April 14, 2021 By Allie Griffin

Former Council Member Elizabeth Crowley officially announced Wednesday that she is running for Queens Borough President once again.

April 14, 2021 By Ryan Songalia

Rana Abdelhamid became an activist at age 16, when a man on the street tried to snatch the hijab off her head.

April 14, 2021 By Allie Griffin

The city will invest $58 million to expand services for seniors to help them stay in their own homes, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday.

April 14, 2021 By Christian Murray

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced this afternoon that he is extending the 11 p.m. curfew on bars and restaurants until midnight.

April 14, 2021 By Ryan Songalia

Congressman Tom Suozzi, who represents northeast Queens and parts of Long Island, says that he will not back President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan unless it contains a provision that would restore the full deductibility of state and local taxes—known as SALT.

April 13, 2021 By Christian Murray

The NYPD released video footage of a man shot twice by a police officer inside his basement in Maspeth earlier this year.

April 13, 2021 By Allie Griffin

The city is launching a summer school program that is open to all students to attend — not just those who have fallen behind academically.

April 13, 2021 By Allie Griffin

Mayoral candidate Scott Stringer made a trip to Corona Monday in response to a controversial tweet posted by rival Andrew Yang about street vendor enforcement.

April 13, 2021 By Christina Santucci

New York officials halted the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at city and state sites Tuesday – as federal health agencies investigate whether the shot is linked to rare blood clots.

April 13, 2021 By Allie Griffin

A man, accompanied by two children, robbed a frozen yogurt shop at a Glendale shopping center earlier this month.

April 13, 2021 By Christina Santucci

New Yorkers who lost a loved one to COVID-19 can now apply for up to $9,000 in federal funds to help pay for funeral and burial costs.

April 13, 2021 Sponsored Story

People are not always aware that they can switch to a new pooled income trust. Others aren’t sure that it’s the right move for them—even if they are unsatisfied with their current one. Or they may not be sure that now is the right time to make the change. Once they finally decide to seek out a new pooled income trust, they don’t know what to do or how the process works.

April 12, 2021 By Allie Griffin

The city is opening up a new COVID-19 vaccine site at the Queens Center Mall in Elmhurst, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday.

April 12, 2021 By Christina Santucci

While the majority of Queens state legislators recently approved the legalization of marijuana –  four of their colleagues who represent southern parts of the borough voted against the plan

April 9, 2021 By Christian Murray

A team of developers held a ceremonial groundbreaking at a prominent Forest Hills site Wednesday that will be home to an 11-story, 166-unit development.

April 8, 2021 By Allie Griffin

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced sweeping changes to the city’s COVID-19 closure policies for New York City public schools.

April 7, 2021 By Allie Griffin

An eight-alarm fire that tore through a Jackson Heights apartment building Tuesday night has left hundreds homeless and resulted in 25 people being injured.

April 7, 2021 Op-Ed By Lynn Schulman

Rebuilding hospital capacity in Queens is a matter of life or death.

April 6, 2021 By Allie Griffin

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards announced Tuesday his community board appointments as well as a number of new reforms that aim to raise board standards.

April 6, 2021 By Ryan Songalia

A little over 745,000 Queens residents have received at least one vaccine dose– about 32.7 percent of the population, according to the latest data released by the New York State Department of Health. Across the borough, about 456,00 residents have been fully vaccinated.

April 6, 2021 By Allie Griffin

The city plans to employ 10,000 New Yorkers to remove graffiti and clean city parks, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday.

April 6, 2021 By Ryan Songalia

“While some of our neighbors have begun to go back to work, many are still struggling to put food on the table,” Cruz said. “These job fairs are critical in connecting job hunters with the resources they need to get back on their feet.”

April 6, 2021 By Michael Dorgan

The police are searching for a man who robbed the Chase Bank branch in Ridgewood this morning.

April 6, 2021 By Allie Griffin

The commanding officer of a Northern Queens NYPD precinct shot and killed himself in an apparent suicide Monday.

April 6, 2021 By Ryan Songalia

With New York’s state budget expected to be released shortly, a group of Queens legislators are hoping it includes a number of progressive measures aimed at raising taxes on wealthy residents and large corporations.