Flushing Residents Report Common Complaints to 311
Residents of Flushing and northeast Queens have raised various concerns through 311 calls over the past two weeks.
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Longtime Queens Courier staffer Adele Udell dies after battle with illness
Adele Udell, a longtime sales manager with the Queens Courier, died last month after a short battle with illness. She was 80 years old. A stalwart of the Schneps Media office in Bayside…
Brooklyn man sentenced for 2025 Whitestone carjacking that led to an NYPD friendly fire shooting of a detective: DA
A Brooklyn man was sentenced to 17 years in prison for a carjacking in Whitestone that led to an NYPD friendly-fire incident in August 2025. Kevin Dubuisson, 29, pleaded guilty in July to…
Queens stands up
Queens lawmakers and city officials have spoken out against the U.S. Supreme's Court decision to uphold President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban and they should be applauded for doing so. The policy — which…
Supreme Court upholds Trump’s controversial travel ban
Queens' elected officials and state officials railed against the U.S. Supreme Court's decision Tuesday to uphold President Donald Trump's controversial Muslim travel ban with a 5-4 ruling. The policy, which Trump has…
If you see something, sometimes you should keep your mouth shut
NewspapersEvery couple of weeks I get an e-mail from someone time-stamped 2 or 3 a.m., because the sender can't sleep. Here's one that came three weeks ago, shortened a bit: "Dear Lenore: I…
Whitestone man sentenced for multiple auto-related crimes: DA
Michael Cipriati, 34, of 11th Avenue in Whitestone, has been sentenced to jail for stealing more than a dozen catalytic converters from vehicles parked on various streets throughout Queens County between October…
Port Authority, Vaughn College partner on new $1.3 million scholarship program
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is partnering with Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology in East Elmhurst on a new $1.3 million scholarship program, part of the agency's…
Su-Casa Residency artists showcase their work at program-ending finale
Participants of the Su-Casa Residency Program at the Theodora Jackson Adult Center showcased their artwork in a program-ending finale last week. The program participants presented their original silk scarves, designed and hand-painted…
Hundreds rally against separation of immigrant children from their families
Queens residents turned out by the hundreds Monday night to march against the White House policy of separating undocumented children from their families and detaining them in specialized facilities. The march, organized…