Dec. 6, 2022 By Max Murray

The decade-long project to overhaul the Kew Gardens Interchange, long known for its congestion and tangled web of roadways, has been completed.

Dec. 5, 2022 By Christian Murray

A western Queens assemblywoman plans to introduce a bill that would decriminalize the sexual activity of people living with a sexually transmitted disease.

This article was originally published by The CITY on Dec. 4, 2022 By Haidee Chu

Steinway Cafe-Billiards will stay put for now and eventually get a new lease on life one block over, according to manager Athena Mennis.

Dec. 2, 2022 Op-Ed By NYC Mayor Eric Adams

It’s time to create a New York City where working New Yorkers can have safe, affordable homes, find well-paying jobs, send their children to good schools, and live close to public transportation so that they don’t have to spend hours commuting.

Dec. 1, 2022 By Christian Murray

An 18-year-old Elmhurst woman is dead after the vehicle she was in crashed on the Long Island Expressway during the early hours Thursday morning.

Dec. 1, 2022 By Christian Murray

Nov. 30, 2022 By Michael Dorgan

The annual Sunnyside arts fair will take place Saturday with the event returning to an indoor setting.

This article was originally published by Chalkbeat New York on Nov. 28, 2022,  By Michael Elsen-Rooney

On a Friday night in early November, roughly two dozen families at VOICE charter school in Long Island City, Queens, were preparing for a New York winter — most for the first time in their lives.

Nov. 29, 2022 By Michael Dorgan

Kids, get your skates on!!

Nov. 28, 2022 By Michael Dorgan

An alleged drunk driver has been charged with vehicular manslaughter and other crimes after a fatal collision with a scooter rider in Jackson Heights early Saturday.

Nov. 28, 2022 By Christian Murray

New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed legislation today that requires the FDNY to diversify the ethnic makeup of its ranks and introduce anti-discrimination training.

Nov. 22, 2022 By Michael Dorgan

Three Queens council members who are members of the Commonsense Caucus say their legislative colleagues are out of touch when it comes to tackling crime and have called on them to get tough on improving public safety.

Nov. 22, 2022 By Christian Murray

The City Council voted to approve Innovation QNS today, clearing the final hurdle for the developers in their quest to rezone a 5-block section of Astoria in order to build a 3,190-unit project.

Nov. 21, 2022 By Christian Murray

It didn’t come easy.

This article was originally published by The CITY on Nov. 21, 2022 By Greg B. Smith, Rachel Holliday Smith, Claudia Irizarry Aponte and Suhail Bhat

After a fast-moving fire in a luxury Manhattan tower called Rivercourt injured dozens of tenants and triggered a daring high-rise rescue, fire officials made clear that the cause was an increasingly common phenomenon — an exploding e-bike battery.

Nov. 18, 2022 By Michael Dorgan

A large fire tore through a mixed-use building in Elmhurst early Friday – leaving two firefighters with serious injuries.

Nov. 18, 2022 By Czarinna Andres

A well-known Brazilian restaurant is opening in Elmhurst next week, across from the Queens Center Mall.

Nov. 18, 2022 By Christian Murray

A 70-year-old man died Thursday three days after he was struck by a vehicle on Northern Boulevard, police said.

Nov. 17, 2022 By Michael Dorgan

The police have charged a Queens father with murder after he allegedly beat his 3-year-old son to death inside a homeless shelter in Elmhurst Sunday.

Nov. 17, 2022 By Michael Dorgan

A high-profile Asian grocery chain with roots in Woodside will be opening a sprawling new location on the border of Sunnyside and Long Island City next week.

Nov. 17, 2022 By Christian Murray

A city council subcommittee voted in support of the massive Innovation QNS development Thursday, with the project slated to go before the full city council next week for a vote that will determine its fate.

Nov. 16, 2022 By Christian Murray

A Queens man was convicted of second-degree murder Tuesday for a fatal stabbing that took place outside a baby’s christening party in Corona in 2019.

Nov. 16, 2022 By Michael Dorgan

A toddler is dead after being found battered and bruised inside a homeless shelter in Elmhurst Sunday — and police are investigating the incident as a homicide.

Nov. 16, 2022 By Christian Murray

A Jackson Heights man is dead after being struck by a motorist while crossing the street two blocks away from where he lived.

Nov 15, 2022 Op-Ed

What does it mean when 91% of the new housing in your community is unaffordable to lower income communities that live there and throughout our City?