Fourth Annual Yellowstone Park Lighting of Giant Menorah to Take Place Sunday

Nov. 12, 2019 By Allie Griffin

Queens is getting its own professional soccer team and it will be led by David Villa, a member of the Spanish national team that won the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Nov. 11, 2019 By Michael Dorgan

Elected officials held a ground-breaking ceremony on Friday to mark the beginning of a $24 million overhaul to preserve the three observation towers that are part of the New York State Pavilion.

Nov. 8, 2019 By Allie Griffin

Six out of 10 people who recently commuted to LaGuardia Airport (LGA) said they would have used the AirTrain LGA to get there if it had already been built, according to a survey.

Nov. 6, 2019 By Allie Griffin

Melinda Katz sailed to victory in the Queens District Attorney race last night, easily beating the Republican candidate Joe Murray.

Nov. 5, 2019 By Allie Griffin

A 16-year-old girl was violently mugged by a group of teenagers last month in Kew Garden Hills and police are still searching for suspects.

Nov. 3, 2019 By Allie Griffin

The fare for the JFK AirTrain has been hiked for the first time in its history with single ride tickets now costing $7.75. 

Oct. 31, 2019 Staff Report

With about 8.5 million inhabitants, Israel ranks number 101 on the list of the world’s most populous countries, just a bit ahead of Togo. However, the Middle Eastern country is second in producing startup companies, only behind the United States, which has about 40 times as many residents.

Oct. 31, 2019 By Allie Griffin

A man stole phone chargers from the Glendale Home Depot and flashed a gun when an employee attempted to stop him yesterday.

The Working Families Party stepped in to shore up Tiffany Cabán’s campaign for Queens district attorney earlier this year when she was just an unknown public defender, helping bring her within a stunning 55 votes of the Democratic nomination.

Now Cabán is returning the favor by going to work for the left-leaning party for the next few months — and possibly longer — lending her near-success story to a national campaign to recruit and run other criminal justice reformers.

Oct. 30, 2019 By Allie Griffin

The majority of Queens council members voted today in favor of a plan that will bring hundreds of miles of protected bicycle and bus lanes to city streets.