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QNS · Rego Park, NY
Nearby: Rego Park, NYPolice from the 112th Precinct are looking for a suspect in connection with a sexual abuse incident involving a teenage girl in broad daylight on an MTA Q53 bus in Rego Park last month. Police say the 16-year-old victim was riding in the northbound Q53 in the vicinity of Woodhaven Boulevard and Metropolitan Avenue at around 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22, when a stranger approached her. The unidentified man proceeded to engage in a lewd act while touching the girl’s buttocks, police said Wednesday. The victim exited the bus while the creep remained on board the northbound Q53. [caption id="attachment_629221" align="alignnone" width="1600"] The girl exited the bus while the creep remained on board as it continued north on Woodhaven Boulevard toward Middle Village. Photo courtesy of the MTA[/caption] An NYPD spokesperson said it is unclear if the teenager reported the incident to the driver before exiting. The victim was not injured during the encounter, police said.
QNS · Jackson Heights, NY
Nearby: Jackson Heights, NYThe NYPD shuttered two alleged brothels in Jackson Heights after multiple residents raised concerns to Council Member Shekar Krishnan, with one of the brothels operating almost directly opposite Krishnan's district office on 75th Street. The NYPD raided the alleged brothel at 37-45 75th St. on Oct. 28 after Krishnan's office received multiple reports throughout October. The illicit establishment was located almost directly opposite Krishnan's office and had been the source of numerous complaints. Meanwhile, Krishnan's office said the NYPD shuttered a second alleged brothel at 37-65 74th St. at some point last week. Krishnan said he shared concerns with NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, the 115th Precinct and Queens North leadership after multiple residents contacted his office throughout October. A spokesperson for the NYPD said the NYPD's Vice Enforcement Division shuttered the 75th Street brothel on Oct. 28 pursuant to a Queens County Supreme Court nuisance abatement case.
QNS · East Elmhurst, NY
Nearby: East Elmhurst, NYA homeless man is being held without bail after he was criminally charged with first-degree murder for stabbing a massage parlor worker in the Koreatown section of Flushing on Friday, Nov. 6. Zhordrack Blodywon, 54, was apprehended by members of the NYPD Warrant Squad on Astoria Boulevard near 98th Street in East Elmhurst on Monday, Nov. 9, and was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on Wednesday, Nov. 11, on a complaint charging him with murder in the first degree, two counts of murder in the second degree and other crimes for killing 39-year-old Shao Ling Huang in the storefront in a mixed-use building at 36-17 164th St. If convicted, Blodywon faces up to life in prison without the possibility of parole, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Thursday morning. According to the charges and the investigation led by NYPD Det. Juliana Villa of the 109th Precinct Detective Squad, between 3:50 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Nov. 6, Blodywon entered the massage parlor.
QNS · Flushing, NY
Nearby: Flushing, NYThe next installment of Flushing Town Hall’s Global Mashup concert series brings together Hollywood and Bollywood, with bands performing classic tunes from classic films made in both America and India. “For generations, Hollywood has given us mystery, magic, romance, and joy, along with soundtracks that still get people singing and dancing decades later,” the storied Flushing venue says in its announcement. “Bollywood has done the same, with infectious rhythms, sweeping melodies, and show-stopping dance numbers loved by audiences around the globe. For this very special Global Mashup, these two musical worlds collide.” The show is set for Saturday, Nov. 14. The concert starts at 8 p.m., with dance lessons preceding it at 7. Performing Hollywood tracks will be band leaders Ray Naccari and Dakota McLeod, Naccari also on piano/keyboards and McLeod on vocals, Keith Anthony Fluitt on vocals, Chulo Gatewood on bass and Greg Barrett on drums.
QNS · Middle Village, NY
Nearby: Middle Village, NYSeventh-graders at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Academy in Middle Village recently put their artistic talents and writing skills to work, honoring veterans by creating watercolor portraits and biographies that were unveiled during a special school reception on Nov. 9. The initiative, called the Veterans Portrait Project, gave students an opportunity to learn about military service directly from those who experienced it. In September, students interviewed veterans, hearing their stories and the sacrifices they made in service to the country. [caption id="attachment_629071" align="alignnone" width="700"] Two seventh-grade students and U.S. Navy veteran John Aradi, who was featured in the project. Photo courtesy of Our Lady of Hope Catholic Academy[/caption] Following the interviews, the students worked together to write biographies of the veterans they met and individually painted watercolor portraits, capturing both the veterans' likenesses and the people behind the uniforms.
