Cops Looking for Man Who Allegedly Robbed Rego Park Smoke Shop at Knifepoint Last Week

Jul. 10, 2025 By Athena Dawson

Dozens gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Queens Borough Hall on Wednesday, July 9, to celebrate the completion of a major renovation of Queens Borough Plaza.

Police from the 112th Precinct in Forest Hills and Transit District 20 are looking for a suspect who allegedly flashed a 13-year-old girl on a Queens subway train last month.

The victim was riding a southbound E train approaching the Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike station at around 1 p.m. on Monday, June 30, when she saw a stranger exposing himself to her, police said Wednesday. The perpetrator ran off the train at the Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike station and fled in an unknown direction. The youngster was not injured during her encounter with the stranger.

Jul. 10, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

Queens saw a year-over-year increase in the median sales price of co-ops, condos, and one-to-three-family homes during the second quarter of 2025, even as both inventory and the number of closed sales declined, according to a report by Douglas Elliman Real Estate.

Jul. 10, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

Asian supermarket 99 Ranch Market will open its first New York City location in Flushing on Friday, July 25, debuting a 37,000-square-foot facility that combines grocery shopping, dining and entertainment under one roof.

Jul. 10, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Council Member Robert Holden has strongly criticized the city’s Charter Revision Commission (CRC) after the commission outlined a series of proposals that would “fast track” affordable housing across the city and “simplify” reviews of housing and infrastructure projects in an interim report released at the beginning of July.

Jul. 10, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

The New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) on Thursday launched a limited sale of authentic “Welcome to Queens” street signs, celebrating the city’s most diverse borough through its monthly sign drop initiative.

Jul. 10, 2025 By Jessica Militello

With the first half of 2025 now behind us, there’s no better time to pause, reflect, and set intentions for the rest of the year. The Water Lantern Festival offers just that opportunity when it returns to Queens on Saturday, July 12, for an evening of inspiration and community.

Jul. 10, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

In a world where fashion and faith often seem at odds, one Queens woman is proving they can coexist—and even thrive together.

Jul. 9, 2025 By Jack Nierenberg

This op-ed is a response to a July 6 commentary published in amNewYork by New York City Transit President Demetrius Crichlow regarding the rollout of the Queens Bus Network Redesign.

Jul. 9, 2025 By Czarinna Andres