May 27, 2025 By Bill Parry A one-month-old girl was killed early Tuesday morning after being mauled by the family dog inside a Queensbridge Houses apartment in Long Island City, police said. Officers from the 114th Precinct in Astoria responded to a 911 call from the infant’s 27-year-old mother just before 6:40 a.m. on May… Read more »
May 27, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City and Transit District 20 are looking for a long-haired suspect who menaced a 7 train rider as she was exiting the 46th Street-Bliss Street subway station on Queens Boulevard in Sunnyside on the night of Wednesday, May 21. The 40-year-old… Read more »
May 23, 2025 By Jessica Militello There’s nothing quite like a fresh-baked bagel straight from the oven—and now Long Island City residents can enjoy that experience any time of day with the arrival of Black Seed Bagels, the latest addition to the neighborhood’s food scene. Located at 5-18 50th Ave., the new shop officially opened… Read more »
May 22, 2025 By Bill Parry A Bronx man turned himself in at the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights for taking part in a beatdown of a good Samaritan who sensed two women were in danger during the early morning hours of Saturday, May 17. William Garzon, 23, of Gerard Avenue in the Highbridge section,… Read more »
May 22, 2025 By Ramy Mahmoud A historic Queens landmark was brought to life in a new way last week as the NYPD Jazz Band performed the inaugural concert at the newly renovated Astoria Pool Performance Center, marking a significant milestone in the adaptive reuse of the iconic 1936 Robert Moses-era diving pool. The event,… Read more »
May 22, 2025 By Shane O’Brien A collaboration between the Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens (VBGCQ) and the team developing the gigantic East River Energy Storage Project has received a statewide community partnership award acknowledging exceptional efforts to gain support from the local community. The New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology Consortium… Read more »
May 22, 2025 By Jessica Militello On Saturday, May 17, Chateau Le Woof partnered with animal welfare nonprofit FarmKind to host a heartwarming pet parade and costume contest aimed at raising awareness for the organization’s new campaign, Pledge Kindness, which advocates for compassion toward all animals—whether pets, farmed, lab-raised, or wild. The event, held at… Read more »
May 21, 2025 By Czarinna Andres Long Island City’s steady transformation continues with a new wave of investment, as Governor Kathy Hochul announced $9.7 million in state funding for seven community-driven projects through New York’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative. The Western Queens neighborhood was selected as the Round 7 winner of the competitive DRI program, which… Read more »
May 20, 2025 By Bill Parry An Astoria man was convicted at trial of murdering an FDNY EMS Lieutenant in September 2022 in Queens Supreme Court on Monday. Peter Zisopoulos, 37, of 41st Street, was found guilty after the jury needed less than an hour to reach a verdict in the fatal stabbing of Lieutenant… Read more »
May 19, 2025 By Bill Parry A 29-year-old man was allegedly strangled and beaten by two strangers who continued to assault him after he lost consciousness in Jackson Heights early Saturday morning. The victim was walking in the vicinity of 81st Street and Northern Boulevard at around 4:20 a.m. on May 17 when one of… Read more »