April 21, 2025 By Jessica Militello If you’re craving something sweet but mindful of ingredients, Maki’s Donuts offers the perfect indulgence. These gluten-free fried treats are crafted by Ariel Bridges, a Western Queens resident who has been popping up at markets across Astoria, Sunnyside, and Jackson Heights since January. Her handmade donuts made with mochi… Read more »
Mar. 31, 2025 By Dean Moses and QNS News Team Police in Jackson Heights are investigating a disturbing act of hate crime after two men were seen hanging a noose from a rooftop on Northern Boulevard last week. According to authorities, the incident occurred at approximately 7:20 p.m. on March 25, when two men…
Mar. 28, 2025 By Colum Motherway The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) hosted an open house at the Ridgewood Library on March 27 to present detailed plans for the Interborough Express (IBX), a major new rail project designed to improve transit connectivity between Brooklyn and Queens. The IBX would make use of a 14-mile-long freight…
March 28, 2025 By Bill Parry A Corona man was arrested on Wednesday morning after he turned himself in at the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows for assaulting a grandmother during a random attack inside a Jackson Heights subway station on the night of Saturday, March 1. Hector Cajamarca, 24, of Corona Avenue, was arraigned… Read more »
Mar. 14, 2025 By Athena Dawson Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. joined local Jewish leaders to celebrate the holiday of Purim with a unique food crawl. In partnership with Mark Treyger, CEO of the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York (JCRC-NY), Richards led a hamantaschen crawl through Queens to commemorate the holiday…
March 14, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights and Transit District 20 are looking for a groper who targeted a 51-year-old woman near the Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street transit hub late last month. The incident occurred on the night of Thursday, Feb. 27, while the victim was standing outside the… Read more »
March 14, 2025 By Bill Parry A 13-year-old boy was critically injured when he was struck by a 7 train at the 111th Street subway station in Corona on Friday morning. Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights responded to a 911 call of a victim in need of medical attention at around 8:17… Read more »
Mar. 3, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Adrien Brody and Zoe Saldaña made it a Queens double at the Oscars on Sunday night, taking home the Academy Award for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress, respectively. Brody, born and raised in Woodhaven, and Saldaña, who was born in New Jersey but spent the majority of…
Feb. 20, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights and Transit District 20 are looking for two men who allegedly attacked a 7 train rider in Corona during a recent morning rush hour. The 37-year-old victim was aboard a Flushing-bound 7 train at the 103rd Street–Corona Plaza station at around… Read more »
Feb. 18, 2025 By Bill Parry A Bay Terrace man turned himself in at the 111th Precinct in Bayside after a Queens grand jury indicted him in connection to a fatal hit-and-run crash on the Whitestone Expressway that killed an MTA supervisor from Jackson Heights in February 2024. James Vennitti, 63, of Darren Drive,…