Sunnyside Library to Close for Two Months For Construction

Nov. 19, 2024 By Dean Moses and Robert Pozarycki

Queens cops and an armed robber traded gunfire in a shootout on a busy shopping strip Tuesday night, leaving an officer wounded and the suspect dead, sources familiar with the investigation said.

Nov. 19, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld

City Council members and transit advocates are once again imploring the Adams administration to open up the Fair Fares transit discount to more low-income New Yorkers.

Nov. 19, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller

A City Council committee is set to vote this Thursday on Mayor Eric Adams’ controversial “City of Yes” package of zoning changes to promote more housing construction in the five boroughs.

The manager and enforcer of a Flushing-based sex trafficking and prostitution ring were convicted on Tuesday by a federal jury in Brooklyn on felony charges, including assault in aid of racketeering and Hobbs Act robbery, following a month-long trial.

The jury found Siyang Chen, 35, of Queens, guilty of sex trafficking conspiracy, several assaults in-aid-of-racketeering, and Hobbs Act conspiracy and convicted Yichu Chen, 22, also of Queens, of the robbery and assault of a sex worker. Siyang Chen has now been convicted on all counts in a superseding indictment with which he was charged. When sentenced, he faces up to life in prison, and Yichu Chen faces up to 20 years in prison.

Nov. 19, 2024 By Shane O’Brien

The New York City School Construction Authority (SCA) broke ground on a new 547-seat elementary school in Hunters Point South Monday following an almost decade-long battle for a new school in the neighborhood.

Nov. 19, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon

NYC food pantries are becoming flooded with an unexpected clientele: full-time working New Yorkers who still cannot afford to put bread on their tables.

Nov. 19, 2024 By Athena Dawson

As Thanksgiving approaches, local officials, community organizations, and stakeholders are hosting free giveaways to help Queens families celebrate the holiday without financial stress. Here’s a guide to upcoming events offering free meals and holiday support across the borough.

Nov. 19, 2024 By Colum Motherway

The NYPD has recently stepped up its presence across local parks in District 30 at the request of Council Member Robert Holden.

A Whitestone man was arrested for allegedly making and distributing forged modem devices filled with malware that mimics legitimate cable and streaming services in a takedown of a major cable theft operation in Flushing and Whitestone, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Tuesday.

Kong Gao, 35, of 154th Street in Whitestone, was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on Nov. 15 on a criminal complaint charging him with fraudulent making of an electronic device and criminal possession of forgery devices after approximately 200 of the fraudulent modem devices were seized from his home.

Nov. 19, 2024 By Colum Motherway

The 104th Precinct Civilian Observation Patrol (G-COP), the largest and most active civilian patrol in New York City, is concluding its 2024 community service activities and will resume operations on Good Friday in 2025.