Apr. 17, 2025 By Shane O’Brien State Sen. Zellnor Myrie held a press conference outside an Astoria daycare center Wednesday morning to advocate for extending the pilot program offering free extended hours for New York City preschoolers. Diki Daycare Center, located at 30-81 Steinway St., is one of the 64 pre-K and 3-K programs…
Apr. 17, 2025 By Dean Moses Detectives in Jamaica arrested a 20-year-old migrant on Wednesday who is accused of raping a woman at knifepoint while wearing a “Ghostface” sweater depicting a knife-wielding killer, according to police sources. The suspect, Rody Cu Morales, was tracked through surveillance footage and apprehended at his mother’s home in…
Apr. 17, 2025 By Bill Parry New York Attorney General Letitia James will not bring charges against the NYPD officer who shot and killed Pedro Felix on the Fourth of July during a chaotic domestic violence incident in Jamaica in 2024. Her Office of Special Investigation (OSI) released its report into the fatal shooting…
Apr. 17, 2025 By Bill Parry A Fresh Meadows teenager was killed in a crash as he rode a moped in Hollis early Monday morning. Police from the 103rd Precinct responded to a 911 call of a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of 188th Street and 90th Avenue just after 3:30 a.m. on…
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.’ It is now open to the public at Holden’s district office, located at 58-38 69 St., 2nd Floor. The exhibit is available for viewing during regular business hours…
Apr. 16, 2025 By Bill Parry 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…
Apr. 16, 2025 By bparry 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. Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights are looking for…
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. With support from SL Green’s Food1st program and Assembly Member Nily Rozic, Commonpoint hosted its annual community meal delivery program…
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…
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. Year-over-year, first-time foreclosures…