Two Men Shot, One Fatally, in Front of Astoria Houses Friday Night

Sep. 7, 2024 By Barbara Russo, Kaitlyn Riggio and New York Family

October is almost here which means it’s that time again to go pumpkin picking. Head to one of these pumpkin picking farms in and near New York City to pick from a variety of gourds, munchkins, and other pumpkins.

Sep. 6, 2024 By Anthony Medina

Do you remember? The first Thursday in September? If not, don’t fret. The Fresh Pond Road Street Festival began its four-day-long event on Thursday, Sept. 5, and will continue to offer fun games and vendors to the public until Sunday.

Sep. 6, 2024 By Ethan Marshall

The average rental price for housing units across Queens went up 4.07% year-over-year in August 2024, according to a report by the real estate firm M.N.S. Real Estate.

A 72-year-old man was killed after a fire engulfed his illegal basement apartment in South Richmond Hill on Thursday afternoon.

The FDNY received a call just after 5 p.m. of a house fire at 94-14 132nd St. Firefighters confirmed the blaze broke out in the basement. The FDNY dispatched 12 units and 60 firefighters and EMS personnel to the scene. Paramedics rescued the 72-year-old victim, and EMS 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.

Sep. 6, 2024 By Ethan Marshall

New York City has launched a housing lottery for 182 units in The Monarch, a 24-story mixed-use development at 92-29 Guy R Brewer Blvd. in Jamaica that opened last July.

Sept. 6, 2024 by Shane O’Brien 

A new restaurant specializing in Korean fried chicken and Korean street food is set to open its doors in Long Island City next month.

Sep. 6, 2024 By Athena Dawson

One New Yorker teaches thousands of people how to swim, one stroke at a time. 

Sept. 6, 2024 By Jessica Militello

Bar Enzo, a speakeasy inspired by the Italian American upbringing of owner Joe Schinco, officially opened in Long Island City on Thursday, Sept. 5, following an exclusive pre-opening event the previous evening.

The FDNY received a call at 11:31 a.m. of a house fire at 95-26 110th St. in South Richmond Hill on Thursday.

Firefighters from Squad Company 270 and Ladder Company 143 arrived moments later and confirmed the blaze originated in the attic space of the two-story private dwelling.

Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing are looking for a strangler who robbed a 63-year-old woman in Queensboro Hill on the night of Thursday, Aug. 29.

The victim was walking on a residential block near the intersection of Frame Place and Maple Avenue just before midnight, when a stranger approached her and began to choke her. The perpetrator snatched her bag, which contained $6,000 in cash, her wallet and an iPhone.