Sep. 15, 2025 By Athena Dawson

A local nonprofit is working to beautify underpasses throughout Queens. 

Sep. 15, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Council Member Joann Ariola has defended her decision to support a vote overriding Mayor Eric Adams’ veto of legislation decriminalizing illegal street vending amid fierce criticism from City Hall, describing her vote as a “protest” against what she described as previous mayoral inaction on the issue.

Sep. 15, 2025 By Athena Dawson

A new state-of-the-art YMCA is coming to downtown Flushing. 

Sep. 14, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon

The four leading candidates in the 2025 NYC mayor’s race spent Sunday greeting constituents, visiting businesses and churches, and discussing local issues that are important to New Yorkers. 

Sep. 14, 2025 By Dean Moses

A Long Island man accused of fatally striking a teenage girl in Queens with his vehicle on Saturday morning faces murder charges for the alcohol-fueled hit-and-run, police reported.

Sep. 14, 2025 By Dean Moses

Queens detectives have charged the son of a senior found stabbed to death in his home Saturday night in what police are calling a domestic killing.

Sep. 13, 2025 By Adrienne Farr

Queens has over 295,000 mapped trees – more than any other borough – making it one of the most magical places in the fall to see leaves transform into majestic shades of orange and yellow. There’s no better way to celebrate the season than by getting outside with the family, strolling through tree-lined parks, taking a scenic hike or enjoying a picnic by a pond. Queens offers plenty of spots to soak in the beauty of autumn foliage. 

Sep. 12, 2025 By Bill Parry

A Queens grand jury indicted a Jamaica man and his accomplice on weapons and drugs charges for trafficking illegal guns from Georgia into southeast Queens.

Sep. 12, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

Centric, a 12-story-tall condominium with 131 luxury units at 58-01 Queens Blvd. in Woodside, has officially topped off, becoming the largest condominium in Sunnyside East.

Sep. 12, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

The Diocese of Brooklyn has announced that the Church of the Transfiguration in Maspeth will remain open on a “limited basis” following reports that the church was set to be closed down earlier in the summer.

Sep. 12, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller

Democratic mayoral nominee and frontrunner Zohran Mamdani will apologize for a 2020 social media post in which he called the NYPD “racist, anti-queer & a major threat to public safety,” his campaign confirmed to amNewYork.

Sep. 12, 2025 By Paulina Albarracin

This weekend, an upscale café will raise a toast to its one-year milestone.

Sep. 12, 2025 By Bill Parry

FDNY fire marshals and the NYPD are investigating a two-alarm house fire in College Point on Friday morning that injured five residents.

Sep. 12, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

The Shops at Skyview concluded its four-week “Skyview High” event series with a commencement ceremony featuring a special appearance by K-pop sensation Kang Daniel on Saturday, Aug. 30.

Sep. 12, 2025 By Bill Parry

The Bronx man accused of murdering an elderly Bellerose couple did a lot of talking as he was escorted out of the 107th Precinct by homicide detectives on Thursday afternoon to make his first court appearance in Queens Criminal Court hours later.

Sep. 12, 2025 By Athena Dawson

Community members and local residents gathered at Trinity Lutheran Church Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 10, for Community Board 5’s first meeting of the fall, during which a longtime board member was honored for his nearly 50-year tenure with the board. 

Sep. 12, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Hunters Point Parks Conservancy (HPPC) will host its second annual waterfront gala next week, honoring Council Member Julie Won along with local running groups Run LIC and Woodside-Sunnyside Runners.

Sep. 12, 2025 By Athena Dawson

Rep. Grace Meng has reintroduced bipartisan legislation to combat aircraft noise over Queens and other impacted areas across the country. 

Sep. 12, 2025 By Jessica Militello

Astoria is finally getting its own Korean BBQ restaurant with mouth-watering all-you-can-eat BBQ and sushi, smoky mocktails and a festive atmosphere that can even turn a weeknight dinner into a celebration.

Sep. 12, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

State Sen. Kristen Gonzalez has penned a letter to MTA leadership calling on the agency to postpone the removal of two bus stops in Queensbridge Houses as part of the Queens Bus Network Redesign, arguing that the removal will make it more difficult for local residents to access public transport.

Sep. 12, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Bayside is home to an arts and culture scene teeming with life, from popular local galleries to beloved installations.

Sep. 11, 2025 By Dean Moses

The man allegedly responsible for brutally murdering a senior couple in Queens and setting them ablaze on Monday was charged with a staggering 16 counts of murder and went on an unhinged rant at his perp walk on Thursday. 

A former NYPD officer from Bellerose was sentenced in Brooklyn federal court on Sept. 10 to three years in prison for defrauding over 20 investors out of more than $4 million in a foreign exchange (forex) trading fund.

Jason Rodriguez, 38, pleaded guilty last November to conspiracy to commit wire fraud related to his role as the chief operating officer of Technical Trading Team LLC, based on a slew of misrepresentations.

Sep. 11, 2025 By Dean Moses

Nearly a quarter-century ago, the 9/11 terrorist attacks of 2001 not only stole the lives of 2,977 people but also irreparably reshaped the lives of survivors and their families.

Sep. 11, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller

Mayor Eric Adams‘ campaign continued to insist Thursday that Hizzoner would stay in the mayoral general election, even while saying that it would conduct its own “independent poll” to make a decision on whether or not he will drop out.