New Mexican Restaurant Celebrates Grand Opening in Astoria with Free Tacos and Drinks for Customers

Nov. 17, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld

Rockaway residents are facing a wave of anxiety over the upcoming four-month shutdown of the A train, the only subway line connecting the peninsula to the mainland.

Nov. 17, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki

The Fire Department (FDNY) has set up a specialized task force to battle and prevent NYC wildfires, scores of which have broken out across the five boroughs this month due to the Big Apple’s ongoing drought.

Nov. 17, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki

Queens detectives are looking for four robbers who violently stabbed a man while stealing his cellphone on Saturday night.

Nov. 17, 2024 By Janno Lieber

Gov. Kathy Hochul promised action on congestion pricing, and she delivered. The MTA Board will vote Monday to approve her phase-in plan for a reduced $9 toll for drivers entering the Central Business District starting Jan. 5, 2025.  

Nov. 15, 2024 By Shane O’Brien

Elected officials and local leaders across Queens expressed mixed reactions to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s decision to bring back congestion pricing for motorists entering Manhattan below 60th street.

Nov. 15, 2024 By Athena Dawson

A two-alarm brush fire erupted at Alley Pond Park on Wednesday, Nov. 13, highlighting a concerning trend of increasing wildfires across New York City.

A reputed MS-13 gang member was arrested Thursday morning and charged in the fatal shooting of an Ozone Park father in a bedroom at his 128th Street home in June 2011, according to federal prosecutors.

Roger Morales, 31, also of Ozone Park, was arraigned on Thursday on an indictment charging him with murder in aid of racketeering of 30-year-old Norman Mizzell.

Nov. 15, 2024 By Czarinna Andres

A new rendering has been revealed for 93-47 Sutphin Blvd., a proposed 27-story hotel in Jamaica.

Nov. 15, 2024 By Colum Motherway

Queens resident and owner of Eastern Queens Boxing Club, Al Alvir, has taken it upon himself to provide local kids with an after-school program that teaches both boxing and self-discipline.

Nov. 15, 2024 By Shane O’Brien

The Honey House at Astor Apiaries is set to host a “Winter Buzzaar” holiday market next month, featuring a hot chocolate station, a Santa Claus, a Christmas-ornament-making station, and more.