Winning lottery ticket worth $35K sold in Flushing

Jul. 26, 2024 By Athena Dawson

The Health Department will spray pesticides in parts of Queens next week in an effort to reduce the risk of the mosquito-carried West Nile Virus. 

Jul. 26, 2024 By Athena Dawson

Dozens of Queens commuters and local government officials packed Queens Borough Hall’s Helen Marshall Cultural Center in Kew Gardens on Wednesday, July 24, for a public hearing on the MTA’s Queens Bus Network Redesign. More than 150 speakers signed up to speak in person and via Zoom during the event. 

Jul. 26, 2024 By Czarinna Andres

NYC Parks has unveiled a brand-new standalone pickleball court in Francis Lewis Park in Whitestone.

Jul. 25, 2024 By Bill Parry

A Queens grand jury indicted six defendants for voter fraud related to the 2023 City Council primary in District 20 in northeast Queens.

Jul. 25, 2024 By Athena Dawson

Flushing Council Member Sandra Ung (D-20) has introduced a bipartisan bill protecting homeowners from squatters.

A 56-year-old woman was bull-rushed by two robbers who allegedly slammed her to the sidewalk and snatched her pricey designer handbag that was packed with thousands of dollars in Flushing more than two weeks ago, according to authorities.

Jul. 25, 2024 By Athena Dawson

Celebrate the “Worlds Borough” at the Queensboro Dance Festival’s summer tour. This month’s events are a continuation of summer-long programming celebrating diverse dance companies across Queens.

Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst are looking for armed robbers who targeted a 26-year-old woman in Corona and remain at large nearly two weeks later.

Police say three strangers approached the woman as she walked near the Playground for All Children in Flushing Meadows Corona Park at Corona Avenue and Saultell Avenue at around 4:20 a.m. on Friday, July 12. One of the perpetrators allegedly pulled out a small silver revolver and threatened the victim, while the others forcibly removed two yellow gold necklaces worth $2,000, according to the police report; however, an NYPD spokesman said it is not clear if that was the value of both chains or each one individually.

Jul. 25, 2024 By Athena Dawson

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. is partnering with local organizations to host a donation drive to aid people impacted by Hurricane Beryl.

Jul. 24, 2024 By Ethan Marshall

Queens had the fifth-highest amount of rental activity across the United States through the first half of 2024, according to a report by the real estate searching site RentCafe.