Jun. 24, 2025 By Czarinna Andres June 24, 2025 By Czarinna Andres A Queens priest has been permanently removed from all ministerial duties following an investigation by the Diocese of Brooklyn into an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor dating back to the 1980s. Father Michael McHugh, 70, who served as Parochial Vicar…
Jun. 24, 2025 By Ramy Mahmoud and QNS News Team Community leaders, cancer survivors and elected officials gathered Sunday at Queensborough Community College to celebrate National Rose Month with an emotional ceremony that honored local women whose stories of survival and service reflect the rose’s symbolic strength and beauty. The June 22 celebration, hosted…
Jun. 24, 2025 By bparry June 24, 2025 By Bill Parry A Queens grand jury indicted a Staten Island man on charges of murder, manslaughter, unlawful fleeing a police officer, leaving the scene of an incident, and other related crimes for allegedly leading police on a car chase and fatally striking a 36-year-old Astoria…
Jun. 24, 2025 By Shane O’Brien and Emily Swanson Eighteen months after a five-alarm fire gutted a Queens apartment building, dozens of displaced tenants remain locked out of their homes — and now, state lawmakers are proposing legislation to hold landlords accountable for prolonged repair delays across New York City. The fire ignited just…
Jun. 24, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Dozens of local residents staged a protest outside a planned mental health center for youth in East Elmhurst last week amid concerns over community safety and potential future uses for the site. The rally took place in response to the Our Lady of Fatima parish’s decision to convert a former…
Jun. 24, 2025 By Dean Moses The family of Win Rozario, the Ozone Park teenager who was fatally shot by police during a mental health crisis last year, filed a federal lawsuit against the city on Monday. The civil complaint was filed by Beldock, Levine & Hoffman LLP on behalf of Rozario’s mother, Notan…
Jun. 23, 2025 By Czarinna Andres June 23, 2025 By Queens Post News Team Dozens gathered at Culture Lab on Saturday, June 21, for the Trans Joy Pride Palooza, an open-air art market and celebration of transgender and non-binary creativity. The event, which ran from 2 to 10 p.m. at 5-25 46th Ave. in Long…
Jun. 23, 2025 By Ramy Mahmoud and QNS News Team With just days left before the Democratic primary, NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani joined more than 200 working-class New Yorkers at a get-out-the-vote rally Saturday afternoon in Jackson Heights. Held at Diversity Plaza and backed by longtime supporters including CAAAV Voice, DRUM Beats, and…
Jun. 23, 2025 By emarshall June 23, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Permits have been filed for the construction of a 5-story residential building with eight housing units at 30-16 23rd St. in Astoria. The proposed building would be 50 feet tall and yield 6,210 square feet of space. With an average unit scope of…
Jun. 23, 2025 By Jessica Militello With a sweltering heatwave gripping Queens this week, working from home might be just a little too stifling. Fortunately, the borough is filled with welcoming spaces that make remote work both productive and refreshing. Whether you’re looking to cut down on your AC use, need stronger Wi-Fi, or…