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‘Enjoy your last two months of freedom’: Queens residents voice hopes and fears as Trump secures second term
‘Enjoy your last two months of freedom’: Queens residents voice hopes and fears as Trump secures second term

Nov. 6, 2024 By Shane O’Brien

Queens residents voiced their reactions on Wednesday to a second Donald Trump presidency, a day after the former president won a tightly contested race against Vice President Kamala Harris.

Major media outlets declared Trump the victor early Wednesday morning after he was projected to carry key battleground states, including Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia. For the first time, Trump is also anticipated to win the popular vote across his three presidential bids.

In Queens County, however, support leaned heavily toward Harris, with 404,126 voters favoring her compared to 248,024 votes for Trump, with more than 97% of ballots counted.

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NYC immigrant groups denounce Trump’s re-election, pledge to protect immigrant communities

Nov. 6, 2024 By Ethan Marshall

In the wake of Donald Trump being re-elected President of the United States Tuesday, multiple New York City-based immigrant organizations have released statements in which they criticized Trump for his history of anti-immigrant rhetoric and reinforced their missions to protect immigrants from any unconstitutional actions his administration may take to get them deported.

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Election results: All Queens incumbents on track to retain seats

Nov. 5, 2024 By Czarinna Andres

New Yorkers headed to the polls Tuesday to vote in several pivotal races, including the presidential election and critical congressional and state legislature seats. At 9 p.m., polls officially closed, and initial results began to come in across Queens, where numerous incumbents faced challengers in districts covering various neighborhoods.

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Jamaica motorcyclist killed in collision with Kia driver in Middle Village on Friday afternoon: NYPD

A motorcyclist from Jamaica was killed in a crash near Mount Olivet Cemetery in Middle Village on Friday afternoon.

Police from the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood responded to a 911 call of a vehicle collision at 69th Street and Eliot Avenue at 5:15 p.m., where they found the 39-year-old man on the roadway with severe trauma to the head and body, police said Sunday. EMS responded to the scene and rushed the injured motorcyclist to Elmhurst Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. The deceased was identified as Keron Frederick of 168th Street in Jamaica.

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Queens election heats up as challengers push incumbents on crime, migrant crisis and economic policy

Oct. 30, 2024 By Czarinna Andres

As Election Day approaches, several key state and congressional races in Queens are drawing heightened interest, with incumbents facing challenges amid contentious debates over public safety, immigration, education and economic development. In a borough where most districts lean Democratic, Republican candidates are mounting campaigns that highlight divergent policy priorities and aim to sway voters concerned with rising crime and affordability.

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