Police Launch Homicide Investigation After Body Was Found Floating in East River Off Astoria in January

Two Queens MS-13 gang associates pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court on Friday in connection to the notorious 2018 murder of a teenager in Flushing’s Kissena Park.

As part of their guilty pleas, Juan Amaya-Ramirez, 26, of Fresh Meadows, and Oscar Flores-Meija, 24, of Elmhurst, admitted to killing 17-year-old Andy Peralta of Corona to prove their dedication to and gain full membership in the transnational street gang, Mara Salvatrucha, known in New York and across the United States as MS-13.

Sep. 10, 2024 By Czarinna Andres

Assemblymember Nily Rozic (D, WF-Fresh Meadows) has allocated over $900,00 in state funding to bolster educational institutions and community programs across her district, with the largest grants to be spent on building upgrades at local schools.

Sept. 10, 2024 By Shane O’Brien

An annual food crawl celebrating the Tibetan and Nepalese dumpling, called “the momo,” will return to Jackson Heights this Sunday.

Sept. 10, 2024 By Shane O’Brien 

The Sunnyside Drum Corps is appealing for new members as the marching band celebrates its 47th anniversary.

Sep. 10, 2024 By Anthony Medina

The street co-naming ceremony of Firefighter John “Jack” Boyle Street, at the intersection of 78th Street and Furmanville Avenue in Middle Village, honored the life of a man rooted in service to his family, community and country.

A 68-year-old man was brutally assaulted by a stranger in broad daylight near the entrance to Francis Lewis Park in Whitestone on Sunday afternoon, and police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing are asking for the public’s help in tracking down his assailant.

The random attack occurred just before 3 p.m. on Sept. 8, as the victim was walking in the vicinity of 3rd Avenue and the Whitestone Expressway. The perpetrator approached and engaged the victim in a verbal dispute. The argument turned violent when the suspect punched the victim in the face with a closed fist, knocking him to the ground, where he struck his head, police said. The suspect then fled in an unknown direction.

Sep. 10, 2024 By Anthony Medina

The second annual hockey puck drop ceremony for the Middle Village Players Roller Hockey League demonstrated how determination and community support can keep a treasured tradition alive.

Sept. 10, 2024 By Bill Parry

A grieving Woodside mother returned to the intersection where her 16-year-old daughter was fatally struck by a hit-and-run delivery truck on the last day of school, calling for urgent city action to curb traffic violence and safeguard children after the same driver also injured her younger daughter.

Sep. 10, 2024 By Athena Dawson

An upcoming film festival will showcase some of the best independent filmmakers, writers and directors from the Caribbean diaspora.  

Sept. 10, 2024 By Shane O’Brien

Around 100 street vendors and activists gathered in Corona Monday afternoon to protest against the NYPD’s alleged illegal destruction of vendor carts and to call on the New York City Council to grant more food vendor permits.