Indoor Dining in New York City Will Resume Friday, Two Days Earlier Than Planned

Apr. 27, 2025 By Jessica Militello

Queens voters will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of New York City government as all 51 City Council seats are up for grabs in the 2025 election cycle. With several incumbents term-limited and new challengers stepping into the spotlight, the borough is home to some of the city’s most closely watched and competitive races.

Apr. 25, 2025 By Ramy Mahmoud

Members of the Italian-American community in Ridgewood held their annual Good Friday procession on the evening of April 18, continuing a decades-long tradition that brings together religious and cultural groups from across the borough.

An off-duty NYPD cop from Briarwood was arrested on Thursday morning and booked at the 102nd Precinct in South Ozone Park for allegedly sending sexually explicit content via an online app to an undercover officer posing online as a 14-year-old girl.

Police Officer Travis DeSouza, 35, of Van Wyck Expressway, was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on the night of April 24 on a criminal complaint charging him with attempted dissemination of indecent material to minors, official misconduct, and other related crimes, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Friday.

Apr. 25, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

Apr. 25, 2025 By Jessica Militello

As U.S. businesses brace for the ripple effects of new and anticipated tariff increases, the Bayside Business Association (BBA) is stepping up efforts to support local entrepreneurs and merchants in northeast Queens.

Apr. 25, 2025 By Athena Dawson

Two Korean American community organizations based in northeast Queens welcomed Dr. Ann Marie T. Sullivan, commissioner of the New York State Office of Mental Health, for a daylong visit focused on expanding mental health resources and support for immigrant communities.

Apr. 25, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

Queens will come alive with the rhythms and energy of Afro-Brazilian culture for the Capoeira festival.

Apr. 25, 2025 By Jessica Militello

Grab your paddles and hop on the 7 train, pickleball is back in Queens.

Apr. 25, 2025 By jmilitello

April 25, 2025 By Jessica Militello

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help in solving the cold case homicide of a Kew Gardens man whose body was found in a car near Flushing Meadows Corona Park more than 26 years ago.

Police from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows responded to a 911 call of an abandoned vehicle parked across from 70-89 Park Drive East near Willow Lake in Kew Gardens Hills at 5 a.m. on Tuesday, April 20, 1999.