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Mamdani celebrates Holi at South Richmond Hill child care center, welcomes rollout of free 2K care – QNS
13+ hour, 38+ min ago (501+ words) Mayor Zohran Mamdani visited a South Richmond Hill child care center Wednesday afternoon to mark the Hindu festival of Holi and celebrate the rollout of the first phase of an initiative that will deliver free childcare to two-year-olds. Mamdani announced…...
School District 27 in Queens among first communities to receive free 2K seats this fall – QNS
21+ hour, 8+ min ago (496+ words) Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced that School District 27 in Queens will be among the first four communities that will receive free 2K seats this fall. Mamdani on March 3 announced that 2,000 toddlers will receive free full-day child care this fall as part…...
EXCLUSIVE: AM Rajkumar announces ‘Revive Atlantic 2.0’ plan to revitalize Atlantic Avenue in south Queens – QNS
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (287+ words) Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar exclusively shared with QNS that she is announcing "Revive Atlantic 2.0," a new plan that hopes to revitalize Atlantic Aveune in south Queens by investing in local businesses, beautifying sidewalks and reopening the Woodhaven Long Island Railroad…...
Creep groped woman on escalator inside Court Square subway station in LIC: NYPD – QNS
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (176+ words) Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City and Transit District 20 are looking for a creep who allegedly groped a woman inside the Court Square-23rd Street subway station on the morning of Sunday, March 1. Police say the 37-year-old victim was…...
AG Letitia James endorses Antonio Reynoso in bid for NY-7 Congressional seat – QNS
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (625+ words) New York State Attorney General Letitia James has endorsed Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso in the race to succeed veteran U.S. Rep. Nydia Vel'zquez in New York's 7th Congressional District. James made the announcement at Woodside restaurant La Flor Sunday afternoon, touting…...
Suspect wanted for allegedly punching 65-year-old man as he was getting on bus in Whitestone: NYPD – QNS
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (313+ words) Police from the 109th Precinct are looking for the crook who punched a 65-year-old man in broad daylight as he was getting on to a Q14 MTA bus in Whitestone late last month. Police say the suspect began arguing with the older…...
Housing lottery closing soon for three units in Forest Hills, rent starts at $2,475 – QNS
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (202+ words) The 4-story residential building has eight total residences, with five being at market rate. All three housing units set aside are intended for those earning 130% of the area median income and with an asset limit of $210,600. Two of the apartments…...
FDNY rescues 14-year-old girl after she was impaled on fence in Elmhurst while playing with friends: NYPD – QNS
1+ week, 1+ day ago (220+ words) After the blizzard wound down on Monday, first responders raced to an Elmhurst home to rescue a girl who was impaled on a wrought iron fence, according to the FDNY. Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst were flagged down by…...
Jamaica man accused of drunk driving when he struck and killed a mother of four just blocks from her Astoria home: DA – QNS
1+ week, 2+ day ago (378+ words) A Queens grand jury indicted a Jamaica man on charges of vehicular manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and driving under the influence for a fatal collision in January that killed a mother of four in Astoria. Ryan Rampersaud, 30, was arraigned on…...
Brooklyn man, three teens arrested after shooting of innocent bystander in Ridgewood: NYPD – QNS
1+ week, 6+ day ago (206+ words) A Brooklyn man was arrested along with three teenagers in connection to the shooting of an innocent bystander in Ridgewood on the afternoon of Tuesday, Feb. 17. According to the criminal complaint, a 23-year-old woman was waiting for her tattoo appointment…...