS email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!. 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.
Church statue vandalized in Fresh Meadows, cops seek yellow cab driver as part of hate crime investigation: NYPD
Sign up for our QNS email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!. 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. A...
‘WTF’ is the future like? ‘What The Financial!’ event with AARP New York will help you find the road to prosperity
Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!. With so many people looking for greater advice on how to plan for the future, Schneps Media and presenting sponsor AARP New York are proud to announce “WTF! (What the Financial!): A Financial Empowerment Roadmap,” a comprehensive forum dedicated to helping people make their money last a lifetime.
Long Island City Partnership unveils public artwork on Vernon Boulevard
The Long Island City Partnership (LICP) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week to launch its “Lumina Arcana” public art project on Vernon Boulevard. The artwork, designed by Long Island City-based artist Kenny Greenberg of Krypton Neon, features two large neon-light-clad pergolas situated on either side of Vernon Boulevard’s commercial corridor at.
Bell Boulevard’s first legal marijuana dispensary welcomed by Bayside community
Sign up for our QNS email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!. 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...
More than 180 Dragon boat teams take to Meadow Lake to prepare for August festival
Search our comprehensive guide to things to do in Queens for more local events — or submit your own!. Approximately 180 dragon boat teams took to the waters at Flush Meadows Corona Park over the June 29/30 weekend for their first practice session of the year in preparation for the upcoming festival.
BP secures new temporary housing agreements for Sunnyside families displaced by 5-alarm fire in December
A breakthrough was reached just days after tenants of a Sunnyside apartment complex filed a lawsuit against their building’s landlord stemming from their displacement following a 5-alarm fire in December. Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and A&E Real Estate, the landlord, announced a plan Monday to provide 22 tenants...
City leaders reverse library cuts, Queens Public Library service fully restored
Sign up for our QNS email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!. The three library systems across New York City—including the Queens Public Library—will be fully funded following a deal that Mayor Eric Adams and the City Council reached while negotiating the 2025 budget.
Op-Ed | A budget that prioritizes working-class New Yorkers and seeks to make our city more affordable
Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!. New Yorkers deserve a city budget that delivers for them and tackles our affordability crisis head-on. Alongside Speaker Adams and our City Council partners, we are proud to announce the passage of a $112.4 billion Adopted Budget that invests in the future of our city and the people who make New York the greatest city in the world.
Elected officials gather in Flushing to support families of nail salon owner and other victims of Long Island drunk driving crash
Sign up for our QNS email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!. Elected officials gathered in Flushing on July 1 to meet with family members of the victims of a car crash at a nail salon on Long Island last week that left four dead and nine injured.
Brooklyn man gets 20 to life in prison for gunning down East Elmhurst teen in Corona in 2021: DA
Sign up for our QNS email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!. A Brooklyn gang member was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison Monday in Queens Supreme Court for gunning down a teenager at point-blank range in front of a Corona barbershop in July 2021.
Two bodies found off Rockaways eight days after swimmers go missing
Sign up for our QNS email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!. Police discovered two bodies in the water off the shore of the Rockaways over the weekend, a little over a week after two teenage boys disappeared while swimming in the area.
Construction begins on 5-story mixed-use building on Vernon Boulevard in LIC
Construction is now underway on a 5-story mixed-use building at 49-18 Vernon Blvd. in Long Island City. Located at the corner of Vernon Boulevard and 50th Avenue and across from an entrance to the Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue subway station, the property will have 15 residential units and ground-floor retail space when the project is complete, according to plans filed with the city.
NY Dems slam Supreme Court ruling in former President Trump’s immunity case
Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!. New York Democratic elected officials fumed over a Monday Supreme Court ruling in ex-President Donald Trump’s immunity case that found former commanders in chief are protected from prosecution for any of their official acts in office.
Popular eastern Queens bagel store to open Long Island City location
The popular Queens bagel chain Utopia Bagels will open a third location—with a storefront in Long Island City. The company will be opening at 26-11 Jackson Ave., although the operators of Utopia Bagels were unable to provide a specific date. The firm said it is likely to open in 2025.
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