Nov. 11, 2024 By Athena Dawson The Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning’s (JCAL) free theater series is set to return this November for its fifth season. The Meet the Playwright series will span four months, from November to February 2025, beginning with its season premiere of WilleAnn Gissendanner’s “A House Full of Flies”…
Nov. 11, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Queens County may have voted overwhelmingly in support of Kamala Harris during the recent presidential election, but the county took a major shift to the right compared to four years ago. Trump generated 37.3 % of the vote in Queens on Nov. 5 compared to just 26.8 %…
Nov. 11, 2024 By Bill Parry Far Rockaway resident Waturi Johnson was sentenced Friday to 24 years to life in prison for the fatal shooting of Uriah Richardson, a father of three who was gunned down in broad daylight in front of the Mott Avenue A train station 2021. The two men did not…
Nov. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry A Brooklyn man was criminally charged with staging a car crash on the Belt Parkway in Rosedale last month that was captured on the dashboard camera in the victim’s car and went viral on social media after it was posted on TikTok, where it was viewed by millions…
Nov. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry A quiet residential street in South Ozone Park was rocked by a thunderous explosion on Friday morning after an SUV filled with dangerous construction materials detonated in front of 131-16 133 St. five blocks west of the Van Wyck Expressway. The massive blast damaged five homes and brought…
Nov. 8, 2024 By Athena Dawson Resorts World Casino New York City (RWNYC) celebrated its “lucky 13th” anniversary last month. Since opening in 2011, the entertainment and dining hub at 110-00 Rockaway Blvd in Jamaica has collaborated with stakeholders and community members to build partnerships across Queens. Located on the Aqueduct Racetrack complex, RWNYC…
Nov. 7, 2024 By Bill Parry A Kew Gardens Hills man was arrested for allegedly shooting two men during a dispute over a parking spot right across the street from the gunman’s apartment house on the night of Sunday, Nov. 3. Alan Rodriguez, 22, of 147-24 79th Ave. was arraigned on Monday night in…
Nov. 7, 2024 By QNS News Team State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr., is partnering with The Solution to Hunger, Inc., to launch a month-long drive to collect essential winter items for those in need. Starting Nov. 1 through Nov. 30, residents are encouraged to donate new toiletries, socks, and coats, as well as…
Nov. 7, 2024 By Bill Parry A Brooklyn man was killed in a high-speed chain-reaction crash near Spring Creek Park in Howard Beach on Tuesday night. Police from the 106th Precinct in Ozone Park responded to a 911 call of a vehicle collision on the Belt Parkway and 79th Street at around 11:12 p.m.…
Nov. 7, 2024 By Ethan Marshall After the average rent for roommates in New York City spiked in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, a report by the roommate-finding site SpareRoom indicated prices began to stabilize during the third quarter of 2024, reaching $1,540. After hitting its peak average roommate rent of $1,625 during the second quarter…