Aug. 12, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller & Lloyd Mitchell Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday charged that his independent opponent, Andrew Cuomo, sees the city’s nearly one million rent-stabilized tenants as “political pawns,” after the former governor floated a proposal this week to significantly limit who can access those units. Mamdani made the…
Aug. 12, 2025 By Jessica Militello Retro Fitness Forest Hills is getting ready to serve pickleball with a side of pizza at their Pickleball and Pizza event on Monday, Aug. 18, in honor of National Wellness Month. The afternoon event, which will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. at 89-89 Union Tpke., is…
Aug. 12, 2025 By Bill Parry An elderly Sunnyside Gardens man was the driver who died in a horrific multi-vehicle chain-reaction collision in Astoria that killed two pedestrians on Tuesday morning, according to authorities. Andrei Coman, 84, of 48th Street, was identified on Wednesday night by the NYPD as the motorist who was behind…
Aug. 12, 2025 By Bill Parry A man was shot on a residential street in Jamaica and police from the 113th Precinct are still looking for the gunman more than three weeks later. Police say the shooting went down in front of a home at 110-02 153rd Street at 12:44 a.m. on Monday, July…
Aug. 12, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Assembly Member Sam Berger announced $200,000 in capital funding for the NYPD’s 109th Precinct during the precinct’s National Night Out event at Bowne Playground last week. The funding will go toward the purchase of new vehicles and essential public safety equipment, which Berger said will strengthen public safety…
Aug. 12, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst and Transit District 20 are looking for a woman who allegedly assaulted an E train rider at the Woodhaven Boulevard subway station near Queens Center Mall during an unprovoked attack in the early morning of Wednesday, Aug 6. The woman was…
Aug. 12, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller The latest Siena College poll had more good news for Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani in the November general election — and some troubling early news for Gov. Kathy Hochul in her 2026 re-election campaign. Results of the survey, released Tuesday, found that Mamdani, a democratic socialist, continues…
Aug. 12, 2025 By Shane O’Brien A coalition of elected officials and community organizations has launched a petition calling on City Hall, the Parks Department and the Department of Transportation to fully restore Queensbridge Baby Park, an extensive play space for children that opened alongside Queensbridge Houses in 1939. The online petition, launched by…
Aug. 12, 2025 By Jessica Militello Award-winning chefs are getting ready to practice their serve right onto customers’ plates at the US Open, with a list of delicious cuisine slated for the star-studded annual tennis event. The diverse and delicious food and drink menu was created by the United States Tennis Association and its…
Aug. 12, 2025 By Athena Dawson First responders in Queens and across the five boroughs received free fitness equipment in partnership with a major gym franchise. Planet Fitness franchise Supreme Fitness announced on Monday, Aug. 11, that it is collaborating with the FDNY to give first responders access to gently used gym equipment. Earlier…