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June 10, 2021 By Christian Murray
Batters up!
Major League Baseball is calling on young sluggers to participate in a free home run derby in East Elmhurst Sunday.
The MLB, in conjunction with the Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens and Elmjack Little League, is hosting the event that will take place at Elmjack Fields at noon.
June 10, 2021 By Ryan Songalia
Nearly $20 million in funding for a number of infrastructure projects in Central Queens has been included in a massive transportation spending bill that was introduced in the House of Representatives last week.
June 10, 2021 By Ryan Songalia
A festival featuring nearly 200 films from across the globe will return for its 11th annual event this month– and the films will be screened at theaters around the borough.
June 10, 2021 By Allie Griffin
A 16-year-old boy died Monday, days after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver while riding his bike in College Point.
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June 9, 2021 By Ryan Songalia
Several city council candidates who are competing against one another are cross endorsing in a new tactic brought about by rank choice voting.
June 9, 2021 By Ryan Songalia
Locally grown artichokes, collard greens and other produce will be on shelves at a soon-to-open farm stand in front of Queens Borough Hall in Kew Gardens.
June 8, 2021 By Christina Santucci
StreetsPAC, a political action committee (PAC) aimed at improving safety on New York City’s streets and supporting policies that promote walking, biking and transit, endorsed a slate of candidates for this month’s Primary Election.
June 8, 2021 By Allie Griffin
A 24-year-old man was arrested Monday for punching a 75-year-old Asian woman in the face near LeFrak City in Corona last month.
June 7, 2021 By Christina Santucci
The Queens Botanical Garden in Flushing will kick off its first-ever summertime movie series this weekend – and each showing will feature themed snacks and activities.
June 7, 2021 By Christian Murray
Activists put up a controversial message on the marquee sign at the shuttered Sunnyside movie theater about two weeks ago—and the property owner is coming under fire from many Jewish residents.
June 7, 2021 By Christina Santucci
Several lawmakers are seeking federal funding for renovations at Elmhurst Hospital to improve care for new and expecting parents and to help fight maternal mortality.
March 7, 2021 By Christina Santucci
Some of the borough’s biggest names in entertainment will help celebrate the Queens Public Library’s 125th anniversary at a free virtual gala Tuesday.
June 7, 2021 By Christina Santucci
Two boys were seriously injured when they were hit by cars in separate Queens crashes Friday evening.
June 7, 2021 By Christina Santucci
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez backed more than a dozen Queens candidates for City Council over the weekend – through her political action committee (PAC), Courage to Change.
June 7, 2021 By Allie Griffin
A group of candidates running for office are demanding the state add more hospitals in Queens.
June 4, 2021 By Ryan Songalia
Three men who spent nearly a quarter century behind bars after being wrongfully convicted for a 1996 double murder can now move on with their lives.
June 2, 2021 By Christian Murray
Hate-filled vandals scrawled swastikas and other ugly messages on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Elmhurst Park today.
June 1, 2021 By Allie Griffin
A Manhattan livery car driver was charged in a decades-old cold case for allegedly raping a Queens woman who was a passenger in his car, prosecutors announced Thursday.
June 1, 2021 By Christina Santucci
A 54-year-old real estate agent named Kelly Killian was struck and killed by an e-bike in Astoria Friday night – around the corner from where she lived.
June 1, 2021 By Allie Griffin
Senior centers in New York City can reopen later this month after more than a year of being shut down, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday.
June 1, 2021 By Christina Santucci
New Yorkers who are behind on their rent and have suffered financial hardship due to COVID-19 can submit applications for rent relief starting Tuesday, the governor announced.
May 28, 2021 By Ryan Songalia
A bill that aims to prevent green construction fences from becoming magnets for graffiti was passed by the city council Thursday.
May 28, 2021 By Michael Dorgan
Some of the city’s most beloved and time-worn playground animals are set to be given a new lease of life thanks to an initiative by the NYC Parks Dept.
May 27, 2021 By Allie Griffin
Two anti-Semitic incidents have have been reported to police in the Kew Gardens Hills area in less than a week, according to a local elected official.
May 27, 2021 By Michael Dorgan
A 75-year-old Asian woman was punched in the face Wednesday near Le Frak City in Corona.
May 27, 2021 By Ryan Songalia
A campaign mailer sent out by Elizabeth Crowley that reads “eviction notice” in large font has sparked outrage among her critics.
May 27, 2021 By Ryan Songalia
City Council member Daniel Dromm kicked off Pride Month on Monday with his annual LGBT Pride celebration at Queens Center Mall.
May 26, 2021 By Ryan Songalia
A city council candidate running to represent District 29 in Forest Hills picked up the endorsement of an influential progressive activist and actress on Tuesday.
May 26, 2021 Staff Report
Local 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, the largest union in New York and the nation’s largest healthcare union, today endorsed community activist Lynn Schulman for election to City Council District 29.
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