QNS · Queens, NY
Nearby: Queens, NYThere were year-over-year increases in the median asking price for homes and rent for apartments across Queens in October 2026, according to a report by StreetEasy. The median asking price in Queens over this period of time rose 1.4%, from $670,612 in October 2025 to $689,000 in October 2026. There was also a 5.4% jump in the number of homes for sale, from 3,201 in 2025 to 3,373 in 2026. While inventory went up, the number of homes to enter contract fell 8.4%, from 368 last year to 337 this year. The median number of days available homes in Queens spent on the market went down from 69 days to 60 days. Queens' jump in median asking price of homes went against the trends of Manhattan, Brooklyn and New York City as a whole. Manhattan's 5.2% drop and Brooklyn's 9% decline carried more weight than Queens on the citywide trend of median asking price, which went down 5.2%, from $1,049,579 in October 2025 to $995,000 in October 2026.
Business Insider · Queens, NY
Nearby: Queens, NYAMD's CEO, Lisa Su, grew up in Queens and obtained three degrees from MIT. She's also the cousin of Jensen Huang, former CEO of rival Nvidia, who resigned on Thursday. Here is a look at her career rise, personal life, and challenges over the years. Editor's note: This story was originally published in October of 2025 and has been updated to reflect Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's resignation. Lisa Su is the engineer behind one of the most dramatic corporate turnarounds in the tech industry. The Taiwanese American CEO is widely credited with transforming AMD from a struggling semiconductor firm on the brink of collapse into a global powerhouse competing head-to-head with Intel and Nvidia. When Su joined AMD in 2012, the company's market value was under $2 billion. Within a decade of her leadership, AMD's innovations in high-performance computing and graphics, especially the Ryzen CPUs and EPYC server processors, catapulted the company's value to over $950 billion as of Thursday.
QNS · Queens, NY
Nearby: Queens, NYThe employees who help keep the city running behind the scenes are gaining a collective voice in the workplace, as community board district managers have officially been recognized as union members of Communications Workers of America Local 1180. The feat marks a first for the district managers, who oversee the day-to-day operations of the city's 59 community boards. James McClelland, district manager of Queens Community Board 9, announced the news during the board's Nov. 10 meeting at Queens Borough Hall. He said he was honored to have been entrusted by his fellow district managers to represent Queens during the organizing effort and was selected to serve on the union's collective bargaining committee. “After nearly 25 years in public service, I understand the dedication and commitment this work demands,” McClelland said.
Hoodline · Kew Gardens, NY
Nearby: Kew Gardens, NYA driver struck and killed a pedestrian crossing 11th Street at 38th Avenue in Long Island City early Monday, then drove off without stopping, according to police. The victim was rushed to Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he later died. According to the New York Daily News, police say the driver pulled a red SUV out of a parking space on 38th Avenue, turned left onto 11th Street, and struck the pedestrian before fleeing the scene. The outlet identified the victim as 71-year-old Aftab Alam, who police said lived in Kew Gardens, and reported that medics rushed him to Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he died. A separate account from QNS describes the same crash differently. The Queens outlet reported that he was crossing the street at 38th Avenue and 11th Street at approximately 12:10 a.m. on Nov. 2.
QNS · Astoria, NY
Nearby: Astoria, NYPermits have been filed for the construction of a 4-story residential building with six apartments at 35-25 10th St. in Astoria. The proposed building would stand 45 feet tall and cover 3,750 square feet. With an average unit scope of 625 square feet, the six apartments will most likely be rentals. In addition to the six housing units, the building would also feature a cellar and a rear yard 27 feet in length. Bus stops can be found in the area for the Q66, Q69, Q102, Q103, Q104 and B62 lines. Other notable features within close proximity to the property include the Ravenswood Library, Rainey Park, the Ravenswood Playground, P.S. 76Q The William Hallet School, the Riverview School, VOICE Charter School of New York and Growing Up Green I Middle School, Long Island City. The building applications were submitted by Anthony DeSola of LMB Consultants. These applications also list the architect of record as Kyu Ho Lee of Myles Architecture, P.C.
