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  • 2 days ago | qns.com | Czarinna Andres

    More frequent and reliable bus service is coming to Queens this summer as part of a broader push by Governor Kathy Hochul and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to improve transit access in the outer boroughs.

  • 3 days ago | qns.com | Czarinna Andres

    SpringFest turns St. Albans park into a playground of springtime fun. Families from across Southeast Queens gathered at Archie Spigner Park on Merrick Blvd. on Saturday, April 19, for Council Member Dr. Nantasha Williams’ 4th Annual SpringFest Family Fun Day & Egg Hunt.

  • 3 days ago | qns.com | Czarinna Andres

    In a heartfelt tribute to a beloved neighborhood figure, city officials, family members and community leaders gathered Saturday, April 19, to co-name the intersection of Queens Boulevard and 84th Drive in Briarwood after the late Jack “Giacomo” Virdone, the longtime owner of Alba’s Pizzeria and a pillar of the local community. The new street sign, now reading “Jack ‘Giacomo’ Virdone Way,” commemorates a man remembered for his generosity, civic dedication, and enduring ties to the neighborhood.

  • 3 days ago | qns.com | Czarinna Andres

    Posted on Firefighters fought a stubborn two-alarm fire inside a well-known Bayside pub just after 8:20 a.m. on Saturday. Over 100 firefighters responded to a blaze that tore through the basement of Hatfields Bar at 40-05 Bell Blvd. The fire quickly spread to the first floor, with thick smoke billowing from the second-floor windows.

  • 3 days ago | qns.com | Czarinna Andres

    Parishioners in Breezy Point stood helplessly outside St. Edmund Church on Saturday as flames engulfed their beloved house of worship in a devastating three-alarm fire. Fire Department sources said the blaze ignited just after 2:15 p.m. on April 19 at 216 Rockaway Beach Blvd., in the tight-knit community on the western tip of the Rockaway Peninsula. St. Edmund Church is part of the Roman Catholic Blessed Trinity Parish, including two other Breezy Point churches.

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