NYC Parks Dept Opens City Pools, Including Seven in Queens

Sep. 5, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

Northern Queens experienced significant declines in several major crimes year-over-year during the 28-day period from Aug. 4-31, while southern Queens had sharp declines in robberies and burglaries over the same period of time, according to the NYPD.

Sep. 2, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

The average cost of homes for one to three families reached $1,013,558 in the second quarter of 2025, marking the first time that price has reached $1 million dating back to the second quarter of 2024, according to a report by the real estate firm Brown Harris Stevens.

Aug. 28, 2025 By Athena Dawson

The Health Department will spray pesticides in parts of western and southern Queens to reduce the risk of the mosquito-carried West Nile Virus. 

Aug. 28, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

A pair of Queens seniors marked their 100th birthdays with a special joint birthday party at the Atria Senior Living center in Forest Hills on Wednesday, celebrating reaching a century among family and fellow residents.

Two people were injured in a motor vehicle collision involving a Department of Sanitation vehicle on Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills on Tuesday morning.

At approximately 6:20 a.m., a 61-year-old woman was driving a 2019 Lexus northbound on Queens Boulevard when a 2017 DSNY Mack truck, operated by a 57-year-old man, collided with her vehicle while turning westbound on 77th Avenue.

A convicted sex offender from Rego Park pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a child and admitted to soliciting and receiving sexually explicit images and videos from four young girls during a plea hearing in the federal courthouse in Central Islip on Friday. Anthony Pangallo, 41, faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years’ imprisonment and up to 50 years in prison.

According to court filings and statements during the plea proceeding, Pangallo was initially arrested on May 20, 2021, at his Rego Park residence, on state charges filed in Westport, Connecticut. Those charges, which remain pending, involved a 15-year-old victim whom Pangallo met online and manipulated into sending him sexually explicit images of herself.

Aug. 26, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

With the 2025-2026 school year swiftly approaching, it is important for New York City students and their families to know about some important dates related to the school year, including when it begins and ends, as well as what days the kids will have off.

Aug. 26, 2025 By Jessica Militello

Tennis fans can satisfy their sweet tooth while shopping small with the addition of Aigner Chocolates at the US Open.

Aug. 21, 2025 By Jessica Militello

Forest Hills is buzzing with new restaurants and cafes popping up all over the community. The neighborhood has always had a great dining scene and now the latest list of new spaces offers even more diverse and delicious dishes to try.

Aug. 20, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

The US Open returns to Flushing Meadows Corona Park this Sunday, with more than 1 million attendees anticipated to take mass transit to the iconic annual tennis event. With hundreds of thousands of fans set to take the 7 out to the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, there is a world of delicious local eateries lying beneath the elevated train tracks should any fan wish to stop en-route to the US Open.