Sep. 18, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

The shell of a building that was once Parkway Hospital in Forest Hills has been empty for nearly 20 years. At long last, it’s being redeveloped.

Sep. 18, 2025 By Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to mark the opening of the newest Flushing Bank location on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 37-44 74th St. in Jackson Heights.

Sep. 18, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller & Dean Moses

The Queens District Attorney’s office charged a Texas man on Thursday with making a “terroristic threat” as a hate crime against Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic mayoral nominee and a Queens Assembly member.

Sep. 18, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Council Member Julie Won has once again outlined that she will vote against the OneLIC Neighborhood Plan unless the comprehensive neighborhood rezoning includes specific community guarantees — including a commitment to provide deeply affordable housing, over 1,300 new school seats, a substantial increase in open space, and a comprehensive plan to improve resiliency in the neighborhood.

Police from the 102nd Precinct in Richmond Hill are looking for a bearded burglar who was captured on video surveillance pulling off a jewel heist at a Kew Gardens home four blocks east of Forest Park late last month.

The suspect was seen walking on 84th Street near 118th Street at around 4:45 a.m. when he unlawfully entered a private residence through a rear door. Once inside, the suspect went into a bedroom and removed a black box, which contained jewelry valued at approximately $1,950, police said. The stranger left the home and ran off southbound on 118th Street toward Bessemer Street in Richmond Hill. There were no injuries reported after the jewel heist.

Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights are looking for a serial groper who targeted three women in 20 minutes on Monday, Sept. 1, in Corona.

The first incident occurred at around 5:55 a.m. as a 37-year-old victim was walking to work near the intersection of 103rd Street and 37th Avenue when a stranger approached her from behind and allegedly grabbed her buttocks before running off westbound on 37th Avenue toward 102nd Street.

Sep. 18, 2025 By Jessica Militello

The transition from summer to fall brings plenty of changes, from the start of cooler weather to fun autumn recipes and more, but for many, the seasonal shift can wreak havoc on our hair, causing ends to feel dry and roots to feel more oily than normal. Before you give up on your hair goals and reach for a baseball cap, check out some of these fall hair tips and the latest trends for the season from veteran hair stylist and owner of Ellee Salon, Ellen Lee.

Sep. 18, 2025 By Jessica Militello

Get a taste of country life this fall at the 42nd Annual Queens Agricultural Fair at the Queens County Farm Museum on Sept. 27-28, offering a perfect way to celebrate the new season.

Sep. 18, 2025 By Jimmy Robles

It has been several years since lawmakers first introduced the Gender Identity Respect, Dignity and Safety (GIRDS) Act in 2021. Various organizations, including the Trans Immigrant Project (TrIP) of Make The Road New York, have called on state legislators in Albany to protect and end discrimination against TGNCNBI (transgender, gender non-conforming, non-binary and intersex) people in state and local correctional facilities.

One of the five civilians rescued by the FDNY from a 2-alarm house fire in College Point on Friday morning was arrested later in the day for allegedly starting the blaze in his first-floor apartment.

Jonathan Mejia, 33, was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16 on a complaint charging him with arson in the first degree, four counts of attempted murder in the second degree and other related charges.

Sep. 17, 2025 By Athena Dawson

Two independent lounges are coming to JFK’s New Terminal One. The New Terminal One has announced a partnership with the Hong Kong-based Plaza Premium Group (PPG) to develop and operate the lounges. 

Sep. 17, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, one of the three key Albany leaders, said he is “wholy supportive” of Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani’s affordability agenda on Tuesday, adding he’s “not concerned” that moderate Gov. Kathy Hochul will prevent it from being passed.

Sep. 17, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon

The MTA started deploying unarmed gate guards across New York City’s expansive subway system in 2022 in an effort to shut down a “superhighway of fare evasion” — emergency exit gates.

Sep. 17, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

United States Rep. Tom Suozzi honored 12 police officers from precincts within the 3rd Congressional District, including seven from Queens precincts, for showing exemplary heroism in the line of duty during his fifth annual “Hometown Heroes” event on Friday, Sept. 12, outside the Glen Cove Police Department.

Sep. 17, 2025 By Robert Pearl

A quiet neighborhood in Hollis became the scene of a fiery community protest Saturday, Sept. 13, as southeast Queens residents gathered to denounce a proposed lithium-ion battery energy storage facility just feet from family homes, schools and a senior center.

An Astoria man is accused of driving drunk when he struck a 13-year-old girl and a 72-year-old man while speeding through the narrow residential streets of Corona on the night of Sunday, Sept. 14.

Sep. 17, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

Jamaica Gateway to the Sciences High School student Andrea Avellana has been nominated for the 2025 USA Football Heart of a Giant Award, presented by the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) and the New York Giants.

Sep. 17, 2025 By Athena Dawson

Students and parents can nominate their favorite Queens teachers for a prestigious teaching award. 

Sep. 17, 2025 By Jessica Militello

A Queens staple is marking yet another expansion in the city with a fourth Utopia Bagels slated to open in Midtown Manhattan at the beginning of 2026. 

Sep. 17, 2025 By Athena Dawson

Queens Public Library (QPL) celebrated a group of Queens City Council members at the Central Library’s 11th annual Discovery Day Community Fair. 

Sep. 16, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo appeared on Tuesday to attribute Gov. Kathy Hochul’s endorsement, and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie’s expected backing, of Zohran Mamdani to a growing “socialist faction” within the Democratic Party.

Sep. 16, 2025 By Bill Parry

A man was struck and killed by two vehicles as he tried to cross the Belt Parkway in South Ozone Park last week, according to authorities.

Sep. 16, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon

The MTA set a new post-pandemic subway ridership record with a seven-day high of 26.8 million riders between Monday, Sept. 8 and Sunday, Sept. 14, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul.

Sep. 16, 2025 By Jessica Militello

Fans of the delicious and savory momo, a Tibetan and Nepalese dumpling, are in for a real treat with the return of the annual Momo Crawl to Jackson Heights on Sun. Sept. 21.

The NYPD on Tuesday released surveillance images of the suspected gunman who allegedly shot a young woman to death inside her East Elmhurst home on the night of Friday, Sept. 12.

Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights responded to a 911 call of an assault in progress at 26-30 96th St. at 9:20 p.m. Upon arrival, officers found 21-year-old Dashanna Donovan with a gunshot wound to the head. EMS pronounced her dead at the scene.