NYPD: 15-Year-Old Boy Shot at Jackson Heights Playground Saturday

Sep. 29, 2023 By Bill Parry

Queens Public Library (QPL) will defend the freedom to read during Banned Books Week, Oct. 1-7, through a series of events and activities recognizing the stories, voices and titles threatened by censorship across the nation.

Sep. 29, 2023 By Bill Parry

A teenager was stabbed in broad daylight in Far Rockaway on Sept. 11 — and authorities say his attacker remains at large.

Sep. 29, 2023 By Rachel Butler

Classical music station WQXR 105.9 FM is heading to Queens Theatre in Flushing Meadows Corona Park for a classical kids fair on Sunday Oct. 8.

Sept. 29, 2023 By Ethan Marshall

Maria Isabel Ramirez, the general manager of the McDonald’s at 31-67 Steinway St. in Astoria, was named one of the winners of the 2024 Ray Kroc Award. This accolade is given to the top 1% of McDonald’s managers around the world.

Sept. 29, 2023 By Ethan Marshall

As Bethpage Federal Credit Union expands to Queens, a networking reception was held Sept. 28 at the Lost in Paradise Rooftop in Long Island City. This small gathering was meant to act as the company’s introduction to the Queens community.

Sep. 29, 2023 By Bill Parry

A 68-year-old woman was pumping gas at a BP station on Northern Boulevard in Bayside when two strangers walked up to her vehicle and snatched her pocketbook in broad daylight, according to the NYPD.

Sep. 29, 2023 By Bill Parry

It took nearly six months but homicide detectives from the 113th Precinct in Jamaica and Patrol Borough Queens South have identified the second gunman in the fatal shooting of a Florida man in front of a St. Albans nightclub in April.

Sep. 29, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan

At a virtual think tank discussion on human trafficking organized by Bayside’s Center for Women of New York, experts pointed out that migrant women and children are at risk. 

Sep. 29, 2023 By Anthony Medina

Amid possibly the heaviest downfall of rain in the city so far this year, residents in Queens neighborhoods were subjected to the unexpected closures of highways, some public transportation services, and substantial flooding in residential areas.

Sep. 29, 2023 By Ethan Marshall

EEEEEATSCON will be bringing some of the food from more than 25 restaurants across New York City to Forest Hills Stadium on Oct. 7 and Oct. 8. In addition to the great food, several celebrity guest speakers will be on hand throughout this festival.