NYPD: Mother and Son Found Dead in Forest Hills Apartment, No Signs of Trauma

A TV actor from Rego Park was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison on Friday after he was found guilty of murdering a man during a 2021 ambush in St. Albans.

Isaiah Stokes, 45, of 62nd Road, was convicted on March 7 of murder in the second degree and other related crimes for gunning down 37-year-old Tyrone Jones as he sat in a parked Jeep Cherokee waiting on a friend to arrive for lunch. The fatal shooting was in retaliation for an altercation between the two men at the victim’s birthday bash months earlier.

Mar. 21, 2025 By Paulina Albarracin

The Queens Distance Runners (QDR) hosted the For the Love of Queens 5K at Flushing-Meadows Corona Park on Saturday, Feb. 15, to champion immigrant communities in NYC.

Mar. 21, 2025 By Colum Motherway

This March is a month filled with milestones: the start of Spring, a solar eclipse, and the highly anticipated return of the Middle Village Roller Hockey League. 

Mar. 21, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst has been named a Center for Excellence in Surgical Safety by a prestigious association representing more than 41,000 nurses across the US and abroad.

Mar. 21, 2025 By Athena Dawson

Mar. 21, 2025 By Colum Motherway

The New York State Senate has passed Senate Bill S.1194-A, a bill aimed at improving consumer protection and promoting transparency in utility pricing. 

Mar. 21, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Mayor Eric Adams has announced the start of the public review ULURP process for the Jamaica Neighborhood Plan, an ambitious proposal to rezone a significant portion of Downtown Jamaica and deliver thousands of homes and thousands of jobs to an area that has faced decades of disinvestment.

Mar. 21, 2025 By Athena Dawson

As spring arrives, New York City residents are invited to take part in a seasonal tradition that supports urban greening and environmental awareness.

Mar. 21, 2025 By Dean Moses

A parolee who spent nearly two decades in prison for raping a young girl in Brooklyn was arrested in Queens Thursday on public lewdness and sex abuse charges.

Mar. 21, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

The New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) has launched a one-year Overnight Truck Parking Pilot, providing regulated, metered parking for commercial trucks in industrial business zones on 56^th Road from 43^rd Street to 49^th Street in Maspeth.