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Just four months after opening in the heart of Sunnyside, KORA was named the winner of the inaugural Queens’ Best Bakery competition on Wednesday.

The Queens Chamber of Commerce launched the competition on June 13 and invited locals to nominate and vote for their favorite spots, with the Filipino-inspired bakery at 45-12 Greenpoint Ave. emerging as the champion.

A Queens grand jury indicted a Jackson Heights man on murder charges for allegedly beating his wife to death in their apartment in 2024.

Jul. 22, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas picked up a number of high-profile endorsements after officially launching her state Senate campaign in Jackson Heights Monday night as she looks to unseat incumbent State Sen. Jessica Ramos in the Democratic primary for Senate District 13 next year.

Jul. 22, 2025 By Bill Parry

A woman was struck by a seven train at the Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street subway station on Monday afternoon.

Jul. 22, 2025 By Bill Parry

Police from three Queens precincts are looking for a group of moped-riding robbers who targeted three other riders in three different neighborhoods within an hour during a mobile crime spree in one night in June.

Jul. 21, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

U.S. Rep. Grace Meng, Council Member Shekar Krishnan, community members and accessibility activists gathered Monday morning to celebrate the completion of a long-awaited ADA-compliant ramp at the Jackson Heights Post Office, which was installed after years of advocacy from community members and elected officials.

Jul. 21, 2025 By Bill Parry

Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights are still looking for a pair of muggers who allegedly beat and robbed a woman following an argument last month.

Jul. 21, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

The New York Blood Center (NYBC) has issued an urgent call for type O- and O+ blood donors following a sharp decline in donations earlier in July.

Jul. 18, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Indoor skydiving company iFly held a ribbon-cutting celebration in Long Island City Friday ahead of a grand-opening celebration at its western Queens facility on Saturday.

Jul. 18, 2025 By Bill Parry

A College Point man is being held without bail after he was arrested and charged with murder for the fatal stabbing of a Corona man in May.