Chase Bank on Queens Blvd robbed Wednesday, police say

Oct. 15, 2024 By Athena Dawson

An injured 8-year-old pitbull was left abandoned in Ridgewood Tuesday afternoon and there are reports that the Paul A. Vallone Queens Animal Care Center (ACC) euthanized the canine that was suffering from Stage 4 mammary cancer. 

A Richmond Hill man was arrested and charged with attempted kidnapping after he allegedly tried to abduct a 2-year-old girl at knifepoint in broad daylight at a laundromat around the corner from his home on 109th Street on Thursday, Oct. 10.

Peter Vonderhofen, 32, was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court the following day on a complaint charging him with attempted kidnapping in the second degree, menacing, endangering the welfare of a child and criminal possession of a weapon.

Oct. 15, 2024 By Tracey Khan

For over a decade, the Morant and Berbice volleyball teams have been uniting players of all ages and backgrounds from various Caribbean nations, fostering community and camaraderie at Valley Stream State Park.

Oct. 15, 2024 By Ethan Marshall

Construction has wrapped for The Lionheart, an 8-story transitional housing complex in Rego Park.

Oct. 15, 2024 By Czarinna Andres

Ralph’s Famous Italian Ices and Ice Cream, a beloved staple for frozen treats, is expanding to Forest Hills.

An Elmhurst man was fired from his job as a paralegal at the Queens District Attorney’s office after he was arrested and criminally charged late last month for threatening to bomb a migrant shelter across the street from his home on 77th Street just south of Roosevelt Avenue.

Derek Klever, 27, was arrested by police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst after they executed a search warrant at his apartment at 40-37 77th St. a day after they learned of his plot to bomb the Kamway Lodge, a hostel at 40-36 77th St., that the city converted to temporarily house asylum seekers.

Oct. 14, 2024 By Czarinna Andres

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer and St. John’s University Men’s Basketball Head Coach Rick Pitino was honored at the Queens Community House (QCH) Annual Fall Gala held on Wednesday, Oct. 9.

Oct. 14, 2024 By Ethan Marshall

The number of new leases for rentals signed in northwest Queens maintained its year-over-year surge in September 2024, according to a report by the real estate firm Douglas Elliman Real Estate.

Oct. 14, 2024 By Czarinna Andres

Oct. 14, 2024 By Czarinna Andres

Oct. 14, 2024 By Czarinna Andres

The Senior Health and Wellness Expo, an annual event promoting healthy living for older adults, will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel, 135-20 39th Ave. in Flushing.