Affordable housing lottery opens in LIC, rents start at $3,835 a month

Apr. 16, 2025 By Dean Moses

Queens detectives arrested a migrant on Wednesday accused of raping a woman at knifepoint while wearing a “Ghostface” sweater depicting a knife-wielding killer.

Apr. 16, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller

City Council leaders on Wednesday fumed over Mayor Eric Adams administration officials not showing up to a hearing on preparing for Trump’s deep funding cuts and submitting written testimony instead — a move they said shows Hizzoner “remains silent” in the face of Trump’s attacks.

April 16, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

State Senator Jessica Ramos presented a $2.5 million check to Costa Constantinides, CEO of the Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens (VBGCQ), to support the construction of a new aquatic center as part of the organization’s ambitious $293 million redevelopment project in Astoria.

Apr. 16, 2025 By Colum Motherway

The Newtown Historical Society, in collaboration with Council Member Robert Holden, has unveiled its latest exhibit, ‘Historic Maps of Newtown.’ 

A Queens grand jury indicted a Brooklyn motorist in the fatal hit-and-run collision that took the life of a Breezy Point man following a road rage incident on the Belt Parkway that began just two blocks from his Sheepshead Bay home in May 2024.

Malcolm Anglin, 32, of Ocean Parkway, was arraigned in Queens Supreme Court on Wednesday on an indictment charging him with murder in the second degree, leaving the scene of an accident without reporting causing death, and criminal possession of a weapon. Anglin is accused of intentionally driving into 55-year-old Thomas McDade in a Breezy Point parking lot and speeding away.

Apr. 16, 2025 By Jessica Militello

A beloved Brooklyn café known for its comforting coffee, warm hospitality and Filipino-American fusion cuisine has made its way to Queens.

April 16, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Connected Chef, a LIC-based nonprofit that provides fresh produce to families in Queens, held a press conference last week to announce that it is being “evicted” from its current location and seeks support from elected officials and the local community to find a new home.

April 16, 2025 By Bill Parry

Police are searching for a serial burglar who targeted mail rooms in at least five Queens apartment buildings last month — including one Jackson Heights location he struck three times, authorities said.

Apr. 16, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller

Mayor Eric Adams said on Wednesday he would restore $167 million in early childhood education funding in his upcoming Executive Budget that had been left out of his preliminary spending plan — $30 million less than what the City Council called for in its own proposal this month.

Apr. 16, 2025 By Ramy Mahmoud and QNS News Team

Elhaam Academy in Jamaica became a central hub for community engagement on Saturday, April 12, hosting a trio of impactful events focused on family connection, self-defense education and literacy.