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Jan. 27, 2025 By Colum Motherway

An EMT from the Gotham Volunteer Ambulance Corps in Ridgewood is being celebrated as a hero after leaping onto subway tracks to aid a civilian who was struck by a train in a dramatic rescue on Friday, Jan. 17.

Jan. 24, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced on Friday, Jan. 24, the completion of major accessibility upgrades at the Woodhaven Blvd JZ station.

Jan. 24, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

Hundreds of volunteers across New York City came together on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to take part in Commonpoint’s annual Day of Service, a flagship initiative of the Queens-based nonprofit dedicated to strengthening community bonds while addressing the needs of thousands of families.

Police from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows are looking for a burglar who allegedly broke into a Kew Gardens Hills synagogue in broad daylight last month and slaked his thirst for liquor.

At around 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7, the suspect broke into Yeshiva Hashevaynu, a Shul located in a one-family home at 144-49 72nd Dr., at around 3 p.m. by manipulating a lock on a basement door with a wire coat hanger, police said on Thursday. Once inside, the culprit found two bottles of booze and used a plastic cup to drink up, but not before he was captured on a security camera toasting whoever viewed the images.

FDNY fire marshals determined that lithium-ion batteries sparked a fire in a Queensboro Hill townhouse that injured three residents and a firefighter were injured a few blocks south of Kissena Corridor Park on Friday morning.

The blaze broke out in a home at 142-33 60th Ave. just before 5:30 a.m. The first firefighters on the scene found heavy fire emanating from the first floor that may have been sparked and intensified by the presence of lithium-ion batteries and a half-dozen e-bikes in the basement of the home.

Jan. 24, 2025 By Athena Dawson

Resorts World New York City (RWNYC)  unveiled its plans for the future of gaming in Queens at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, Jan 23. 

New details have emerged in the murder of a patient at a mental health facility on the grounds of the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens Village on the morning of Monday, Jan. 19.

The victim’s roommate, 23-year-old David Zheng, was arrested and charged with murder and other related crimes after Ronald Giacopelli, 63, was found lying face down in a pool of blood with stab wounds to the back of the neck and lower back, at around 10:36 a.m.

Jan. 23, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

The Triveni Times, a prominent media network serving South Asian and immigrant communities, honored seven distinguished community media journalists at an awards ceremony last month.

Jan. 23, 2025 By Colum Motherway

After 13 years of serving the Glendale community, Zum Stammtisch’s beloved Pork Store will close its doors for the final time on March 1, 2025.

Jan. 23, 2025 By Colum Motherway

Senator Joseph Addabbo, the Chair of the New York State Senate Racing, Gaming, and Wagering Committee, has announced his intention to push for a ban on sweepstakes casinos.