Elmhurst Teacher at Special Needs School Arrested For Sex Crimes Involving Student

May 12, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

When glam metal meets late-night cravings, only one outcome is possible: Hall of Fame glory.

Officers from the 109th Precinct responded to a raucous early-morning car meetup in College Point on Sunday, May 11, after receiving numerous 311 complaints about loud music and disruptive motor vehicle noise.

Police arrived at the Home Depot parking lot at 124-04 31st Ave. around 1:30 a.m. and found a large gathering of vehicles, some outfitted with “massive speakers” mounted on the roof, blasting music across the area. Officers seized four vehicles at the scene and issued six summonses to motorists, according to the NYPD. No arrests were made.

May. 12, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon and QNS News Team

The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) on Monday announced the launch of a comprehensive safety study focused on Conduit Avenue, a high-traffic, multi-lane roadway that stretches across Brooklyn and Queens and has long been plagued by crashes and congestion.

May 12, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

Construction has officially wrapped on Sunnyside 52, a new five-story mixed-use development located at 43-30 52nd Street in Sunnyside.

May. 12, 2025 By Jessica Militello

Looking for a lively weekend hangout that won’t break the bank? Add Tipsy Tequila and Taco Bar to your go-to list this season.

May. 12, 2025 By Athena Dawson

The Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center (JPAFHC) celebrated a major milestone Friday with the grand opening of a new, state-of-the-art annex at its Beach Channel Drive campus.

May. 12, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon

Almost anyone who works in a group home in New York will say that it is a labor of love.

May. 12, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo learned Monday that the city’s Campaign Finance Board (CFB) would give his campaign $1.5 million in public matching funds — but chose to withhold another $622,000 over a super PAC supporting his mayoral campaign.

A Long Island woman was convicted by a jury in Queens Supreme Court on a slew of charges for her role in a notorious deed theft crew that targeted homes owned by vulnerable seniors in Southeast Queens, Attorney General Letitia James announced on Friday. Stacie Saunders, a former mortgage bank branch manager from Central Islip in Suffolk County, was found guilty on all charges following a two-week trial on Thursday, May 8.

The licensed real estate saleswoman is the fifth and final defendant to be convicted in the Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) investigation into the deed theft ring led by fellow Long Islander Marcus Wilcher, of Bay Shore, for stealing three homes in Jamaica and St. Albans.

May. 12, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon

NYC’s Robert F. Kennedy Bridge (also known as the RFK or Triborough Bridge) now has more bike and pedestrian access under an ongoing plan from the MTA to overhaul accessibility on its bridges, the agency announced on Monday during a press conference on Randall’s Island.