NYPD: 88-Year-Old Driver Strikes 17-Year-Old Pedestrian Dead in Crosswalk

Sep. 26, 2023 By Rachel Butler

Queens Congresswoman Grace Meng has introduced legislation that is calling for the creation of a commemorative stamp to honor inventor and electrical pioneer Lewis Latimer, who lived in Flushing in the early 1900s.

Sep. 25, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan

The corner of 149th Street and 14th Avenue in Whitestone was ceremoniously co-named in honor of former police officer, and 9/11 hero, Thomas Gerald Brophy this past weekend. 

Sep. 25, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan

With COVID-19 cases ticking back up in Queens and across the country, you can now order up to four more at-home rapid tests to be delivered to your door for free.

Sep. 25, 2023 By Rachel Butler

The city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) will be repaving Powells Cove Boulevard between 162nd Street and Totten Street in Whitestone later this month, according to state Senator Toby Ann Stavisky.

Sep. 25, 2023 By Bill Parry

A Flushing-based pulmonologist will have to pay $1.3 million in restitution as part of a settlement agreement with the U.S. Justice Department after he over-billed nursing home residents for years, U.S. Attorney Breon Peace announced last week.

Sep. 25, 2023 By Bill Parry

A Bland Houses resident was arrested and charged with murder for allegedly stabbing another Flushing man in the head during a bar fight on the night of Sunday, Sept. 24.

Sep. 22, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan

Queens’ first ever Climate Expo, sponsored by Borough President Donovan Richards, launched on Wednesday, Sept. 20, at Queens Borough Hall as one of the many events scheduled for Climate Week NYC. 

Sep. 22, 2023 By Rachel Butler

A winning lottery ticket worth more than $35,000 was sold at a discount store in Flushing.

Sep. 21, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan

The United States Department of Education featured six schools across Queens in their annual Blue Ribbon Schools Program designation report that was released on Tuesday, Sept. 19.

Sep. 20, 2023 By Ethan Marshall

New York Junior Tennis and Learning (NYJTL) is bringing its ACES afterschool program to eight schools across Queens during the Fall 2023-24 school year. The program provides students with the opportunity to play tennis for free, as well as academic, enrichment and mental health services.