Nov. 30, 2020 By Allie Griffin

New York City public schools will reopen in-person learning to elementary school students next Monday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Sunday.

Nov. 27, 2020 By Christian Murray

A 56-year-old man was punched in the face in a random attack while waiting for the subway at the Queens Plaza station on Monday, police said.

Nov. 25, 2020 By Allie Griffin

Ten Queens restaurants have received grants to help cover the cost of setting up their outdoor dining areas for winter weather.

Nov. 23, 2020 By Allie Griffin

State Senator Michael Gianaris is calling for the college entrance SAT exam to be held remotely amid rising coronavirus cases nationwide.

Nov. 23, 2020 By Allie Griffin

New York City’s Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg announced today that she is stepping down from the de Blasio administration.

Nov. 23, 2020 By Michael Dorgan

An annual Thanksgiving food drive is taking place in western Queens as the need to help struggling families is greater than ever, organizers say.

Nov. 23, 2020 By Michael Dorgan

Police are searching for a group of suspects who assaulted a cop as he was jogging in Long Island City Friday.

Nov. 23, 2020 By Allie Griffin

The operators of an underground swingers club in Astoria were busted over the weekend for violating COVID-19 restrictions.

Nov. 23, 2020 By Allie Griffin

A council member who represents parts of Brooklyn and Queens introduced a bill Thursday that would allow restaurants to add a 15 percent surcharge to the tab if they pay all their employees a base wage of at least $15 per hour.

Nov. 20, 2020 By Allie Griffin

An innocent man who had been incarcerated for more than a quarter century was released from prison after a Queens judge tossed his 1995 murder conviction Thursday.

Nov. 20, 2020 By Michael Dorgan

The organizers of a Sunnyside food pantry – where hundreds of residents in need receive free grocery items each week – have been recognized by an international non-profit organization.

Nov. 20, 2020 By Michael Dorgan

Police are searching for a suspect who attempted to rob a man at knifepoint inside a Long Island City subway station last week.

Nov. 19, 2020 By Michael Dorgan

The Hunters Point Parks Conservancy has overcome a roller-coaster year of setbacks and milestones to finish 2020 off on a high.

Nov. 19, 2020 By Allie Griffin

Indoor dining will likely end and gyms will likely close in the next week or two as New York City looks to combat a second wave of the coronavirus, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday morning.

Nov. 19, 2020 By Allie Griffin

Forty-eight apartments in a newly constructed building in Long Island City are up for grabs through the city’s ‘affordable’ housing lottery — but only for those who make at least $73,920 a year.

Nov. 18, 2020 By Allie Griffin

The Queens COVID-19 yellow zone has been expanded northward to cover parts of Astoria, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday.

Nov. 18, 2020 By Allie Griffin

New York City public schools will close in-person classes starting Thursday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today.

Nov. 18, 2020 By Michael Dorgan

The state is putting together plans to fix the lights in Gantry Plaza State Park that have been tripping out since Hurricane Sandy struck in 2012.

Nov. 18, 2020 By Christian Murray 

The plan to relocate the sanitation garage on 21^st Street to an industrial area in Astoria took a step further Monday when a Council subcommittee approved it sending the plan to the full council for a vote.

Nov. 17, 2020 Staff Report

The winners of the Queens Post Halloween photo contest were awarded their prizes Monday.

Nov. 17, 2020 By Allie Griffin

New York City health officials are expanding rapid COVID-19 testing across the city — including Queens — as new cases continue to rise in the Big Apple.

Nov. 16, 2020 By Allie Griffin

A GoFundMe has been set up to support the family of a delivery worker who was killed in crash with a semi-truck in Astoria last week.

Nov. 17, 2020 By Michael Dorgan

Nov. 16, 2020 By Allie Griffin

Catholic schools in Queens and Brooklyn will remain open for in-person learning even if New York City public schools shutter due to a spike in COVID-19 cases, the Superintendent of Catholic Schools for Brooklyn and Queens announced Sunday.

Nov. 13, 2020 By Michael Dorgan

A virtual turkey-trot starts Friday to raise funds for PS/IS 78Q.