New Upscale Bar/Restaurant to Open on Jackson Avenue Tonight, Replacing Bierocracy

U.S. Secret Service agents executed a search warrant at a Jamaica warehouse on Wednesday afternoon, following the arrests of four Queens men and a Brooklyn resident after an indictment was unsealed in Brooklyn federal court on charges that they stole and resold more than $20 million in building and construction materials and appliances from home improvement and hardware stores in Queens, Brooklyn, Long Island and elsewhere.

Kai Xu, 44, Xiang Chen, 39, Songhal Lee, 35, and Kang Zhang, 30, all from Queens and Zhi Bin An, 56,  of Brooklyn, were arraigned on a five-count indictment variously charging them with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, access device fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

Sep. 11, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon

Metropolitan Avenue is the next stop on the MTA’s IBX (Interborough Express), a proposed light rail that would connect Queens to Brooklyn without going through Manhattan. The station will be located near the last stop of the existing M train line, which starts its run at 71st Street in Forest Hills, Queens and loops through Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Sep. 11, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

In recognition of the 24th anniversary of 9/11, the New York Mets released a documentary on YouTube, “11 Days in September,” which details the pivotal role Shea Stadium and the organization played in the relief efforts in the days that followed the terrorist attacks.

Sep. 11, 2025 By Bill Parry

Long before Bayside became one of New York City’s most coveted residential neighborhoods for high-income families during the last century, the land in northeast Queens belonged to the Matinecock Native Americans until the Dutch West India Company acquired the area alongside the western edge of Little Neck Bay from the tribe in 1639 as part of a broader New Netherland settlement.

Sep. 11, 2025 By Bill Parry

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and community and faith leaders unveiled a street sign co-naming Liberty Avenue and 127th Street in South Richmond Hill as “Masjid Al Abidin Way” on Friday, Sept. 5.

Sep. 11, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

An upcoming art exhibition at the Cambria Heights branch of Queens Public Library (QPL) aims to showcase the work of Black and brown artists across New York City.

Sep. 11, 2025 By Jessica Militello

The Queens County Farm Museum has a month filled with fun and unique events for guests to immerse themselves in the fall spirit. The city’s only farm has 47 acres to explore, including historical buildings, farm animals and much more.

Sep. 11, 2025 By Natana Cruickshank, MPH, Senior Director of Programs, JPAFHC

On Sept. 18, we observe National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (NHAAD), a day to highlight the unique challenges and opportunities of supporting older adults living with HIV. Today, more than half of Americans with HIV are aged 50 or older, thanks to remarkable advances in treatment that allow people to live long, full lives. But with this progress comes new responsibilities: ensuring that prevention, treatment and supportive care evolve to meet the needs of an aging population while dismantling the stigma that too often keeps people from seeking care.

Sep. 11, 2025 By Bill Parry

A Queens grand jury indicted a Jamaica teenager for the killing of a 17-year-old and injuring others in a high-speed collision on the Cross Island Parkway in Bayside last October.

Sep. 11, 2025 By amNewYork

The immediate few hours after the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers collapsed during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, were likely the darkest in the city’s history.