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Hundreds at St. John’s University protest new Customs and Border Protection partnership

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May. 27, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Hundreds of faculty, students, alumni and community members from St. John’s University have signed an online petition calling on the university to immediately terminate a planned partnership with U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP), citing ethical and cultural concerns. Faculty members of St. John’s in Jamaica will deliver…

Woodside condo sale sets all-time neighborhood record at $1.5M

May. 27, 2025 By Czarinna Andres May 27, 2025 By Czarinna Andres A record-breaking transaction was made for a penthouse unit at Centric — a new luxury condominium development on the border of Sunnyside and Woodside — that has sold for $1,512,500, marking the highest condominium sale in either neighborhood’s history, developer New Empire…

Flags, music and remembrance fill Whitestone streets on Memorial Day

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May. 27, 2025 By Ramy Mahmoud and QNS News Team The Whitestone community turned out in force on Monday morning, May 26, to honor the nation’s fallen military heroes during its annual Memorial Day parade and remembrance ceremony. Hosted by the Whitestone Veterans Memorial Association, the event began at 11 a.m. at Whitestone Memorial…

Council Member Sandra Ung visits PS 244 in Flushing to support AAPI curriculum

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May. 27, 2025 By Czarinna Andres In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, Council Member Sandra Ung visited PS 244Q, The Active Learning Elementary School, on Thursday, May 22, to speak with second-grade students about her experience growing up as an Asian American immigrant in Queens — and the importance…

Bayside man urgently seeks living kidney donor to save his life

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May. 26, 2025 By Athena Dawson A Queens resident is hoping for the ultimate gift from a compassionate stranger — the gift of life. Marc Perez, 40, a Bayside local, is in need of a lifesaving kidney transplant from a living donor after being diagnosed with a chronic, incurable kidney disease. In 2009, Perez…

Sliwa rallies Queens supporters, claims title of ‘mayor of the outer boroughs’

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May. 26, 2025 By Robert Pearl In a week marked by grit, energy, and unmistakable outer-borough pride, Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa brought his campaign straight to the neighborhoods he says have been ignored for too long. With three fundraisers in Queens — in Maspeth, Howard Beach, and Whitestone — Sliwa energized loyal supporters,…

City orders emergency demolition after partial building collapse in Corona

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May. 23, 2025 By Bill Parry The city has ordered the full demolition of a structurally unsound building in Corona following a partial collapse that endangered residents of a neighboring home on 37th Avenue and 101st Street. The FDNY responded to a 911 call reporting a building collapse at 101-01 37th Ave. just before…

Forest Park Runners to host trail classic at Forest Park over Memorial Day weekend

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May. 23, 2025 By Paulina Albarracin Memorial Day weekend signals the start of summer — and the start of a new racing season in Queens. Forest Park Runners (FPR) will welcome runners to hit the trails at the FPR Classic 4 Mile Road and Trail Race in Forest Park, the third largest park in…