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Dec. 20, 2024 By Emily Davenport and QNS News Team
After decades of helping New Yorkers celebrate life’s biggest moments, Party City is throwing its final party—announcing the closure of all its stores, including its last two locations in Queens.
Dec. 20, 2024 By Shane O’Brien
Governor Kathy Hochul visited Queens Center Mall in Elmhurst on Thursday, engaging with local residents amid their holiday shopping to discuss the rising cost of living in New York and to promote her proposal to deliver Inflation Reduction checks aimed at easing financial burdens for New Yorkers.
Dec. 20, 2024 By Shane O’Brien
LaGuardia Community College is inviting internationally-trained nurses living in New York City to apply for the NYC Welcome Back Center, a tuition-free program that helps nurses transition into the US healthcare sector as Registered Nurses.
Dec. 20, 2024 By sobrien
Dec. 20, 2024 By Shane O’Brien
Dec. 19, 2024 By Czarinna Andres
Dec. 19, 2024 By Jessica Militello
Hundreds of warehouse workers and drivers walked off the job and joined the picket line outside the massive DBK4 Amazon fulfillment center in Maspeth on Thursday morning as the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) launched the largest strike ever against the $2 trillion corporation in New York City, Atlanta, Southern California, San Francisco, and Illinois.
Amazon workers at other facilities across the country say they are prepared to join them to protest unfair labor practices after the IBT set a Dec. 15 deadline for Amazon to begin negotiations on a new agreement. The union was ignored.
Dec. 19, 2024 By cmotherway
Dec. 19, 2024 By Colum Motherway
Dec. 19, 2024 By Barbara Russo Lennon and QNS News Team
Queens commuters frustrated with inadequate bus service can look forward to improvements as the MTA plans to enhance service on several key routes next year. Governor Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday that the upgrades, which will impact 24 bus lines across New York City, include a significant boost for Queens riders.
Dec. 19, 2024 By Shane O’Brien
Eviction rates at New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) properties have surged under the Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) program, raising concerns about tenant protections, according to a new audit by NYC Comptroller Brad Lander.
Dec. 19, 2024 By Athena Dawson
Tap-to-pay is here to stay, and the iconic yellow MetroCards will soon be a New York City relic.
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