Aug. 12, 2025 By Bill Parry Eastern Queens elected officials announced last week that an agreement has been reached with Empire State Development (ESD) on a revised Creedmoor Mixed-Use Redevelopment Project that will significantly reduce density. The new plan responds to community feedback by proposing a 27% reduction in housing unit square footage and…
Aug. 12, 2025 By Kenny Cohen II My grandparents moved to Flushing in 1951, shortly after my dad was born, and my family has proudly called Flushing, and Queens, our home ever since. Yet the borough we love has long been underserved when it comes to good local jobs and opportunities. The result has…
Aug. 12, 2025 By Mayor Eric Adams My mother was a single parent who worked three jobs just to make sure my siblings and I had a roof over our heads and food on the table—so I know the struggle to live a better life is real. A college education can help New Yorkers…
Aug. 11, 2025 By Athena Dawson Signage for the Claire Shulman Pavilion is now up at NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens. The hospital system put up the sign earlier this month after having renamed the pavilion in honor of the late Queens borough president and trailblazing nurse. Neil Moore, CEO of Queens Hospital, said the…
Aug. 11, 2025 By Dean Moses Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Monday that the NYPD Quality of Life Team has now been expanded to whole borough of Queens. Dubbed Q-teams for short, Commissioner Tisch told amNewYork on Aug. 11 that while these units will respond to any serious crime they…
Aug. 11, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Elected officials and community leaders gathered at iconic Maspeth institution Rosa’s Pizza last week to celebrate the pizzeria’s grand reopening and 50th anniversary. Rosa’s, located at 55-26 69th St., has been a neighborhood staple since opening in Maspeth in the 1970s, offering a variety of pies and Italian…
Aug. 11, 2025 By Ethan Marshall After the average cost of rent in Queens exceeded $3,000 in June 2025, the number continued to rise in July, with average rents increasing across the board among studios, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units in the borough, according to a report by M.N.S Real Estate. The average rent in…
Aug. 11, 2025 By Bill Parry An East Elmhurst man was shot to death in Puerto Rico early Sunday morning while visiting for a Bad Bunny concert, according to authorities. Kevin Mares, 25, was an innocent bystander outside a popular nightclub in the coastal town of La Perla near Old San Juan when he…
Aug. 11, 2025 By Jessica Militello If you’re looking for something short and sweet to indulge, then Chip City has just the special treat for fans of the brand’s over-the-top cookies with their newest rotation of Thins and Thinwiches, featuring their newest flavor, the ChocoLOT Thinwich. The cookie giant, which has over 48 locations…
Aug. 11, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 101st Precinct in Far Rockaway are looking for a gunman who allegedly shot a 30-year-old woman on Beach 17th Street and the Rockaway Beach Boardwalk near the Ocean Bay Apartments early Sunday morning. The suspect fired shots just before 3:10 a.m. on Aug. 10 near…