Aug. 7, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 112th Precinct in Forest Hills are looking for a groper who targeted a woman riding on a bus in Woodhaven during the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 5. The 28-year-old victim was aboard a Q53 MTA bus on Woodhaven Boulevard approaching Myrtle Avenue and Forest Park…
Aug. 7, 2025 By Claude Solnik On a recent day, the Beatles’ “In My Life” with the line “There are places I’ll remember…” played on the sidewalk in front of the TWA Hotel, at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens. It was a detail, but then this retro hotel, transforming a wing-shaped TWA…
Aug. 7, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The annual Bix Beiderbecke Concert will return to Sunnyside this Sunday, honoring the famed jazz musician and influential cornet player who lived out his final days in the neighborhood. The 1920s-themed celebration, which is returning for its 21st year, is scheduled to take place on 46th Street beneath…
Aug. 7, 2025 By Dean Moses Police in Queens are investigating a deadly shooting at a public housing complex on Wednesday night. According to police sources, officers from the 100th Precinct received a 911 call reporting that a man had been shot at the Hammel Houses NYCHA complex in Rockaway Beach at around 7:48…
Aug. 7, 2025 By Athena Dawson The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) has broken ground on a project to expand a truck parking facility at JFK Airport. Representatives of PANYNJ, community leaders, and elected officials attended the ceremony at the JFK Airport Travel Plaza on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Teresa Rizzuto,…
Aug. 7, 2025 By Paulina Albarracin New Yorkers are catching on to “the most famous bar you’ve never heard of.” Neir’s Tavern, one of the most beloved historic taverns in New York City, recently announced that over 200 people have registered for the annual Road to 200 block party — which was achieved in…
Aug. 7, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Grammy-nominated electronic duo Odesza is set to headline the official US Open Finals Afterparty on Sept. 6, transforming the iconic Louis Armstrong Stadium into a dynamic music venue after the women’s US Open final has concluded. The popular group will headline the second-annual Finals Afterparty, with Grammy-nominated DJ…
Aug. 6, 2025 By Jessica Militello Members of the Northeast Queens community gathered for an evening of prizes, food, giveaways, and more at the National Night Out hosted by the 111th Precinct. The community event was held at the Douglaston Shopping Center, 242-02 61st Ave., on the roof of Food Bazaar. Crowds of community…
Aug. 6, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Construction has wrapped up for Robert C. Wood Apartments, an 8-story affordable and supportive housing complex with 147 residences at 18-26 Redfern Ave. in Far Rockaway. All 147 units will be permanently affordable. Additionally, the property also has a 100-bed women’s shelter, known as the Wanda Patterson Women’s…
Aug. 6, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood are investigating after the skeletal remains of a human were discovered along the Jackie Robinson Parkway in Glendale on Wednesday morning. A worker from the city’s Department of Transportation made the grisly discovery at around 10:40 a.m. on Aug. 6 in…