Sunnyside teenager killed in Long Island City skateboarding accident

Jan. 14, 2025 By Shane O’Brien 

Jan. 14, 2025 By sobrien

Jan. 14, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

U.S. Congresswomen Grace Meng and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, along with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, announced on Jan. 7 that President Joe Biden has signed their legislation into law to address severe flooding in Queens.

The measure aims to mitigate future disasters like those caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida in September 2021, which inundated the borough with record-shattering rainfall.

Jan. 14, 2025 By Athena Dawson

German leisure airline Condor has announced that it will move its operations to the upcoming JFK Terminal 6 (T6), a state-of-the-art facility under development by JFK Millennium Partners (JMP).

Jan. 13, 2025 By Colum Motherway

The QueensLink project received a major boost with a $400,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Jan. 13, 2025 By Athena Dawson

The MTA has announced the purchase of 265 zero-emissions buses, which will be rolled out across New York City later this year.

Jan. 13, 2025 By Bill Parry

Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria are looking for two armed robbers who were caught on camera jumping a subway turnstile at the Broadway subway station while carrying a stolen plastic dispenser packed with thousands of dollars worth of lottery tickets on the night of Wednesday, Jan. 8.

Jan. 13, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

The New York Mets and New York Blood Center are partnering to host their annual winter blood drive on Wednesday, Jan. 15, in the Piazza Club at Citi Field.

Jan. 13, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

Jan. 13, 2025 By Colum Motherway

Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights did not have far to go to locate a senior who allegedly stalked a 12-year-old girl in broad daylight in East Elmhurst.

At approximately 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 6, a bearded older man approached a young girl as she walked along 81st Street near 31st Avenue. He grabbed her hand, but the girl managed to pull away. Undeterred, the man followed her and grabbed her hand a second time before eventually heading north on 81st Street, according to police. The girl was not injured during the incident.