Dec. 30, 2024 By Bill Parry The victim in a Queens cold case homicide has finally been identified more than three decades after her body was discovered in a grassy area along the Cross Island Expressway near Cambria Heights in August 1991, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Monday. Advanced DNA testing revealed the…
Dec. 27, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from five Queens precincts are looking for a pair of burglars who targeted independent mom-and-pop drugstores from Fresh Meadows to Astoria throughout December. The two men allegedly broke into three drugstores in three different neighborhoods in a half-hour during the morning of Sunday, Dec. 15. While one…
Dec. 27, 2024 QNS News Team The Annual Chanukah Celebration, widely recognized as the largest event of its kind in New York City, is set to return to Cunningham Park in Fresh Meadows on Monday, Dec. 30. This year’s gathering is anticipated to be the biggest and most vibrant yet promising an unforgettable evening filled with…
Dec. 27, 2024 By Colum Motherway Santa paid a special visit to Council Member Robert Holden’s office on Friday, Dec. 20, to bring presents and a smile to the local children. Holden’s office is in District 30 in Queens, where he covers the neighborhoods of Ridgewood, Maspeth, Middle Village, and Glendale. The kids got…
Dec. 27, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The real estate listing site StreetEasy presented a series of predictions that 2025 may have in store for the market in New York City in a report by StreetEasy Senior Economist Kenny Lee. Lee came up with five big predictions following a year in which housing costs reached…
Dec. 27, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Eviction rates at New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) properties under the Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) program decreased slightly in Queens in 2024, bucking a citywide trend that saw eviction rates spike significantly elsewhere in New York. A recent audit by NYC Comptroller Brad Lander found that…
Dec. 27, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Dec. 27, 2024 By Czarinna Andres The week between Christmas and New Year’s offers the perfect opportunity for reflection, renewal, and planning for the year ahead. As 2025 approaches, this transitional period is an ideal time to set meaningful goals, embrace fresh opportunities, and strengthen connections within your community…. Read more »
Dec. 27, 2024 By Colum Motherway Council Member Robert Holden has commended ICE for their arrest of a child sex offender in New York City but also expressed his disappointment with sanctuary city policies. On Dec. 17, Raymond Rojas Basilio, a previously removed citizen of Mexico convicted of forcibly touching a child, was arrested…
Dec. 27, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Assembly Member Sam Berger has announced plans to introduce legislation in the 2025 legislative session to codify the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism into New York State law. The proposed legislation comes in response to the alarming rise in antisemitic incidents statewide and seeks…
Dec. 27, 2024 QNS News Team The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) is making sustainability more accessible for city residents with new initiatives, including year-round Christmas tree collection and expanded special waste and textile recycling services in Queens. With the recent expansion of curbside composting, New Yorkers no longer need to adhere…