Apr. 10, 2024 By Dean Moses
Police say they are hot on the trail of the Queens brute who sent a senior tumbling down a church staircase in a vicious attack over the weekend.
Mar. 29, 2024 By Dean Moses
Emotions ran high in Queens on Friday evening as the Bangladeshi community demanded answers for the death of Win Rozario, who police officers shot dead during an apparent mental health crisis at his home on Wednesday.
Emotions ran high in Queens on Friday evening as the Bangladeshi community demanded answers for the death of Win Rozario, who police officers shot dead during an apparent mental health crisis at his home on Wednesday.
Mar. 26, 2024 By Dean Moses
Just before midnight on Monday, a legion of grief-stricken cops assembled outside Jamaica Hospital to salute Police Officer Jonathan Diller, who lost his life in the line of duty hours earlier after being mortally wounded in a Far Rockaway gunfight.
Mar. 20, 2024 By Athena Dawson Deborah Camp, 38, always knew she was destined to be an artist. The Woodhaven born freelance artist is well known for her grand, colorful, hand painted window signs that line businesses throughout the community. Growing up in a family full of artists, Camp recalled how from age 3, she…
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Mar. 18, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld
The federal government granted New York City $117 million to design and build part of a High Line-esque “linear park” on an abandoned rail spur in Queens — but some advocates and elected officials worry the plan would forever foreclose the long-sought possibility of reactivating transit service along the corridor.
Mar. 17, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld
A 21-year-old alleged gang member pled guilty on Sunday to the 2019 mistaken-identity slaying of 14-year-old Aamir Griffin on a Queens playground.
Mar. 14, 2024 By Dean Moses
Police in Queens are looking for a gunman who shot a woman in the hip following an argument on a bus that spilled onto the street Thursday afternoon.
Mar. 14, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan The NYC Hospitality Alliance, a nonprofit that represents restaurants, released a first of its kind report this week with insights into where the city’s elected officials dine. The “District Dining Guide” highlights the go to restaurants, and favorite dish to order, of elected officials from the mayor to the city council. Since the Alliance’s founding in 2012, they’ve worked to bridge the gap between the government, press and the 20,000 eating and drinking establishments across the five boroughs. “Our City offers the best restaurants and flavors in the world, and we’re thrilled to release…
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Mar. 14, 2024 By Athena Dawson and Czarinna Andres New York State Senators John Liu and Brad Hoylman-Sigal, along with State Assembly Member Steven Raga, joined forces with a broad coalition of journalists, civic organizations, and transparency advocates in Albany on Tuesday to call for crucial enhancements to New York’s Freedom of Information Laws (FOIL). Liu, represents Northeast Queens while Hoylman-Sigal, covers much of the west side of Manhattan. Raga represents several neighborhoods in Queens which include Woodside, Elmhurst, Maspeth, Jackson Heights, Astoria, and Middle Village. The legislators, in collaboration with the New York Coalition for Open Government and several…
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