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Jun. 23, 2025 By Czarinna Andres
Jun. 23, 2025 By QNS News team
A portion of 60th Road in Queens was officially co-named John Killcommons Corner on Saturday, June 21, in honor of a longtime Middle Village resident known for his military service, three decades with the FDNY, and decades of civic engagement.
Jun. 23, 2025 By Ramy Mahmoud and QNS News Team
A once-drab stretch of Park Lane South in Woodhaven now bursts with color and meaning, thanks to a new community mural that reflects the collective energy and creativity of the Woodhaven and Richmond Hill neighborhoods.
Jun. 23, 2025 By Ethan Marshall
As the end of Community Education Council (CEC) District 24 Vice President and Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) Representative Connie Altamirano’s term approaches at the end of June, she has reflected on her decades of service to the Queens community, including her four years in CEC 24.
Jun. 23, 2025 By Czarinna Andres
Jun. 23, 2025 By Czarinna Andres
The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force launched a probe into multiple death threats made against Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani after his district office at 24-08 32nd St. in Astoria received four expletive-filled phone voicemails, on various dates, making threatening anti-Muslim statements by an unknown individual, including a threat to blow up his car.
The calls were made from an untraceable number and labeled the mayoral candidate a “terrorist who is not welcome in New York or America” in a message phoned in on Wednesday morning.
A Queens grand jury indicted seven teenagers for attempted murder, gang assault, robbery, and other crimes for an attack on two girls inside Kissena Park in Flushing in early May.
The defendants, who are all 17 years old, were variously arraigned in Queens Supreme Court between June 4 and Wednesday in two separate 25-count indictments with two counts of attempted murder in the second degree. If convicted, they face up to 25 years in prison.
Jun. 20, 2025 By Athena Dawson
U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks hosted a town hall meeting Monday, June 16, at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center to address the impact of Trump administration policies on New Yorkers.
Jun. 20, 2025 By Ethan Marshall
Queens apartment rents continued to climb year-over-year, rising 2.63% between May 2024 and May 2025, even as the borough saw a slight dip in average rents from April to May 2025, according to the latest Queens Rental Market Report released by MNS Real Estate
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