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Three suspects wanted for thwarted robbery in Glendale last month: NYPD

Cops are looking for the suspects who tried to rob a pedestrian in Glendale last month.

Jul. 14, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood are looking for three suspects who tried to rob a man in Glendale last month. Law enforcement sources say the 21-year-old victim was walking near the intersection of Seneca Avenue and Madison Street just before 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 17,…

Mark your calendar: DOB in Your Community returns to Queens with event at Queensborough Community College

The NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) will host a free in-person event in Bayside which will provide the opportunity for property owners to resolve violations and summonses with agency staff.

Jul. 14, 2025 By Bill Parry Queens homeowners and small businesses will have the opportunity to meet face-to-face with staffers from the NYC Department of Buildings with the return of the agency’s “DOB in Your Community” initiative on Saturday, July 19. The event, held at the Queensborough Community College Student Union Building, will allow…

UniverSoul Circus returns to Queens with all-new global acts this fall

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Jul. 14, 2025 By Athena Dawson Something out of this universe is coming to St. Albans.  The UniverSoul Circus is returning to Queens with its new “Rythm of the World Production” from Friday, Sept 5 through Sunday, Sept 28, under the big top tent at Roy Wilkins Park, located on Merrick Blvd. For 31…

Free jazz and R&B festival returns to Jamaica’s Rufus King Park on July 26

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Jul. 14, 2025 By Athena Dawson The Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning (JCAL) is celebrating the summer with its biggest event of the season. JCAL is hosting its free Downtown Jamaica Riddim and Jazz Festival on Saturday, July 26, at 2 p.m. in Rufus King Park, 150-29 Jamaica Ave. in Jamaica. Last year’s…

Rotting dead body found inside parked van in Queens

Medical examiner loads body into van in Queens

Jul. 14, 2025 By Dean Moses Police in Queens are looking for answers after finding a heavily decomposed body rotting inside a parked van on Sunday afternoon. Officers from the 110th Precinct made the grim discovery after responding to a 911 call at 59-21 Calloway St. in Corona at around 3:30 p.m. on July…

ICE in NYC: Disabled asylum seeker detained without contact for over a week, parents skipping meals to pay for detained son’s release

The 31-year-old asylum-seeker from Peru with developmental and auditory disabilities, was detained by ICE on July 2

Jul. 13, 2025 By Adam Daly A 31-year-old Peruvian asylum-seeker with developmental and auditory disabilities was held in immigration detention for more than a week, without contact with his attorneys or family, after being arrested by ICE following a routine court hearing in Manhattan. Edwin Velasquez Munoz, who had been living in Long Island…

Trash talk: What’s NYC doing about overflowing public litter baskets full of waste?

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Jul. 13, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon NYC litter baskets are meant to keep the Big Apple clean. But lately, many New Yorkers have spotted the containers overflowing with trash and surrounded by piles of garbage bags — causing concerns about the unsightliness and spread of filth. As Mayor Eric Adams continues his war on…

Queens man shot dead on residential block; cops seek suspect

NYPD officer in vest and white shirt with officer in blue shirt pull up yellow caution tape at scene where man was shot

Jul. 12, 2025 By Lloyd Mitchell & Robert Pozarycki Queens detectives are searching for the suspect who shot and killed a man on a residential block early on Saturday morning. Police said the deadly shooting occurred at about 8:12 a.m. on July 12 near the corner of 110th Avenue and Liverpool Street in South…

Ridgewood mother and daughter arrested for attacking woman over parking spot: NYPD

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Jul. 11, 2025 By Bill Parry A Ridgewood mother and daughter were arrested Monday after they ambushed a young Black woman who tried to park her car in a spot in front of their apartment building that they frequently cordon off with garbage cans and traffic cones. A family friend was standing at the…

Queens RockFest returns to the Forest Park Bandshell on July 12

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Jul. 11, 2025 By Paulina Albarracin Wear your best band t-shirt and raise your horns. The eighth annual Queens RockFest (QRF) will transform the Forest Park Bandshell into a thunderous rock n’ roll hub on Saturday, July 12, from 12 noon to 8:30 p.m. Queens rock and metal fans will descend on Forest Park…