Driver Arrested in Flushing Hit-and-Run that Killed 77-year-old

Jun. 24, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

Queens voters selected nominees for three Civil Court judgeships in Tuesday’s Democratic primary election, with Sheridan C. Chu, Eve Cho Guillergan, and Juliette-Noor Haji holding strong leads in their respective races, according to unofficial results from the New York City Board of Elections.

Jun. 24, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

Council member Shekar Krishnan secured a decisive victory Tuesday night in the Democratic primary for District 25, defeating challenger Ricardo J. Pacheco with more than two-thirds of the vote, according to unofficial results released by the New York City Board of Elections.

Jun. 24, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Queens voters took to the polls to cast their votes in the crucial Democratic Mayoral primary amid sweltering conditions Tuesday.

Jun. 24, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

As of Tuesday afternoon, Con Edison crews began reducing voltage by 8% in select neighborhoods—including Broad Channel, South Ozone Park, Howard Beach, Lindenwood, Ozone Park, Richmond Hill, Woodhaven, and Kew Gardens—after record-setting heat stressed portions of the grid. According to the utility, a weather station in Brownsville recorded a staggering 107 degrees at 2 p.m., while JFK Airport hit 102 degrees.

Jun. 24, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

Queens lawmakers are celebrating the passage of a long-sought bill that would provide a full real property tax exemption for veterans with a 100% service-connected disability—a significant measure aimed at easing the financial burdens of some of New York’s most severely injured service members.

Jun. 24, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

June 24, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

Jun. 24, 2025 By Ramy Mahmoud and QNS News Team

Community leaders, cancer survivors and elected officials gathered Sunday at Queensborough Community College to celebrate National Rose Month with an emotional ceremony that honored local women whose stories of survival and service reflect the rose’s symbolic strength and beauty.

Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst and Transit District 20 are looking for an alleged groper who targeted a 22-year-old woman inside the Elmhurst Avenue subway station on the night of Friday, June 20.

The victim was walking through the mezzanine section on her way out of the station at 7:10 p.m. when the suspect approached her and grabbed her rear end and private area over her clothing, police said. The suspect fled the station at the Moore Homestead Park Playground and ran off in an unknown direction. The woman was not injured during the encounter.

Jun. 24, 2025 By Jessica Militello

A new Japanese restaurant is making its mark in Bayside, joining the neighborhood’s growing culinary scene along Bell Boulevard.

Jun. 24, 2025 By Athena Dawson

The New Terminal One is creating JFK Airport’s first terminal consolidated receiving and distribution center.