Queens Jewish Link
Connecting the Queens Jewish Community 
National Night Out Against Crime is a nationwide evening that brings law enforcement and residents together. Precinct gatherings allow community members to meet officers outside an emergency, building the trust and communication that contribute to safer neighborhoods.
OU Kosher Warns of Reduced Availability as Agri Star Plans Its Recovery in Postville
A devastating fire at the Agri Star Meat & Poultry plant in Postville, Iowa, has disrupted one of the most important links in the American kosher food supply. The July 28 blaze caused extensive damage to the OU Kosher-certified facility, raising concerns about meat and poultry availability ahead of the fall Yom Tov season and leaving hundreds of local workers facing uncertainty.
The Briarwood community will gather on Sunday, August 23, at 10 a.m. for the official dedication of “Rabbi Mendel Kaufman Way,” honoring the longtime rav of the Young Israel of Briarwood, whose decades of harbatzas Torah, guidance, and devotion helped shape Jewish life in the neighborhood.
For families throughout Fresh Meadows, Hillcrest, Jamaica Estates, and nearby Queens neighborhoods, Bagels & Co. on Union Turnpike is a familiar part of the local landscape. Customers stop in for breakfast, students come through after school, and neighbors recognize the faces behind the counter.
Republican nominee for New York State Attorney General Saritha Komatireddy visited Kew Gardens Hills on Thursday afternoon, July 16, meeting with community leaders at Chazaq headquarters before walking along Main Street to speak with local merchants and residents.
Residents of Kew Gardens and Richmond Hill awoke Friday, July 31, to a series of anti-Israel messages scrawled across sidewalks, roadway surfaces, and lampposts at several points throughout the neighborhood.
