May. 28, 2025 By Jessica Militello

On Friday, May 23, Benjamin N. Cardozo High School in Bayside hosted a historic Fleet Week celebration, highlighted by a Navy helicopter landing on the school’s football field—a first for any New York City public school. The event was the culmination of a four-year effort by the school to receive approval from the Department of Education.

May. 28, 2025 By Athena Dawson

The Queens Chamber of Commerce and U.S. Rep Grace Meng recently celebrated the success of the Small Business Help Desk program for small business owners.

May. 27, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

The New York State Senate has voted overwhelmingly in favor of legislation that would allow Mets owner Steve Cohen and Hard Rock International to transform 50 acres of Citi Field parking lot into Metropolitan Park, an $8 billion entertainment complex anchored by a casino.

Three people were pulled from the waters of the East River near the Whitestone shoreline after the 32-foot pleasure boat began taking on water, the FDNY announced Friday.

FDNY Marine Company 4 responded to a mayday call after the vessel struck an object in the water near the Whitestone Bridge and began to sink on the evening of May 20.

May. 27, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

Permits have been filed for the construction of a 6-story mixed-use building with 99 total residences, including 25 affordable units, at 122-21 14th Ave. in College Point.

May. 27, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

State Sen. Michael Gianaris has joined Manhattan Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal to introduce legislation to reform the Rent Guidelines Board, the board that determines how much landlords can hike rents each year on the city’s nearly 1 million rent stabilized apartments.

May 27, 2025 By Bill Parry

Two young girls were struck by a hit-and-run driver in Jackson Heights on Memorial Day, and the unidentified suspect remains at large.

May. 27, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Hundreds of faculty, students, alumni and community members from St. John’s University have signed an online petition calling on the university to immediately terminate a planned partnership with U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP), citing ethical and cultural concerns.

May 27, 2025 By Bill Parry

Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City and Transit District 20 are looking for a long-haired suspect who menaced a 7 train rider as she was exiting the 46th Street-Bliss Street subway station on Queens Boulevard in Sunnyside on the night of Wednesday, May 21.

May. 27, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

May 27, 2025 By Czarinna Andres