Apr. 16, 2025 By bparry April 16, 2025 By Bill Parry Police are searching for a serial burglar who targeted mail rooms in at least five Queens apartment buildings last month — including one Jackson Heights location he struck three times, authorities said. Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights are looking for…
Apr. 16, 2025 By Athena Dawson Two Queens middle schoolers turned the page on ordinary schoolwork and became award-winning writers after earning top honors in a district-wide book review contest celebrating National Reading Month. Ashlyn Objio, an 8th grader at IS 141 The Steinway School, in Astoria and Giasemi Bournias, a 7th grader at…
Apr. 16, 2025 By bparry April 16, 2025 By Bill Parry A Long Island man was sentenced to 3 ½ to seven years in prison Tuesday in connection with five residential apartment mailbox thefts in Queens last year. Brandon Sestoso, 43, of McAlester Avenue in Hicksville, pleaded guilty in Queens Supreme Court on March…
Apr. 15, 2025 By Paul Pogozelski As a small business owner for over 23 years, dealing with clients, making deliveries and balancing the books, it became very clear early on in my career that I needed to be efficient with my time and money. Efficiency in operating a small business means knowing how much…
Apr. 15, 2025 By Czarinna Andres April 15, 2025 By Dean Moses Attorney General Letitia James has launched an investigation into the fatal police shooting of a 61-year-old man experiencing a mental health crisis while armed with a knife on a public sidewalk in Astoria, her office announced Tuesday. Police brass said that they…
Apr. 15, 2025 By Ethan Marshall While first-time foreclosure filings in the New York metro area went down during the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same quarter in 2024, Queens emerged as having the most foreclosures over this period, according to a report by the real estate site PropertyShark. Year-over-year, first-time foreclosures…
Apr. 15, 2025 By sobrien April 15, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Julie Won and State Sen. Mike Gianaris joined Transportation Alternatives Saturday for a “people’s ribbon-cutting” at the Queensboro Bridge to demand that Mayor Eric Adams opens the now-completed Pedestrian Path across the bridge. Gianaris, Won and Transportation Alternatives representatives raised concerns Saturday…
Apr. 15, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Summer concerts are to return to Forest Hills Stadium this summer after the NYPD granted “conditional approval” to an alternative security plan for events at the venue. The NYPD had previously informed West Side Tennis Club, which operates and leases Forest Hills Stadium, and Tiebreaker Productions, which runs…
Apr. 15, 2025 By Shane O’Brien A federal judge has extended the deadline for thousands of New Yorkers enrolled in the state’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) to transition to Public Partnerships, LLC (PPL), the state’s new fiscal intermediary, following calls from State Sen. John Liu and legal advocates for more time to…
Apr. 15, 2025 By Athena Dawson Lace up and go green! Senator John Liu is inviting Queens residents to walk, run, or skip their way through Kissena Corridor and Cunningham Parks on Sunday, April 27, during a festive 5K Fun Run celebrating Earth Day and the power of parks. The run will begin at…