Fire Breaks Out on 49th Street, Stores Damaged

Sep. 3, 2025 By Bill Parry

Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City and Transit District 20 are looking for a woman who allegedly weaponized her backpack to attack an older man in broad daylight inside the Queensboro Plaza subway station last month.

Sep. 3, 2025 By Jessica Militello

September rings in the start of Oktoberfest from mid-September through October, featuring special brews, fun events and more fall fun. Western Queens is filled with breweries to enjoy seasonal brews, fall flavors and the start of cooler weather as Autumn approaches, making it a perfect time to meet up with friends at these local spaces.

Sep. 3, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Students at St. Francis Prep ushered in the new school year Wednesday morning, celebrating their first day of the academic year after a long summer.

Sep. 3, 2025 By Athena Dawson

Over 1,000 people line the streets of Bell Boulevard every year for the Bayside St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The parade has hundreds of participants of all ages who march down Bell Boulevard. Many groups representing Irish heritage, including Irish-American organizations, Gaelic football teams, bagpipe players, and drummers, march in the parade.

Sep. 3, 2025 By Jessica Militello

Solace House is having its second annual Sunset Boat Cruise to advocate for mental health awareness and suicide prevention on Thursday, Sept. 18.

Sep. 3, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon

As the IBX moves south from Maspeth’s Grand Avenue, the proposed light rail line’s third stop is Eliot Avenue in northern Middle Village, a mostly serene, tree-dense neighborhood of single-family homes that has virtually had the same personality since the 1950s. Public transportation is limited in this part of Queens, but the IBX – also known as the Interborough Express – would give residents of this suburban-like town more access to and from the area. 

Sep. 3, 2025 By Athena Dawson

For students attending Zeta Queens Jamaica Elementary School, Sept. 2 was the first of many first days of school. 

Sep. 3, 2025 By Bill Parry

State Sen. James Sanders and Council Member Joann Ariola met with a number of city and state agencies on Aug. 28 to discuss ongoing issues on the Joseph P. Addabbo Bridge connecting the neighborhoods of Howard Beach and Broad Channel.

Sep. 2, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

Real estate developer TF Cornerstone announced the opening of a new nail studio, “sundays studio,” on the ground floor of the North building of the Malt Drive residential development, located at 2-21 Malt Dr. in the Hunter’s Point South section of Long Island City.

Sep. 2, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

The Louis Armstrong House Museum is set to debut a new oral history exhibition next month exploring the voices, memories, characters and legacies of the Corona and East Elmhurst communities that the iconic jazz musician was part of.