Jun. 23, 2025 By Czarinna Andres Con Edison has restored electricity to more than 1,600 customers in Southeast Queens and continues working to bring service back to more than 6,200 others amid an intense heat wave straining the city’s power grid. To maintain reliability while repair crews work, the utility company has reduced voltage…
Jun. 23, 2025 By Czarinna Andres As temperatures soar into the 90s this week, New York City officials have activated more than 600 cooling centers across the five boroughs to offer residents safe, air-conditioned relief. The city is also opening its doors to pets at select sites, including libraries, senior centers and participating Petco…
Jun. 23, 2025 By Czarinna Andres A Flushing man with a long record of endurance-driven pilgrimages for peace, faith and remembrance is once again receiving international recognition. Victor Mooney, 59, presented a commemorative pennant to Pope Leo XIV during a recent Jubilee Audience in Vatican City, marking a highlight in his latest spiritual endeavor:…
Jun. 23, 2025 By Ramy Mahmoud and Czarinna Andres More than 300 individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities gathered at Victory Field in Forest Park on Friday, June 20, for WellLife Network’s Fourth Annual Victory Games. This high-spirited day of inclusive sports, celebration, and community brought together clients, staff, and supporters from across New…
Jun. 23, 2025 By Jimmy Robles Many street vendors in New York City face significant challenges from the moment they set up their stands, striving to make an honest living. With more than 20,000 food vendors operating across the five boroughs, an estimated 75% do so without a license or permit, due in large…
Jun. 20, 2025 By Bill Parry A Southeast Queens man is being held without bail after he was criminally charged with assault in the first degree as a hate crime and other charges for allegedly punching and kicking a Muslim woman on an E train in Forest Hills during the early morning hours of…
Jun. 20, 2025 By Bill Parry 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…
Jun. 20, 2025 By QNS News Team Queens Centers for Progress (QCP) marked its 75th anniversary on Tuesday, June 17, with a gala celebration at Terrace on the Park, bringing together more than 230 supporters and community leaders. The event raised $200,000 to help fund QCP’s programs for children and adults with developmental disabilities.…
Jun. 20, 2025 By Bill Parry 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…
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. Dozens of attendees filled the venue’s theater to hear Meeks deliver an overview of recent federal developments, followed by…