Man Walking Down Springfield Gardens Street With $27K Cash Robbed at Gunpoint: NYPD

A Queens Village man was arrested and charged at the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows following allegations that he groped a woman aboard an MTA Q43 bus near Francis Lewis Boulevard.

Authorities say the suspect then followed the victim to Woodhaven, where he allegedly assaulted her a second time.

Dec. 26, 2024 By Czarinna Andres

Queens residents can kick off the post-holiday season with NYC Parks’ annual Mulchfest tree-chipping celebration beginning Thursday, Dec. 26.

Dec. 26, 2024 By Athena Dawson

An international airline has announced that JFK Terminal 6 will be its future home at the massive New York International Airport.

Dec. 26, 2024 By Ethan Marshall

Modern Spaces, a Long Island City-based real estate firm, announced it brokered the $7.6 million sale of a 16,800-square-foot warehouse located at 48-29 31st Place in Long Island City.

Dec. 26, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller

While Donald Trump’s re-election stole the political spotlight nationally in 2024, there were plenty of stories keeping the New York political sphere buzzing. 

Police from the 102nd Precinct in Richmond Hill are still looking for a grown woman who allegedly slapped a young boy repeatedly on Jamaica Avenue before stealing his cell phone on Sunday, Dec. 8.

The stranger approached the 12-year-old victim near 126th Street on Jamaica Avenue at around 4:20 p.m. and began to argue with the youngster. The dispute escalated into violence when the assailant began slapping the child multiple times in his head and snatched his cell phone, police said. She was last seen running off, traveling westbound on Jamaica Avenue toward Bessemer Street.

Dec. 25, 2024 By Athena Dawson

Families in Queens can trade the chilly outdoors for a cozy indoor skating experience at the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) this winter.

Three homeless men were arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on Tuesday and variously charged with felony robbery, attempted gang assault, and assault for allegedly stealing the belongings of a 69-year-old homeless man who was asleep on a Manhattan-bound 7 train in Woodside early Sunday morning.

The victim woke up and tried to regain his property. During the ensuing brawl, the victim fatally stabbed a 37-year-old assailant and slashed a second man. The victim has not been charged in the fatal stabbing. The investigation by the NYPD’s Queens Homicide Squad and members of the 108th Precinct in Long Island City remains ongoing.

Dec. 24, 2024 By Czarinna Andres

Six women-owned and locally based businesses are now operating at John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 8 (T8), a milestone in the $125 million commercial redevelopment of the terminal.

Dec. 24, 2024 By Colum Motherway

For decades, Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) communities in New York State have been statistically invisible, lumped into the white category on government documents—a misrepresentation that has hindered their visibility and access to resources. Now, a new law aims to change that.