Jul. 25, 2025 By Ethan Marshall The real estate firm BRP Companies, alongside public officials and project partners, celebrated the grand opening of the 614-unit mixed-use building Ruby Square, located at 166-20 90th Ave. in Jamaica, on Wednesday, July 23. The opening of the 12-story, 715,000-square-foot building comes three years after construction first began…
Jul. 25, 2025 By Bill Parry The NYPD is searching for a burglar who allegedly broke into a Fresh Meadows home and stole nearly $500,000 in cash and personal property nearly four months ago. Police from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows have been looking for the suspect since he broke into a home…
Jul. 25, 2025 By Danielle Ramos Summer Streets Is Back! Family Fun in Queens This Weekend Each year, Summer Streets gives New York families the rare chance to enjoy the city in a whole new way they may only have dreamed about—without cars. With traffic cleared and the streets transformed into safe, open spaces,…
Jul. 25, 2025 By Bill Parry A Queens grand jury indicted a Manhattan man who allegedly tried to rape a woman near the Queens Center mall in Elmhurst late last month. Police from the 110th Precinct nearly caught him at the scene of the crime before they lost track of him at the Woodhaven…
Jul. 25, 2025 By Jessica Militello Forget the bars and crowded clubs — Queens is brimming with charming cafes that keep their doors open well past sunset, offering a perfect alternative for those who want to meet up for a late-night hangout without the alcohol. From authentic Yemeni coffee houses to bakeries with outdoor…
Jul. 25, 2025 By Robert Pearl Chaos and confrontation erupted on July 21 outside the Astoria office of Assemblymember and mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani, where dueling protests exposed deep political and cultural divides in one of New York City’s most contentious election cycles. Dozens of demonstrators waving American, Italian and Israeli flags gathered at…
Jul. 25, 2025 By Paulina Albarracin The summer season ushers in outdoor adventures, extended daylight hours and sweltering heat, making it the perfect time to kick back at a local restaurant or bar and order a refreshing margarita. Sipping on this tequila-infused cocktail is one of the best ways to beat the heat and…
Jul. 25, 2025 By Bill Parry A Bronx man was convicted by a jury of attempted assault for shooting at an off-duty NYPD detective in a 2023 fit of road rage on the Long Island Expressway in Oakland Gardens. Alexis Morillo, 41, of Hammersley Avenue in Pelham Gardens, was found guilty on July 23…
Jul. 24, 2025 By Dean Moses Police say the man who allegedly stabbed his wife and young daughter to death in Queens last weekend called his sister following the attack and told her to “send help.” According to NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny, 54-year-old Ernesto Cruz suspected of the horrific murders was not…
Jul. 24, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller President Trump’s administration is taking New York City to court over its sanctuary laws in the wake of a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent getting shot, allegedly by undocumented migrants with long rap sheets, earlier this week. The gambit — an apparent effort to strike down the…