Sep. 4, 2025 By Bill Parry The body of a dead man was found floating on Newtown Creek just off Hunters Point South Park in Long Island City on Thursday morning. Police from the 108th Precinct responded to a 911 call of an aided man in the water off Malt Drive and 2nd Street…
Sep. 4, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Bayside’s real estate market has been very active so far in 2025, especially in commercial real estate. Numerous new businesses have moved in and opened up in the neighborhood. This includes several new restaurants, offering all sorts of food to the Bayside community. There are also some notable…
Sep. 4, 2025 By Dean Moses A dozen reputed street gang members who rained bullets across southeast Queens over a terrifying year have been charged in a major takedown that Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced on Thursday. Dubbed “Operation Buzzkill,” the effort saw the…
Sep. 4, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Sign up for our weekly email newsletter to stay updated on the latest housing lotteries in New York City. New York City has launched a housing lottery for 21 units at Astoria Point, an 8-story mixed-use building at 21-07 Astoria Blvd. in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens. The building has…
Sep. 4, 2025 By Bill Parry On the first day of the new school year, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams welcomed students back to the High School for Law Enforcement and Public Safety in Rochdale and at P.S. 48Q David N. Dinkins School for Community Service in South Jamaica on Thursday morning. Adams on…
Sep. 4, 2025 By Jessica Militello With the start of a new month, back-to-school schedules, and the end of relaxing summer days and warm nights, September marks the perfect time to bask in self-care and relaxation after shifting to a new schedule and a change in season. Luckily, Queens is filled with relaxing spas…
Sep. 4, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Before they became famous, many past New York City mayors had colorful backgrounds — Fiorello LaGuardia was a translator at the Ellis Island Immigration Center, John Lindsay was a “ski bum” and the scandal-plagued Jimmy Walker was a Broadway lyricist. The four men running this November for what’s…
Sep. 4, 2025 By Jessica Militello Bayside is buzzing with the energy of new restaurants and businesses, giving residents something new to explore. The bustling community is the perfect representation of the diverse culinary palate of Queens, from Taiwanese noodles to delicious bakeries. From Bell Boulevard and beyond, here is a list of new…
Sep. 4, 2025 By Bill Parry Queens College hosted an FDNY promotion ceremony on Tuesday that saw 109 members of fire operations move up the ranks before family and friends in the Colden Auditorium. One deputy chief was promoted to the rank of deputy assistant chief, two battalion chiefs were promoted to deputy chief,…
Sep. 3, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Democratic Mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday called new reports that Republican President Donald Trump has offered Mayor Eric Adams a job — in an apparent gambit to clear the mayoral general election field and strengthen Andrew Cuomo’s chances of defeating him — an “affront to democracy.” The…