August 2025 – Page 7 of 14 – QNS

CEC 30 held a rally last month calling for Ashley Rzonca to be reinstated to her position as UFT representative for School District 30. Photo courtesy of Whitney Toussaint.

News

Queens’ CEC 30 calls for dismissed union rep to be reinstated, accuses UFT of ‘political retaliation’

By Shane O’Brien

enrichment center

New family enrichment center aims to support families in Richmond Hill

By Athena Dawson

Cops are looking for the suspect who allegedly robbed an 82-year-old woman inside her Sunnyside apartment building.

Sunnyside

Senior woman robbed inside her Sunnyside apartment building: NYPD

By Bill Parry

woman with long legs sought for pepper spray attack at subway station in Queens

Ridgewood

Woman blasted man with pepper spray on board L train in Ridgewood: cops

By Robert Pozarycki

police at scene of Brooklyn mass shooting, police line stretched across roadway with cops milling about

AMNY

Brooklyn mass shooting: NYC mayoral candidates condemn bloodshed and call for more action

a storefront with police in front in Queens

AMNY

2 people shot inside Queens convenience store; suspect at large: cops

street with a truck on it, located near JFK Airport

AMNY

Queens hit-and-run: Driver still sought for deadly crash near JFK Airport

summer

News

Victoria’s Secrets: Spectacular summer days

By Victoria Schneps

Masked men and ICE agents in immigration court in Lower Manhattan

AMNY

ICE in Courts: Feds seizure of 7-year-old Queens public school student and her family sparks outrage among local officials

Lyft, which operates Citi Bike, will implement age verification within three months to prevent underage riders, following a request from First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro.

AMNY

EXCLUSIVE: Age verification coming to Citi Bike in bid to put the brakes on underage riders

Smiling millennial mother holding her newborn son close to her chest, head and shoulders, close up

AMNY

Op-Ed | Nourishing the next generation together

The Dietz Coal Company in Ridgewood not only produced coal in the early 20th century; it was also one of the area's biggest ice factories.

Ridgewood

The iceman cometh in Ridgewood: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

Osbert Orduna, CEO of The Cannabis Place in Queens, has been one of the lead organizers of the movement to protect dispensaries impacted by New York’s revised school-distance rule and is among 12 licensees suing to block the change.

AMNY

‘We followed the rules’: 12 NYC cannabis businesses sue state to block school-distance rule change

Cops are looking for this suspect, who allegedly shot a man in Far Rockaway in broad daylight on Tuesday, Aug. 12.

Gunman wanted in Far Rockaway shooting, victim ‘uncooperative’ with detectives: Source

By Bill Parry

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards (left) endorsed Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani. Friday, Aug. 15, 2025.

AMNY

NYC Mayor’s Race: Queens BP Richards backs Mamdani, urges other ‘on the fence’ Dems to as well

Richards and Mamdani at Friday's endorsement event in Richmond Hill. Photo: Lloyd Mitchell.

Politics

BP Richards endorses Mamdani, draws mixed reaction from elected officials across Queens

By Shane O’Brien

A Bayside man was sentenced to prison for driving the wrong way on the Clearview Expressway in 2023, ramming five cars and injuring two motorists.

Bayside

Bayside man sentenced for injuring two drivers after intentionally driving wrong way on Clearview Expressway in 2023: DA

By Bill Parry

Police are looking for three gunmen who allegedly carjacked a BMW on the Long Island Expressway in Douglaston on Friday, Aug. 15.

Douglaston

Three gunmen sought in carjacking on Long Island Expressway in Douglaston: NYPD

By Bill Parry

A Brooklyn teenager was stabbed to death on 93rd Street in Jackson Heights on Thursday, Aug. 14, and the suspect remains at large.

Jackson Heights

Brooklyn teen stabbed to death in Jackson Heights, suspect remains at large: NYPD

By Bill Parry

campaign

St. Albans

Photos: Mayor Adams opens new 2025 campaign office in St. Albans

By Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud

Council Member Julie Won participates in a neighborhood walkthrough after reportedly receiving multiple complaints of rat infestations linked to a Phipps development in Sunnyside.

Sunnyside

Developer refutes claims of rat infestation at Phipps development in Sunnyside

By Shane O’Brien

slash

F train rider slashed in the face at Jamaica Hills subway station: NYPD

By Bill Parry

pakistan

News

Queens celebrates Pakistan’s 78th Independence Day at Borough Hall

By Athena Dawson

Andrew cuomo speaking at an event

AMNY

NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo refuses to release private consulting list in response to Mamdani challenge

More from Around New York

Tens of thousands of New Yorkers peacefully marched from the heart of the Big Apple to Lower Manhattan on Saturday in protest of President Trump and his policies, including the escalation of violence against United States citizens.

Op-ed | Peaceful protests by 3.5% of the population is almost always successful

2nd Annual Harvey Milk Scholarship Award Winner, Leanne De La Cruz

SUNY announces winner of annual Harvey Milk Scholarship

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