People News – QNS

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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Bayside

Bayside Taekwondo master wins gold at international tournament in Mexico

By Ethan Marshall

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People

Queens hip-hop icon Darryl “DMC” McDaniels debuts two new songs at LIMEHOF 20th anniversary event

By Athena Dawson

Lou Carnesecca

Hillcrest

Hall of Famer Lou Carnesecca, legendary St. John’s basketball coach, dies at 99

By Bill Parry

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Cambria Heights

Hundreds attend 50th Anniversary Thanksgiving Holiday Classic in honor of legendary coach Charles ‘Chuck’ Granby

By Athena Dawson

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Rosedale

From $19 to Six Figures: Rosedale baker turns pandemic setback into flourishing cake business

By Athena Dawson

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Corona

Watch: Hero barber confronts gunmen in chaotic Corona barbershop shooting

By Bill Parry

Dara Bragg, founder of the SITA Awards, left, with award recipient Lenny Green, host of the hugely popular radio show WBLS 107.5 FM - The Quiet Storm at the 8th Annual SITA Awards.

Caribbean Life

SITA Awards program honors Quiet Storm’s WBLS 107.5 host Lenny Green, others

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Flushing

K-Drama star Bae In-Hyuk charms fans in Flushing for first Singles’ Day celebration in Flushing

By Amanda Moses

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People

Bayside resident and WWII veteran Gene Freedman celebrates 100th birthday

By QNS News Team

Yesterday's Children at the 14th Annual Salute, from left are Norma Clarke, Guyana, Samuel Farrell, Jacqueline Ifill, Elaine Granderson, and Duff Mitchell, Trinidad & Tobago, photographed with the Founder of Yesterday's Children Inc. Glenda Cadogan, and Senator Kevin Parker standing.

Caribbean Life

Yesterday’s Children honors five beloved elders at 14th annual salute in Queens

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Bayside

Late Council Member Paul Vallone honored with Flushing street and Bayside school co-naming

By Iryna Shkurhan

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Ridgewood

Ridgewood writer brings trans-femme play ‘Clay Mommy’ to the stage in Brooklyn this November

By Athena Dawson

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Astoria

Astoria Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani enters 2025 mayoral race, challenging Eric Adams

By Ethan Stark-Miller

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People

Queens leaders gather to commemorate first anniversary of Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in Israel

By Ethan Marshall and Paul Frangipane

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People

Queens pols call on Adams to resign, others stay quiet after historic corruption charges

By Iryna Shkurhan

Sabrina Wright, owner of Golden Sugar Bakery, is lovingly known by her customers as the “Cake Lady.”

Caribbean Life

Golden Sugar Bakery: How Sabrina Wright turned $19.84 Into a six-figure cake business

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Douglaston

City mourns loss of on-duty sanitation worker killed after falling from truck in Douglaston: Mayor

By Bill Parry

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Maspeth

Amazon drivers in Queens join Teamsters Union, demand contract negotiations

By Czarinna Andres

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Candlelight vigil at Juniper Valley Park honors 9/11 victims on 23rd anniversary

By Anthony Medina

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Ridgewood

Queens first full-service animal care center in Ridgewood cuts ribbon on new shelter: honors its namesake Paul A. Vallone

By Anthony Medina

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Middle Village Players Roller Hockey League celebrates second full season with puck-drop ceremony

By Anthony Medina

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Hollis

Legendary hip hop DJs with ties to Queens inducted into the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame

By Athena Dawson

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Council Member Lynn Schulman leads $10 million funding push for District 29, improving schools, parks and community safety

By Anthony Medina

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