Knife-Wielding Shoplifter Steals Body Wash from Flushing Rite Aid

Apr. 17, 2025 By Jessica Militello

The wait is almost over—your favorite foodie festival is back.

Apr. 17, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

The City University of New York (CUNY) has officially appointed Claudia Schrader as the eighth president of York College, cementing the interim role she has held since January 2024. The CUNY Board of Trustees approved her appointment on April 15, with the post becoming effective May 1.​

Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst and Transit District 20 are looking for a gunman who allegedly robbed a teenager at the Grand Avenue-Newtown subway station.

The 18-year-old victim was waiting for an R train at around 2 p.m. on Friday, April 10, when a stranger approached him, lifted his sweatshirt to show he had a firearm tucked into his waistband, and demanded the victim’s necklace. The teenager surrendered his necklace, and the armed robber fled the station onto Queens Boulevard at Broadway.

Apr. 17, 2025 By amNewYork

Schneps Media, the parent company of QNS, is partnering with the city’s Campaign Finance Board (CFB) and Pix11 to host a series of debates for citywide races ahead of the hotly contested June 24 Democratic primary.

Apr. 17, 2025 By sobrien

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Apr. 17, 2025 By Athena Dawson

Queens Theatre’s beloved Latin Culture & Dance Fiesta returns from Friday, May 2, to Sunday, May 4, offering a lively weekend filled with Latin American music, dance, and culture.

Apr. 17, 2025 By Colum Motherway

The City Council’s bipartisan Common Sense Caucus has filed an amicus brief with the New York State Court of Appeals in support of municipal retirees fighting to maintain their traditional Medicare supplemental health insurance.

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.

Apr. 17, 2025 By Dean Moses

Police alleged that Morales attacked the victim, a 50-year-old woman, at about 3 a.m. on April 11 along 162nd Street and 89th Avenue in Jamaica. Threatening his victim with a knife, he forced himself on her and sexually assaulted her. She was treated at a local hospital.

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 on Tuesday, after a thorough mandated probe, which included review of footage from body-worn cameras, interviews with witnesses and involved officers, and comprehensive legal analysis, OSI concluded that a prosecutor would not be able to disprove beyond a reasonable doubt at trial that the officer’s actions were justified under New York law.