Body Found Floating in the East River Near Astoria Park Saturday

Jan. 14, 2025 By Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud

New York State Senator Michael Gianaris and Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez were among the numerous individuals who visited the students of P.S. 70Q: The Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino School on Friday, Jan. 10, as part of the school’s celebration of College and Career Awareness Day.

Jan. 14, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon

Every subway train in NYC will have two uniformed police officers on board between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. daily, Gov. Kathy Hochul said during her State of the State address on Tuesday — adding that other major safety measures are coming to the city’s transit system this year.

A Fresh Meadows man was sentenced to seven years in prison for attempting to kidnap a 5-year-old boy in Richmond Hill in July 2021, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Tuesday.

James McGonagle, 27, of Parsons Boulevard, pleaded guilty in Queens Supreme Court in November to attempted kidnapping and endangering the welfare of a child for grabbing the child off a sidewalk before his mother and siblings thwarted the abduction.

Jan. 14, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has launched a fundraiser for the victims of the Los Angeles wildfires, raising more than $125,000 for two grassroots organizations working to provide relief services.

Jan. 14, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon

Just over a week after congestion pricing launched on Jan. 5, the MTA has yet to say how much money has been reaped from the controversial tolling program’s early days.

Police from the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood are searching for a man who allegedly robbed an 88-year-old woman in Maspeth on the afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 7.

The senior was walking near the intersection of Brown Place and 58th Avenue, two blocks south of the Long Island Expressway near Frontera Park, at around 4:45 p.m. when the alleged perpetrator snuck up behind her and forcibly removed her pocketbook, police said Tuesday.

Jan. 14, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

Studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom rental units in Queens all saw year-over-year price increases by the end of 2024, according to a report by the real estate firm M.N.S. Real Estate.

Jan. 14, 2025 By Shane O’Brien 

Jan. 14, 2025 By Colum Motherway

The Glendale Civilian Observation Patrol (G-COP) is actively recruiting more members ahead of a busy 2025.

Jan. 14, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

The New York Lottery announced that a top-prize winning ticket for the Jan. 11 TAKE 5 EVENING drawing was sold at Juana Francisca Deli Inc., located at 136-40 Hook Creek Blvd. in Rosedale. The winning ticket is worth $34,430.