Pennsylvania Woman Dies from Motorcycle Crash in Holliswood

Apr. 17, 2024 By Dean Moses

The headless body discovered floating in Queens’ Jamaica Bay last week has been identified as an apparent suicide victim, authorities said.

For the second time in four months, FDNY fire inspectors averted a potential catastrophe in East Elmhurst after finding stockpiles of illegally stored propane tanks in the residential neighborhood.

Fire inspectors from the Special Investigation Unit received a complaint of illegal occupancy at a home just south of LaGuardia Airport at 23-57 89th St. They discovered 68 propane cylinders, which they seized along with five food trucks and a box truck parked on the property last week. The inspectors also found illegal single-room-occupancy in the home’s cellar.

Apr. 17, 2024 By Czarinna Andres

Neil Young, Pitbull, and the Marley Brothers are among the big acts set to play Forest Hills Stadium this summer.

Apr. 17, 2024 By Barbara Russo

The number of vacant storefronts in NYC is growing, and the City Council demanded solutions to the economic problem during an oversight hearing at City Hall on Wednesday. 

Apr. 17, 2024 By Ethan Marshall

The Queens Rite Aid locations at 218-35 Hempstead Ave. in Queens Village and 95-14 63rd Dr. in Rego Park are among the 53 national locations the company announced earlier this month that will close soon.

Apr. 17, 2024 By Ethan Marshall

Since the spring of 2023, Queens’ Koeppel Auto Group has donated $20 from every car sale they made at their five Queens locations to the NYC Scholarship Accounts of students at P.S. 148Q, the Ruby G. Allen School, in East Elmhurst.

A 76-year-old Jamaica Hills man died Tuesday after clinging to life for 11 days, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has reclassified his assault as a homicide investigation.

Police from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows responded to a report of an assault in broad daylight at the intersection of 167th Street and Hillside Avenue just after 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Apr. 5.

Apr. 17, 2024 By Dean Moses

NYPD transit brass said Tuesday that “Operation Fare Play” was a winning move for public safety, resulting in 175 arrests of dangerous criminals during a concentrated effort to combat fare evasion. 

A 71-year-old man was attacked by a stranger in broad daylight as he got off an MTA bus in Forest Hills last week, police said.

The assault occurred just before 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Apr. 9, as the victim was exiting a Q64 bus at the corner of 108th Street and Queens Boulevard when his assailant began arguing with him.

Apr. 17, 2024 By Queens Post News Team

The Long Island City Partnership (LICP) held its 19th annual Real Estate Breakfast at the newly-opened Brewster LIC Conference Center Tuesday morning, exploring the challenges and opportunities facing the neighborhood in 2024.