Jun. 23, 2025 By Jimmy Robles Many street vendors in New York City face significant challenges from the moment they set up their stands, striving to make an honest living. With more than 20,000 food vendors operating across the five boroughs, an estimated 75% do so without a license or permit, due in large…
Jun. 20, 2025 By Adam Daly A 25-year-old mother and her 11-month-old daughter were hospitalized Friday morning after being sprayed with an “unknown substance” during a dispute with an irate straphanger over a cellphone aboard the M train in Long Island City, according to police. The assault occurred around 11 a.m. on a southbound…
Jun. 20, 2025 By Bill Parry A Southeast Queens man is being held without bail after he was criminally charged with assault in the first degree as a hate crime and other charges for allegedly punching and kicking a Muslim woman on an E train in Forest Hills during the early morning hours of…
Jun. 20, 2025 By Bill Parry The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force launched a probe into multiple death threats made against Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani after his district office at 24-08 32nd St. in Astoria received four expletive-filled phone voicemails, on various dates, making threatening anti-Muslim statements by an unknown individual, including a threat…
Jun. 20, 2025 By sobrien June 20, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The longtime owner of Katch, a popular gastropub in Astoria, says she may be forced to shut down within two months due to a sharp decline in revenue that she attributes to nearby construction blocking visibility of her business. Roseann McSorley, who has…
Jun. 20, 2025 By sobrien June 20, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Astoria’s Tootles & French will host a variety of events over the next week to celebrate Pride month, including drag brunches, drag bingo and happy hour. The popular restaurant and wine bar, located at 36-15 Ditmars Blvd., will also host Pride-inspired Musical Theater…
Jun. 20, 2025 By Bill Parry A Queens grand jury indicted seven teenagers for attempted murder, gang assault, robbery, and other crimes for an attack on two girls inside Kissena Park in Flushing in early May. The defendants, who are all 17 years old, were variously arraigned in Queens Supreme Court between June 4…
Jun. 20, 2025 By Athena Dawson U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks hosted a town hall meeting Monday, June 16, at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center to address the impact of Trump administration policies on New Yorkers. Dozens of attendees filled the venue’s theater to hear Meeks deliver an overview of recent federal developments, followed by…
Jun. 20, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Queens apartment rents continued to climb year-over-year, rising 2.63% between May 2024 and May 2025, even as the borough saw a slight dip in average rents from April to May 2025, according to the latest Queens Rental Market Report released by MNS Real Estate The average rent in…
Jun. 20, 2025 By Bill Parry The founder of the Queens Defenders and her husband have lawyered up after they were indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the non-profit organization. Former Queens Defenders executive director Lori Zeno, 64, surrendered Wednesday at the Brooklyn federal courthouse.…