Community Service News – QNS

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Ridgewood

Queens Community Board 5 kicks off 2025 with updates on crime, traffic, and community initiatives

By Colum Motherway

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News

Volunteers needed for NYC’s 20th annual homelessness outreach count

By Czarinna Andres

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Flushing

Jib Lanes in Flushing joins Maple Family Centers’ inaugural pin decorating contest

By Ethan Marshall

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News

Join a Queens community board: Applications due Feb. 14

By Athena Dawson

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Elmhurst

Nonprofit partners with Elmhurst Hospital for 5K rowing event training in NYC

By Colum Motherway

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Queens kids score big at Mets annual holiday party with gifts and new coats

By Ethan Marshall

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Queens honors African American heritage with annual Kwanzaa celebration at Borough Hall

By Athena Dawson

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Sports

Islanders and New York Blood Center holding annual blood drive Jan. 6 at UBS Arena

By Ethan Marshall

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Auburndale

Thousands of toys donated through Assembly Member Braunstein’s annual Northeast Queens drive

By Athena Dawson

The Met Council delivered 54 boxes of food to senior victims of an EBT scam living in Flushing. Photo: Office of Sandra Ung.

Flushing

Council Member Sandra Ung partners with nonprofit to aid Queens seniors affected by benefits scam

By Shane O’Brien

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Ridgewood

CM Robert Holden welcomes Santa to his office as local kids enjoy presents and holiday cheer

By Colum Motherway

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News

LIJ Forest Hills adopts 40 families for the holidays in annual gift-giving program

By Czarinna Andres

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Bayside

Council Member Sandra Ung secures $162K for Bayside school technology upgrades, highlights major investments in education

By Athena Dawson

Catholic charities

Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens hosts Santa’s Toy Shop distribution in East Elmhurst

QNS News Team

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Bay Terrace Library reopens after $6.1M renovation, enhancing accessibility and services

Pilar Deleon and QNS News team

2024-12-16 Assemblywoman Nily Rozic Brings Holiday Cheer to Flushing with Annual Holiday Meal Giveaway

Flushing

AM Nily Rozic partners with Grubhub and Selfhelp Community Services for holiday meal giveaway

By Colum Motherway

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Ridgewood

P.S. 290Q in Ridgewood hosts festive Winter Wonderland with crafts, treats and prizes

By Colum Motherway

rockaway

Far Rockaway native and Tampa Bay Buccaneer spreads holiday cheer with Toy Drive at Rockaway YMCA

By Athena Dawson

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Ridgewood

Latest from Queens Community Board 5: Festive events, winter coat drives, and more community updates

By Colum Motherway

Anna Eleanor Fierst singing Happy Birthday to her great-grandmother Eleanor Roosevelt, the WWII Veterans and Holocaust survivors with elected officials and the community

Flushing

Holocaust survivors and WWII veteran join Eleanor Roosevelt’s great-granddaughter for Human Rights Day commemoration at Queens College

By Colum Motherway

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Oakland Gardens

Queens leaders celebrate opening of new $3.8M playground in Cunningham Park with ribbon-cutting

By Ethan Marshall

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Glendale

Community activist Paul Pogozelski hosts successful opening fundraiser ahead of campaign for City Council

By Colum Motherway

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Flushing

Flushing nonprofit teams up with Senator Liu’s office for holiday toy drive

By Athena Dawson

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News

Council Members Holden, Ariola and Paladino team up to host winter essentials drive for homeless veterans

By Athena Dawson

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NYC to close massive Brooklyn migrant shelter as arrivals decline, 9 other sites scheduled to shut

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