Police Searching For Two Men In Connection To Long Island City Shooting

FDNY fire marshals have determined that a Murray Hill house fire was caused by a lithium-ion battery on Sunday evening.

The FDNY responded to a report of a basement fire at 164-18 Pidgeon Meadow Rd., just before 7:30 p.m., where firefighters discovered approximately 100 lithium-ion batteries burning in the cellar. The property owner was operating an illegal lithium-ion battery repair business inside the home, and multiple micro-mobility devices and lithium-ion batteries were found in various states of disassembly and disrepair.

Aug. 19, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Council Member Robert Holden co-hosted a rally outside City Hall last week to call on the City Council to pass Ryder’s Law, which aims to phase out horse-drawn carriages in Central Park and replace them with electric alternatives.

Aug. 19, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

The Shops at Skyview held a culinary lab event featuring multiple food workshops, a meal demonstration and a lunchbox competition on Thursday, Aug. 14, on the fourth level of the mall, located at 40-24 College Point Blvd. in Flushing.

Aug. 19, 2025 By Dean Moses

New York’s Finest swore an oath to protect the city, but many say they didn’t sign up for all this.

A South Jamaica man was stabbed to death in front of his neighbor’s home just down the block from his own house near Baisley Pond Park in broad daylight during the afternoon of Saturday, Aug. 16.

Police from the 113th Precinct in Jamaica responded to a 911 call of a man stabbed in front of 150-16 119th Ave. at 4:10 p.m. Upon arrival, the officers found the 43-year-old victim lying at the curb with a stab wound to his chest. EMS responded to the location and rushed him to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition. He succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead a short while later, police said.

Aug. 19, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon

The future IBX (Interborough Express) light rail in NYC will connect more than just ZIP codes between Brooklyn and Queens. It will link New Yorkers to a center of culture, tradition and diversity at its northern-most stop in Jackson Heights. 

Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria and Transit District 20 are looking for a flasher who exposed himself repeatedly to a woman on board a northbound R train in Astoria on Sunday, Aug. 17.

The suspect sat across from the 34-year-old victim at around 12:50 p.m. as the subway was in the vicinity of Steinway Street and 34th Avenue and showed her his genitals multiple times, police said. The suspect zipped up and got off the train at the station and ran off on foot in an unknown direction. The woman was not injured during the encounter.

Aug. 19, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

The Ridgewood Off-Kilter Film Festival (ROFF) is set to return for its third year next month, with 66 independent films lined up for a jam-packed weekend of entertainment.

Aug. 19, 2025 By Jessica Militello

Warriors Cup continues to make history in the fight scene, including their last event where the NY State Junior Title was won by 15-year-old amateur fighter, Aiden Ellis, who stepped in to fight on less than 12 hours’ notice and won the belt in front of a packed house in Long Island City.

Aug. 19, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

It has been 22 years since an American man won the US Open — or any grand slam title for that matter — but US tennis has arguably not been in such a promising position in decades.