Off Duty Cop Arrested for Beating Wife On Street in Queens Sunday: NYPD

A teenager was shot inside Jamaica’s Rufus King Park on Friday morning, and the NYPD is searching for two suspects who remain at large.

Police from the 103rd Precinct responded to a 911 call of an assault in progress near the park entrance at Jamaica Avenue and 150th Street at 10:20 a.m. Upon arrival, the officer found a 14-year-old boy sitting on a bench inside the park with a gunshot wound to his right thigh, an NYPD spokeswoman said. EMS responded to the scene and rushed the wounded boy to Cohen Children’s Medical Center in Glen Oaks, where he was listed in stable condition.

Sep. 5, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

The Flushing Hospital Medical Center held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of its new state-of-the-art Neotal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) on Tuesday, Aug. 19.

Sep. 5, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller

After days of denial, Mayor Eric Adams seemed to admit Friday that he is entertaining offers for other job opportunities, though he maintained that he continues to campaign robustly for re-election.

Sep. 5, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

Permits have been filed for the construction of a 6-story mixed-use building with nine housing units at 56-12 Roosevelt Ave. in Woodside.

Sep. 5, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Innovation QNS, a proposed $2 billion development that aimed to bring more than 3,000 housing units to 35th Avenue in Astoria, has been scrapped after the developers behind the proposal shelved their plans for the megaproject.

Sep. 5, 2025 By Ethan Marshall and Paul Frangipane

The Fresh Pond Road Street Festival returned to Ridgewood on Thursday, Sept. 4, and will be running through Sunday, Sept. 7, from Woodbine Street to Menahan Street.

Sep. 5, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

Northern Queens experienced significant declines in several major crimes year-over-year during the 28-day period from Aug. 4-31, while southern Queens had sharp declines in robberies and burglaries over the same period of time, according to the NYPD.

Sep. 5, 2025 By Jessica Militello

Get ready for a week of delicious deals with New York City’s inaugural Curbside Dining Restaurant Week, featuring an array of participating Western Queens eateries.

Sep. 5, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Blissville residents have launched efforts to secure hundreds of specialized air purifiers for the community in response to what they describe as persistent pollution from a green asphalt plant on the Long Island City waterfront.

Sep. 5, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

New York City Council Member Joann Ariola partnered with the 106th Precinct to hold a back-to-school supply drive on Wednesday, Aug. 27, outside her office at 93-06 101st Ave. in Ozone Park.