Jul. 31, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams saluted on Thursday a controversial NYPD unit for its response to the Midtown mass shooting this week in what appeared to be a jab at his general election opponent, Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, who has vowed to disband the group. During the Bronx funeral service…
Jul. 31, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon It has been almost two years, but the MTA is keeping active a “prototype” modern gate system designed to stop fare evasion, but it is seemingly no match for anyone determined to cheat the system. The high-tech fare gate system at the Sutphin Blvd. and Archer Avenue station in…
Jul. 31, 2025 By Ethan Marshall & Zachary Gewelb Thursday’s thunderstorm has resulted in heavy flooding across New York City, including in northeast Queens, where first responders rescued at least two people who were temporarily stranded in their vehicles. The FDNY and NYPD confirmed with QNS that three vehicles were submerged on the Clearview…
Jul. 31, 2025 By Paulina Albarracin As August rolls in, the thought of summer winding down looms over the humid temperatures. Don’t let that stop you from enjoying the last month of summer by running in these community-based races in Queens. From the NYC Police Chase 5K to the Queens Distance Runners (QDR) Jackson…
Jul. 31, 2025 By Bill Scarborough and Niki Cross In the next 15 years, over 80,000 homes in southeast Queens, Staten Island and suburbs east of New York City could be lost to floods. As climate change accelerates rising sea levels and unleashes storms with alarming frequency, intensity and deadliness, the residents of southeast…
Jul. 31, 2025 By Ethan Marshall The United States Tennis Association (USTA) announced that Monday, Aug. 18, will mark the start of the 2025 US Open Fan Week, featuring a lineup of world-class and fan-friendly shows, events and activities for people of all ages at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in…
Jul. 31, 2025 By Bill Parry The body of a South Ozone Park man was pulled from the waters of Jamaica Bay on Sunday, July 20, and an investigation is underway to determine how he died. Police from the 100th Precinct responded to a 911 call of a man in need of medical attention…
Jul. 31, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 111th Precinct in Bayside are looking for three men who allegedly mugged an older woman in broad daylight as she walked along a residential block in Douglaston in mid-July. Police say the 68-year-old victim was in front of 249-31 Thebes Avenue at around 5 p.m.…
Jul. 31, 2025 By Bill Parry A Springfield Gardens gang member was sentenced to 21 years in prison on July 30 for fatally shooting an 18-year-old boy outside a neighborhood McDonald’s restaurant in September 2024. Rayvon Phillip, 19, of 167th Street, a reputed member of the BG4 street gang known on the street as…
Jul. 31, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Hey Queens and Brooklyn residents: The plan for a direct train link from Brooklyn to Queens — known as the Interborough Express (IBX) — became closer to a sure thing Wednesday when the MTA announced a board-approved design contract. The MTA board voted at its monthly meeting on…