Sep. 13, 2025 By Adrienne Farr Queens has over 295,000 mapped trees – more than any other borough – making it one of the most magical places in the fall to see leaves transform into majestic shades of orange and yellow. There’s no better way to celebrate the season than by getting outside with…
Sep. 12, 2025 By Bill Parry A Queens grand jury indicted a Jamaica man and his accomplice on weapons and drugs charges for trafficking illegal guns from Georgia into southeast Queens. Teddy Gaston, 39, of Linden Boulevard, and Jezerel Huston, 41, of Macon, Georgia, were arraigned Sept. 9 in Queens Supreme Court on a…
Sep. 12, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Centric, a 12-story-tall condominium with 131 luxury units at 58-01 Queens Blvd. in Woodside, has officially topped off, becoming the largest condominium in Sunnyside East. The topping off comes just months after a record-breaking $1.512 million sale was made for a penthouse unit. The sale marked the highest…
Sep. 12, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The Diocese of Brooklyn has announced that the Church of the Transfiguration in Maspeth will remain open on a “limited basis” following reports that the church was set to be closed down earlier in the summer. The church, located at 64-25 Perry Ave., has stood as a historic…
Sep. 12, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Democratic mayoral nominee and frontrunner Zohran Mamdani will apologize for a 2020 social media post in which he called the NYPD “racist, anti-queer & a major threat to public safety,” his campaign confirmed to amNewYork. Mamdani’s apparent shift on his past comments — he first revealed this in a…
Sep. 12, 2025 By Paulina Albarracin This weekend, an upscale café will raise a toast to its one-year milestone. Deja Brew Café (DBC), the first café and bistro on Jamaica Avenue, is set to mark the occasion with a dazzling display of neighborhood spirit. From Friday, Sept. 12, to Sunday, Sept. 14, the neighborhood…
Sep. 12, 2025 By Bill Parry FDNY fire marshals and the NYPD are investigating a two-alarm house fire in College Point on Friday morning that injured five residents. The FDNY received a call just after 6:20 a.m. on Sept. 12 of a fire in a two-story private home at 15-11 124th St., and arriving…
Sep. 12, 2025 By Ethan Marshall The Shops at Skyview concluded its four-week “Skyview High” event series with a commencement ceremony featuring a special appearance by K-pop sensation Kang Daniel on Saturday, Aug. 30. Skyview High was designed to immerse local teens and young adults in some of Asian culture, art and food’s most…
Sep. 12, 2025 By Bill Parry The Bronx man accused of murdering an elderly Bellerose couple did a lot of talking as he was escorted out of the 107th Precinct by homicide detectives on Thursday afternoon to make his first court appearance in Queens Criminal Court hours later. During his arraignment on Sept. 11,…
Sep. 12, 2025 By Athena Dawson Community members and local residents gathered at Trinity Lutheran Church Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 10, for Community Board 5’s first meeting of the fall, during which a longtime board member was honored for his nearly 50-year tenure with the board. The meeting included a public hearing regarding the…