Fire Breaks Out on 49th Street, Stores Damaged

Jan. 2, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

A proposal for changes to a 3-story, 2-unit house at 39-45 48th St. in Sunnyside was submitted to the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, which is responsible for protecting the city’s architecturally, historically and culturally significant buildings and sites.

Queens elected officials were left shocked and dismayed by a mass shooting outside a Jamaica event space on New Year’s night that left ten young people injured while they waited to get into a “celebration of life” for a teen who was gunned down in Brooklyn.

An urgent manhunt is underway for the four young men who opened fire on people who were waiting in line outside the Amazura Concert Hall at 91-12 144th Place at around 11:20 p.m. Police from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica responded to multiple 911 calls of shots fired and arrived at the scene to find six women and four men between the ages of 16 and 19, who suffered gunshot wounds as they ran for their lives when the gunmen fired at least thirty shots.

Jan. 2, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

Someone in Glendale is starting the new year $50,000 richer.

Jan. 2, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Queens Council Members Robert Holden, Joann Ariola and Vickie Paladino have called on the MTA to pause congestion pricing until a number of ongoing lawsuits are resolved.

Jan. 2, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon

Nearly 1,000 doctors at four NYC Health + Hospitals (NYC H+H) facilities are ready to go on strike this month if their contract demands are not met, the Doctors Council-Service Employees International Union (SEIU) announced on Thursday.

The tragic death of a two-month-old Middle Village boy during the summer of 2023 has been deemed a homicide investigation, the NYPD announced on New Year’s Day.

The city’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiners determined that infant Mike Nieto Parra died from an overdose of ketamine during the afternoon of Saturday, Aug. 5.

Jan. 2 by Shane O’Brien

A woman has died after being struck by an MTA bus at the intersection of 31st Street and Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria on Thursday morning.

Jan. 2, 2025 By Athena Dawson

Queens Theatre is kicking off its winter season with a celebration of movement and artistry, featuring two world-renowned dance companies that promise to captivate audiences with their high-energy dance productions.  

Jan. 2, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller

Federal agents raided the home of the NYPD’s disgraced former Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey early Thursday morning, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced Thursday.

Jan. 2, 2025 By Athena Dawson

A local Rockaway resident is hosting an event for collectible enthusiasts of all ages.