Man Breaks Into Rite Aid in Kew Gardens Hills, Takes Beer: NYPD

Dec. 25, 2024 By Athena Dawson

Families in Queens can trade the chilly outdoors for a cozy indoor skating experience at the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) this winter.

Three homeless men were arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on Tuesday and variously charged with felony robbery, attempted gang assault, and assault for allegedly stealing the belongings of a 69-year-old homeless man who was asleep on a Manhattan-bound 7 train in Woodside early Sunday morning.

The victim woke up and tried to regain his property. During the ensuing brawl, the victim fatally stabbed a 37-year-old assailant and slashed a second man. The victim has not been charged in the fatal stabbing. The investigation by the NYPD’s Queens Homicide Squad and members of the 108th Precinct in Long Island City remains ongoing.

Dec. 24, 2024 By Czarinna Andres

Six women-owned and locally based businesses are now operating at John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 8 (T8), a milestone in the $125 million commercial redevelopment of the terminal.

Dec. 24, 2024 By cmotherway

Dec. 24, 2024 By Colum Motherway

Dec. 24, 2024 By Colum Motherway

Queens Public Library (QPL) has extended the submission deadline for the Banned Books Library Card Design Contest to Friday, Jan. 10, 2025.

Dec. 24, 2024 By Athena Dawson

Council Member Sandra Ung has secured $162,000 in funding for technology upgrades at PS 162 John Golden, a local elementary school in Bayside.

Two men were shot in the head during a botched robbery at a suspected gambling den in Flushing on the night of Thursday, Dec. 19.

Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing responded to a 911 call of shots fired at around 9:20 at the illicit gambling parlor that was operating inside an apartment building at 41-19 Haight St., where they found a 37-year-old man who was shot in the back of his head.

Dec. 24, 2024 By Shane O’Brien

Queens-based non-profit the Arts4All Foundation joined U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar of Michigan to hold a “Peace For All Rally” at the US Capitol Wednesday, calling for an end to violence, atrocities and persecution of vulnerable, indigenous and minority populations in Bangladesh.

Dec. 23, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon

At least two high-profile subway crimes rocked the outer boroughs just days after Gov. Kathy Hochul added hundreds more National Guard members to the train system — leaving New Yorkers skeptical of their safety both above and below ground.

Dec. 23, 2024 By Shane O’Brien

Queens families looking for festive and educational holiday fun need look no further than their local parks.