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Aug. 30, 2024 By Dean Moses

A Queens kidnapping suspect is dead Friday, one day after he allegedly abducted and sexually assaulted a young child when he crashed his vehicle in an attempt to evade police, NYPD brass said.

Aug. 30, 2024 By Shane O’Brien

The owner of a well-known establishment on the border of Woodside and Astoria, the Brewery Bar and Kitchen, is opening a new Irish bar in Jackson Heights, with plans to open by the fall.

Aug. 30, 2024 By Bill Parry

The massive barge blaze that raged for hours on Newtown Creek in the Blissville section of Long Island City Tuesday night was sparked by an exploding lithium-ion battery that was among the scrap metal onboard the vessel, new FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker confirmed Thursday.

A manhunt is underway in southeast Queens for a sexual predator who allegedly kidnapped a 9-year-old girl at a Queens Village supermarket while she was grocery shopping with her grandmother on Thursday evening.

The abduction occurred inside the Key Food at 213-22 Jamaica Ave. just after 7:20 p.m., when the grandmother went to the bathroom. The sexual deviant approached the youngster and lured her out of the store and into his vehicle, according to a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation.

Aug. 30, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan

New York City’s only hands-on science and technology museum in Corona was selected to receive two new STEM grants totaling close to $4 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF). 

Aug. 29, 2024 By sobrien

Aug. 29, 2024 By Shane O’Brien

Aug. 29, 2024 By Bill Parry

Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights are still looking for two muggers who assaulted and robbed a 22-year-old man in Corona more than a month ago.

Aug. 29, 2024 By Angelica Vivas

New York City is famous for its diverse cuisine, and some of the best bites can be found right here in Queens, where a quick train ride opens the door to a world of authentic and exciting dining experiences.

Aug. 29, 2024 By Athena Dawson

Hundreds of people enjoyed live music and dancing at the inaugural Bouyon Festival on Saturday, Aug. 25. The event, which took place at Amadeus Nightclub, located at 79-51 Albion Ave. in Elmhurst, celebrated Caribbean unity and introduced Bouyon music, a genre from the island nation of Dominica, to the greater public. 

Aug. 28, 2024 By Bill Parry

Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City are looking for a brute who assaulted a senior woman in broad daylight as she walked near the Big Six Towers in Woodside.