Cops Looking for Man Who Allegedly Robbed Rego Park Smoke Shop at Knifepoint Last Week

Nov. 30, 2023 By Bill Parry

The owner of a Far Rockaway pharmacy was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison for illegally distributing oxycodone and filing false tax returns.

A Flushing man was sentenced to 11-and-a-half years in prison for wounding an off-duty correction officer during a shootout in Queens Village in the summer of 2022, according to the Queens District Attorney’s Office.

Mark Gibbs, 24, of Parsons Boulevard, pleaded guilty last month to criminal possession of a weapon. His co-defendant, Sevaughn Green, is awaiting sentencing.

Nov. 30, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan

A new Jersey Mike’s Subs opened at 61-34 190th St. in Fresh Meadows on Wednesday, Nov. 29 — the third location to bring New Jersey style sandwiches to Queens.

Nov. 30, 2023 By Nevine Salameh

As we transition from Thanksgiving, the Queens community is lining up for a weekend filled with festivities, ushering in the holiday spirit. 

Nov. 30, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan

This week’s Bayside Hills Civic Association meeting centered around opposition to the City of Yes Zoning for Housing Opportunity —  a plan put forward by Mayor Eric Adams to address the city’s lack of affordable housing by curtailing zoning restrictions to allow for an influx of new units. 

Nov. 30, 2023 By Bill Parry

Nov. 30, 2023 By Rachel Butler

Flushing leaders and community members gathered Thursday at the intersection where a 3-year-old boy was killed by a hit-and-run driver to ask for the public to come forward with information that may lead to the identification and arrest of the perpetrator.

Nov. 30, 2023 By Bill Parry

A Flushing couple has been charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and other crimes after a search of their penthouse apartment on Nov. 28 uncovered more than $654,000 worth of drug, according to the Queens District Attorney’s Office.

Nov. 30, 2023 By Bill Parry

A 3-year-old boy was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Flushing on Wednesday night, according to the NYPD.

Nov. 30, 2023 By Ethan Marshall

Among the 100 zip codes in the United States with the most expensive rental units in 2023, New York City accounts for 39 of them, according to a report by the real estate firm RentHop. Manhattan accounts for a majority of these ZIP codes, with 30 of them located within this borough.