Jan. 27, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller The City Council’s Republican conference is set to vote Tuesday on a new minority leader after the position’s current occupant, Staten Island’s Joe Borelli, announced over the weekend he will be stepping down on Jan. 31 to become a lobbyist. The contentious race for who will lead the…
Jan. 27, 2025 QNS News Team The NYPD 104th Precinct, serving the neighborhoods of Ridgewood, Glendale, Middle Village, and Maspeth, has announced its Personal Care Item Drive to benefit local food pantries. The initiative runs from Jan. 16 through Feb. 13 and aims to collect essential hygiene products to assist individuals and families in…
Jan. 27, 2025 By Bill Parry and Dean Moses A 16-year-old Corona boy who was taken into custody for questioning after a housemate was fatally stabbed on Sunday morning was arrested hours later and booked at the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights, where he was charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon.…
Jan. 27, 2025 By Shane O’Brien New York City FC (NYCFC) defender Christian McFarlane has joined English Premier League club Manchester City — becoming the first player in the club’s history to work his way through NYCFC’s entire development pipeline before joining a Premier League team. McFarlane, 18, joined NYCFC’s academy in 2018 at…
Jan. 27, 2025 By Bill Parry South Ozone Park resident Marco Mosquera was sentenced by Queens Supreme Court on Friday to 34 years in prison for shooting at police during an armed standoff at his home in September 2021. Mosquera, 46, was convicted by a jury in December of attempted murder and other charges…
Jan. 27, 2025 By Colum Motherway An EMT from the Gotham Volunteer Ambulance Corps in Ridgewood is being celebrated as a hero after leaping onto subway tracks to aid a civilian who was struck by a train in a dramatic rescue on Friday, Jan. 17. Matthew Tirschwell, a longtime EMT and Manhattan resident, found…
Jan. 27, 2025 QNS News Team Police from the 115th Precinct released surveillance footage revealing a suspect in an attempted rape in East Elmhurst appearing to carry a handkerchief allegedly used to subdue his victim. The NYPD shared the chilling video early Sunday morning, showing the man walking calmly down a sidewalk while folding…
Jan. 27, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams will have limited public appearances this week as he attends doctor’s appointments and undergoes medical tests after a week of not “feeling his best,” according to Hizzoner’s top spokesperson. Fabien Levy, Adams’ deputy mayor for communications, revealed in a late Sunday night social media post that…
Jan. 27, 2025 By Bill Parry A Flushing ketamine trafficking operation was dismantled after a Queens grand jury indicted four individuals on conspiracy, drug trafficking, and other charges following a long-term investigation into a narcotics organization based in Jamaica. The 16-month probe, dubbed “Operation Frostbite,” included a series of undercover drug buys and the…
Jan. 26, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon As congestion pricing chugs along, another big MTA project stands to move forward with financial support from the Manhattan toll plan: a new Brooklyn-to-Queens train that will potentially transform city travel as outer-borough commuters know it. Dubbed the Interborough Express (IBX), the proposal for a light rail connecting…