Jamaica News – QNS

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Two men sought in shooting of 14-year-old boy in Rufus King Park in Jamaica on Friday: NYPD

By Bill Parry and Lloyd Mitchell

Mayor Eric Adams started the new school year on Sept. 4 at the new HBCU Early Prep High School in Jamaica, which opened its door for the first time to more than 100 ninth-graders.

Politics

Mayor Adams cuts ribbon at new HBCU Early Prep High School in Jamaica

By Bill Parry

Speaker Adrienne Adams welcomes students back to two schools in her district on Thursday, Sept. 4.

News

Speaker Adams welcomes students back to school in southeast Queens

By Bill Parry

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News

GJDC hosts Black Business Month Expo in Downtown Jamaica

By Athena Dawson

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Real Estate

City Planning Commission votes to approve Jamaica rezoning plan

By Athena Dawson

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Real Estate

Housing lottery closing soon for 13 units in Briarwood, rent starts at $2,000

By Ethan Marshall

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South Jamaica man murdered in broad daylight a few doors away from his home: NYPD

By Bill Parry

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Real Estate

Permits filed for 14-story mixed-use building with 212 affordable housing units in Jamaica

By Ethan Marshall

Cops are looking for this suspect who allegedly shot a man in the face in Jamaica.

Gunman sought for shooting victim in face in Jamaica: NYPD

By Bill Parry

Cops from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica are searching for this gunman who opened fire from a rooftop at the South Jamaica Houses NYCHA development on Aug. 5.

Gunman fires off multiple rounds at South Jamaica Houses NYCHA complex: NYPD

By Bill Parry

The 103rd Precinct hosted their annual National Night Out Against Crime event on Tuesday, Aug 5.

News

Hundreds join 103rd Precinct at Rufus King Park for National Night Out Against Crime event

By Athena Dawson

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Things to Do

Queens College to host free ‘Peter and the Wolf’ performances in Queens parks

By Athena Dawson

A jury in Queens Supreme Court found Roosevelt Rose guilty of murder and other crimes for killing a South Jamaica mom of four on Mother's Day 2022 in front of her daughter on a narrow, dead-end street where she lived.

Courts

Jamaica man gets 25 years to life for Mother’s Day hit-and-run that killed a mom of four in front of her daughter: DA

By Bill Parry

Southeast Queens youngsters, families, and job seekers will now have even more access to the internet at the Jamaica YMCA's AT&T sponsored Connected Learning Center.

News

New Connected Learning Center debuts at Jamaica YMCA with $50K grant from AT&T

By Athena Dawson

a line of people walk through an open gate in a Queens subway station

AMNY

Fare evasion: MTA ‘prototype’ gates at busy Queens subway station remain in place despite rampant fare-beating

A crowd of local runners sprinting past the start line at the 2023 NYC Police Chase 5K at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.

News

Summer’s last hurrah: Enjoy these August races in Queens

By Paulina Albarracin

Grenada's Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell addresses the opening of the 4th Annual AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum in St. George, Grenada on Monday, July 28, 2025.

Caribbean Life

Turning the tide

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Masked man wanted in knifepoint robbery of Jamaica jewelry store: NYPD

By Bill Parry

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Real Estate

BRP Companies, project partners and elected officials celebrate opening of Ruby Square mixed-use building in Jamaica

By Ethan Marshall

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Real Estate

Permits filed for 12-story mixed-use building with 591 residences in Jamaica

By Ethan Marshall

Jamaica's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Sen. Kamina Johnson Smith.

Caribbean Life

Wrongfully deported to Africa? Jamaica says it didn’t turn anyone away

Cops are looking for three suspects who were involved in a shooting incident near the LIRR Jamaica train station on the night of July 7.

Three teenagers sought for shooting into a crowd near the Jamaica LIRR station: NYPD

By Bill Parry

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AMNY

Queens bus network redesign: How riders in the ‘World’s Borough’ are faring after June launch

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Real Estate

Permits filed for 5-story mixed-use building with 112 units in Jamaica

By Ethan Marshall

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