MTA Offers Vintage Train Ride to Mets’ Home Opener Thursday

Apr. 16, 2025 By Colum Motherway

The Newtown Historical Society, in collaboration with Council Member Robert Holden, has unveiled its latest exhibit, ‘Historic Maps of Newtown.’ 

A Queens grand jury indicted a Brooklyn motorist in the fatal hit-and-run collision that took the life of a Breezy Point man following a road rage incident on the Belt Parkway that began just two blocks from his Sheepshead Bay home in May 2024.

Malcolm Anglin, 32, of Ocean Parkway, was arraigned in Queens Supreme Court on Wednesday on an indictment charging him with murder in the second degree, leaving the scene of an accident without reporting causing death, and criminal possession of a weapon. Anglin is accused of intentionally driving into 55-year-old Thomas McDade in a Breezy Point parking lot and speeding away.

April 16, 2025 By Bill Parry

Police are searching for a serial burglar who targeted mail rooms in at least five Queens apartment buildings last month — including one Jackson Heights location he struck three times, authorities said.

Apr. 16, 2025 By Athena Dawson

At a time when food insecurity continues to rise due to inflation and cuts to food bank programs, one Queens-based nonprofit is stepping up to fill the gap.

Apr. 15, 2025 By Paul Pogozelski

As a small business owner for over 23 years, dealing with clients, making deliveries and balancing the books, it became very clear early on in my career that I needed to be efficient with my time and money. Efficiency in operating a small business means knowing how much to spend on a service, hiring the right people to help with the day-to-day and most importantly, knowing when to cut back on spending.

Apr. 15, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

While first-time foreclosure filings in the New York metro area went down during the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same quarter in 2024, Queens emerged as having the most foreclosures over this period, according to a report by the real estate site PropertyShark.

Apr. 15, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Summer concerts are to return to Forest Hills Stadium this summer after the NYPD granted “conditional approval” to an alternative security plan for events at the venue.

Apr. 15, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

A federal judge has extended the deadline for thousands of New Yorkers enrolled in the state’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) to transition to Public Partnerships, LLC (PPL), the state’s new fiscal intermediary, following calls from State Sen. John Liu and legal advocates for more time to help underserved communities adjust to the shift.

April 15, 2025 By Bill Parry

A Queens grand jury has indicted nine individuals in connection with the sale and possession of controlled substances—including fentanyl, cocaine, and crack—following a 17-month investigation into a drug-dealing crew operating on 95th Street in Jackson Heights, District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Tuesday. Undercover officers made 40 purchases during the probe, totaling more than $12,000 in street value.

Apr. 15, 2025 By Athena Dawson

Lace up and go green!