Maspeth Club Busted for Breaking COVID Rules, 150 Partygoers on Site

Police from five Queens precincts are looking for a pair of burglars who targeted independent mom-and-pop drugstores from Fresh Meadows to Astoria throughout December.

The two men allegedly broke into three drugstores in three different neighborhoods in a half-hour during the morning of Sunday, Dec. 15. While one stood guard outside a drugstore at 63-09 39th Avenue in Woodside, his partner broke through the glass front door at 5:50 a.m. Police from the 108th Precinct reported that he removed $400 in cash before leaving.

Dec. 27, 2024 QNS News Team

The Annual Chanukah Celebration, widely recognized as the largest event of its kind in New York City, is set to return to Cunningham Park in Fresh Meadows on Monday, Dec. 30.

Dec. 27, 2024 By Colum Motherway

Santa paid a special visit to Council Member Robert Holden’s office on Friday, Dec. 20, to bring presents and a smile to the local children.

Dec. 27, 2024 By Ethan Marshall

The real estate listing site StreetEasy presented a series of predictions that 2025 may have in store for the market in New York City in a report by StreetEasy Senior Economist Kenny Lee.

A 21-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Laurelton on Christmas Day.

Police from the newly-opened 116th Precinct in Rosedale responded to a 911 call for a vehicle collision at Laurelton Parkway and Merrick Boulevard at 12:45 p.m. on Dec. 25. EMS responded to the location and pronounced the driver dead at the scene, police said Thursday.

Dec. 27, 2024 By Shane O’Brien

Eviction rates at New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) properties under the Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) program decreased slightly in Queens in 2024, bucking a citywide trend that saw eviction rates spike significantly elsewhere in New York.

Dec. 27, 2024 By Bill Parry

Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria are looking for a heavy-set suspect who assaulted a 48-year-old man in Woodside on Friday the 13th.

Dec. 27, 2024 By Athena Dawson

Assembly Member Alicia Hyndman and the Greater Queens NY Chapter of the Links held an awareness event in Laurelton on Tuesday, Dec. 17, about the harmful effects of hair relaxers. 

Dec. 27, 2024 By Shane O’Brien

Students at a Flushing elementary school reacted with delight after receiving new toys in the lead-up to Christmas, thanks to a collaboration between Council Member Sandra Ung and the District Council of Carpenters.

Dec. 27, 2024 By Czarinna Andres 

The week between Christmas and New Year’s offers the perfect opportunity for reflection, renewal, and planning for the year ahead.