Apr. 14, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Two of the city’s most powerful unions, which endorsed Mayor Eric Adams in 2021, are instead supporting former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the 2025 NYC mayor’s race, his campaign announced on Monday. The support of the two unions, 32BJ SEIU and the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council (HTC),…
Apr. 14, 2025 By Paulina Albarracin Calling all cat lovers in Queens! Kokoro Cat Café, Queens’ first cat café at Tangram Mall in Flushing, located at 133-33 39th Ave, opened its doors last month on Saturday, Mar. 1, to the delight of feline fans across the borough. Enjoy Japanese-inspired beverages at this whimsical café…
Apr. 14, 2025 By Colum Motherway Queens Community Board 5 (CB5) held its monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 9, bringing together longtime members, newly appointed board representatives, and concerned residents to discuss various pressing local issues. Topics included cycling safety, rodent infestations, senior services, crime statistics, and a forthcoming park renovation project. The meeting…
Apr. 14, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Elected officials, community leaders and homeowners gathered in Jackson Heights Friday to condemn the Trump Administration’s decision to cut more than $300 million in federal funding for flood protection and climate resiliency across New York State, including resources to combat flooding in Queens. State Senators Jessica Ramos and John Liu,…
Apr. 14, 2025 By Dean Moses Two people are dead after a gunman in Bayside shot a teenager before turning the gun on himself in front of a distraught woman Saturday night in what investigators believe to be a love feud, police said Sunday. According to police sources, officers from the 111th Precinct were…
Apr. 14, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Northwest Queens experienced a huge boost in its inventory of listings in March 2025 compared to the same month the previous year, according to a report by Douglas Elliman Real Estate. Year-over-year, the listing inventory in northwest Queens, which includes the neighborhoods of Astoria, Long Island City, Sunnyside and…
Apr. 14, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon New York City’s crackdown on illegally obscured license plates— including mandates to keep those plates clear and visible — begins this Wednesday, April 16, with the enactment of new rules every driver should know. NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) first announced the new rules in January. The rules…
Apr. 13, 2025 By Robert Pozarycki Congestion pricing’s long-term future remains uncertain thanks to a pending court case between the MTA and Trump’s Transportation Department — yet new statistics show that the Manhattan toll program appears to be achieving two primary goals: lowering traffic and bringing more riders into the subways. The latest MTA…
Apr. 12, 2025 By Robert Pozarycki Special victims detectives in Queens need the public’s help in finding the suspect who raped a woman at knifepoint early on Friday morning. The NYPD released images of the suspect behind the heinous attack in the vicinity of 162nd Street and 89th Avenue in Jamaica at about 3…
Apr. 11, 2025 By Renee Hastick-Motes Each year, Black Maternal Health Week (April 11–17) offers a powerful opportunity to pause, reflect, and recommit ourselves to the ongoing fight for maternal health equity. As a Black woman, a mother, and now the proud CEO of the Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center (JPAFHC), this week…