May. 27, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Permits have been filed for the construction of a 6-story mixed-use building with 99 total residences, including 25 affordable units, at 122-21 14th Ave. in College Point. The proposed building would be 74 feet tall, with 74 housing units at market rate and 25 affordable housing units. The…
May. 27, 2025 By Shane O’Brien State Sen. Michael Gianaris has joined Manhattan Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal to introduce legislation to reform the Rent Guidelines Board, the board that determines how much landlords can hike rents each year on the city’s nearly 1 million rent stabilized apartments. Gianaris and Rosenthal are critical of the…
May. 27, 2025 By bparry May 27, 2025 By Bill Parry Two young girls were struck by a hit-and-run driver in Jackson Heights on Memorial Day, and the unidentified suspect remains at large. The motorist was behind the wheel of a blue Toyota Rav4 traveling westbound on 37th Avenue at around 1:20 p.m. and…
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…
May. 27, 2025 By bparry May 27, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City and Transit District 20 are looking for a long-haired suspect who menaced a 7 train rider as she was exiting the 46th Street-Bliss Street subway station on Queens Boulevard in Sunnyside on the night…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…