Sheriffs Shut Down Illegal Warehouse Party on Metropolitan Avenue for Flouting COVID-19 Rules

FDNY fire marshals arrested the manager of a Forest Hills bike shop last week after several lithium-ion batteries exploded while they were being removed from the store by Hazmat units.

Wei Chen of Wilson’s E-Bike Shop, located at 101-19 Queens Blvd., was taken into custody just after 3 p.m. on Monday, Apr. 29, after inspectors from the FDNY’s Bureau of Fire Prevention conducting a third inspection at the shop found 80 micro-mobility devices staged on the first floor and in a basement storage area.

May. 7, 2024 By Athena Dawson

Three local Republican candidates vying for various local and state government positions held a press conference in Jamaica on Monday to address the city’s current migrant crisis.

May. 7, 2024 By Athena Dawson

Several local small business owners have the chance to showcase their products at one of four retail kiosks in John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 8.

May. 7, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki

Police in Queens are investigating a deadly stabbing at a bodega early on Tuesday morning.

May. 6, 2024 By Athena Dawson

Two local Council Members are teaming up to host a Mother’s Day baby formula giveaway this week. 

May. 6, 2024 By Anthony Medina

Queens Community Board 5 — which represents Ridgewood, Maspeth, Middle Village and Glendale — will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, May. 8, with a public hearing on the City Of Yes for Housing Opportunity Proposed Zoning Text Amendments. 

May. 6, 2024 By Amanda Moses

Forest Hills Stadium management has been working to improve noise mitigation measures following a legal battle with local residents.

A Westchester man was arrested on May 1 and booked at the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica for an unprovoked attack on an F train rider at the 169th Street subway station in Jamaica Hills last month.

Devon Pennant, 27, whose last known address was at the Croton Heights apartments on Ashburton Avenue in Yonkers, was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on May 2 on a complaint charging him with assault and harassment for an incident that occurred during the early morning hours of Friday, Apr. 12.

May 6, 2024 By Ethan Marshall

The local grocery store Dumbo Market has signed a lease for approximately 13,500 square feet of space at Jasper, a $370 million mixed-use development in Long Island City.

May 6, 2024 By Czarinna Andres

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards has endorsed Johanna Carmona for the New York State Assembly, significantly boosting her campaign in the competitive race for the 37th Assembly District encompassing Long Island City, Sunnyside, Woodside, Maspeth, Blissville, Hunters Point, Middle Village and Ridgewood.