Jackson Heights Store Sells $500K Winning Lottery Ticket

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.

Jul. 17, 2025 By Bill Parry

A 45-year-old man was beaten and robbed in Corona by a mugger who police say remains at large.

Jul. 17, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

The average cost of rent for apartments in Queens eclipsed $3,000 in June 2025, according to a report by M.N.S. Real Estate.

Jul. 16, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas has filed to run against state Sen. Jessica Ramos in next year’s Democratic primary for Senate District 13.

Jul. 16, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

By the end of June 2025, the median rental price of apartments across New York City reached a record high of $4,700, according to a report by the real estate site RentHop.

Jul. 16, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

Consul General of Israel in New York Ofir Akunis paid a special visit to Queens College in Flushing on Wednesday, July 16, where he discussed a variety of topics during a luncheon, including what he felt was a disturbing increase in antisemitism at several college campuses in the United States.

Jul. 16, 2025 By Bill Parry

A senior woman was mugged by a stranger on a residential block in East Elmhurst on the morning of Saturday, July 12, and police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights are looking for the perpetrator.

July 15, 2025 By Bill Parry

A Manhattan man was sentenced to 35 years to life in prison on Tuesday for shooting at two cops in broad daylight in the heart of Jackson Heights in 2011. Antonio Olmeda, 66, of Fifth Avenue, was convicted by a jury on two counts of attempted murder and other related crimes after they deliberated for just eight minutes before reaching a verdict on June 27.

Jul. 14, 2025 By Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud

Queens residents gathered along 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights to celebrate the annual Festival Calle Colombia on Saturday, July 12.