Apr. 17, 2025 By Athena Dawson Four prominent Southeast Queens leaders have announced their endorsement of Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine in his campaign for New York City comptroller. Levine’s campaign shared the news exclusively with QNS on Thursday, April 17, naming Assembly Members Vivian Cook and Alicia Hyndman, former City Council Member and…
Apr. 17, 2025 By Jessica Militello The wait is almost over—your favorite foodie festival is back. The Queens Night Market will officially kick off its milestone 10th anniversary season this Saturday, April 19, with a special ticketed sneak preview night at Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Originally slated to launch with a pair of preview…
Apr. 17, 2025 By Shane O’Brien State Sen. Zellnor Myrie held a press conference outside an Astoria daycare center Wednesday morning to advocate for extending the pilot program offering free extended hours for New York City preschoolers. Diki Daycare Center, located at 30-81 Steinway St., is one of the 64 pre-K and 3-K programs…
Apr. 17, 2025 By Dean Moses Detectives in Jamaica arrested a 20-year-old migrant on Wednesday who is accused of raping a woman at knifepoint while wearing a “Ghostface” sweater depicting a knife-wielding killer, according to police sources. The suspect, Rody Cu Morales, was tracked through surveillance footage and apprehended at his mother’s home in…
Apr. 17, 2025 By Bill Parry New York Attorney General Letitia James will not bring charges against the NYPD officer who shot and killed Pedro Felix on the Fourth of July during a chaotic domestic violence incident in Jamaica in 2024. Her Office of Special Investigation (OSI) released its report into the fatal shooting…
Apr. 16, 2025 By Colum Motherway The Newtown Historical Society, in collaboration with Council Member Robert Holden, has unveiled its latest exhibit, ‘Historic Maps of Newtown.’ It is now open to the public at Holden’s district office, located at 58-38 69 St., 2nd Floor. The exhibit is available for viewing during regular business hours…
Apr. 16, 2025 By Bill Parry A Queens grand jury indicted a Brooklyn motorist in the fatal hit-and-run collision that took the life of a Breezy Point man following a road rage incident on the Belt Parkway that began just two blocks from his Sheepshead Bay home in May 2024. Malcolm Anglin, 32, of…
Apr. 16, 2025 By Athena Dawson At a time when food insecurity continues to rise due to inflation and cuts to food bank programs, one Queens-based nonprofit is stepping up to fill the gap. With support from SL Green’s Food1st program and Assembly Member Nily Rozic, Commonpoint hosted its annual community meal delivery program…
Apr. 15, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Summer concerts are to return to Forest Hills Stadium this summer after the NYPD granted “conditional approval” to an alternative security plan for events at the venue. The NYPD had previously informed West Side Tennis Club, which operates and leases Forest Hills Stadium, and Tiebreaker Productions, which runs…
Apr. 15, 2025 By Shane O’Brien A federal judge has extended the deadline for thousands of New Yorkers enrolled in the state’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) to transition to Public Partnerships, LLC (PPL), the state’s new fiscal intermediary, following calls from State Sen. John Liu and legal advocates for more time to…