Knife-Wielding Shoplifter Steals Body Wash from Flushing Rite Aid

Feb. 20, 2025 By Paulina Albarracin

Flushing came alive on Sunday, Feb. 2, as runners from across Queens gathered to celebrate the Lunar New Year with a 5K run honoring the Year of the Snake.

The 16-year-old boy who allegedly shot and killed a Brooklyn cheerleader inside a Holliswood home on Saturday, Feb. 15, is being held without bail after he made his first court appearance on Monday night.

The teenager, who was not identified because he is a minor, was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on a complaint charging him with manslaughter in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon, an armed felony offense.

Feb. 20, 2025 By Athena Dawson

The City Council recently passed a bill to increase accessibility for people who are deaf and hard of hearing.

Feb. 20, 2025 By Bill Parry

Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights and Transit District 20 are looking for two men who allegedly attacked a 7 train rider in Corona during a recent morning rush hour.

Feb. 20, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

A new six-story luxury condominium, The Austin, has opened its doors at 78-29 Austin St. in Forest Hills.

Feb. 20, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

Dozens of Bayside residents took to the streets on Tuesday, Feb. 18, protesting the approval of the Canna Buddha cannabis dispensary, which is set to open just one block from an elementary school.

Feb. 20, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

The City Planning Commission has voted in favor of modifications to zoning regulations for the planned $8 billion Metropolitan Park casino development adjacent to Citi Field in Flushing.

Feb. 19, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Elected officials across Queens have condemned President Donald Trump after the Trump Administration moved to end federal approval for congestion pricing Wednesday.

Feb. 19, 2025 By Athena Dawson

A globally recognized rapper hailing from Queens was honored by elected officials in Albany on Sunday.

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Wednesday the release of surveillance video of the cold case murder of an off-duty Rikers Island correction officer in Springfield Gardens more than four years ago.

During the early morning hours of Aug. 15, 2020, 28-year-old NYC Correction Officer John Jeff was gunned down at the corner of Defoe Street and Ridgedale Street while heading to a house party just a mile away from his Farmers Boulevard home in Rochdale.