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‘This is another attack on New York’ — Queens democrats rally against Trump’s effort to kill congestion pricing

Feb. 19, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Elected officials across Queens have condemned President Donald Trump after the Trump Administration moved to end federal approval for congestion pricing Wednesday.

US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy informed Gov. Kathy Hochul in a letter that he would rescind the federal approval of the congestion pricing program, describing the toll as “a slap in the face to working-class Americans.”

“Every American should be able to access New York City regardless of their economic means. It shouldn’t be reserved for an elite few,” Duffy wrote in the letter to Hochul, according to CNN.

Cold case homicide: Queens DA seeks public help in solving 2020 murder of correction officer

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Wednesday the release of surveillance video of the cold case murder of an off-duty Rikers Island correction officer in Springfield Gardens more than four years ago.

During the early morning hours of Aug. 15, 2020, 28-year-old NYC Correction Officer John Jeff was gunned down at the corner of Defoe Street and Ridgedale Street while heading to a house party just a mile away from his Farmers Boulevard home in Rochdale.

Zohran Mamdani leads mayoral candidates in fundraising with $2.8M in matching funds

Feb. 19, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani has received more than $2.8 million in matching funds in the latest funding cycle of the 2025 mayoral election, the most of any candidate in the race.

New York metro leads the nation in office-to-apartment conversions in 2025: report

Feb. 19, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

With cities across the United States increasingly turning vacant office buildings into residential spaces, the New York metropolitan area has emerged as the nation’s leader in office-to-apartment conversions in 2025, according to a report by the real estate listing site RentCafe.

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‘We need a government New Yorkers can trust’: Queens BP Richards meets with Gov. Hochul amid City Hall crisis

Feb. 18, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards held a virtual meeting with Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing crisis at City Hall.

Iconic sushi spot Takesushi in Sunnyside serves up special menu for ‘Restaurant Week of the Sides’

Feb. 18, 2025 By jmilitello

Feb. 18, 2025 By Jessica Militello

González-Rojas, advocates push for SNAP fraud protections, EBT chip cards

Feb. 18, 2025 By sobrien

Feb. 18, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Lead a walking tour of Queens: Submissions open for annual Jane’s Walk

Feb. 18, 2025 By Jessica Militello

Ever wanted to show off your favorite neighborhood spots or dive into the hidden history of your community?

Burglar strikes three Astoria nail salons, wanted for at least 10 break-ins citywide: NYPD

Feb. 18, 2025 By Bill Parry

Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria are still looking for a burglar who allegedly targeted three nail salons in recent months, and similar commercial establishments in Brooklyn and Manhattan.

Glass ceiling shattered: Queens battalion chief becomes FDNY’s highest-ranking woman

FDNY history was made at Queens College as the head of Battalion 46 in Elmhurst became the first-ever female deputy chief and the highest-ranking woman in fire operations.

Battalion Chief Michele Fitzsimmons, a 24-year veteran of the FDNY, received a standing ovation inside Colden Auditorium on Friday morning after being promoted to Deputy Chief.

NYC renters face skyrocketing ‘singles tax’ as solo living gets pricier: report

Feb. 18, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

Being single in New York City isn’t just emotionally expensive—it’s financially draining too.

Queens students among finalists in Port Authority’s tunnel robotics competition

Feb. 18, 2025 By Athena Dawson

Students from New York Institute of Technology’s (NYIT) College of Engineering and Computing Sciences, including several from Queens, were named finalists in the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s (PANYNJ) College Challenge: Vehicular Tunnel Catwalk Robotics, held in January.

Astoria rallies to save 90-year-old shoe repair shop after devastating fire

Feb. 17, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Astoria residents have rallied to save a local shoe repair store that has served the neighborhood for over 90 years after the store suffered extensive damage during a fire last Thursday.

Suspect flees into subway tunnel after stealing woman’s handbag on F train in Woodside: NYPD

Feb. 17, 2025 By Bill Parry

Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City and Transit District 20 are looking for a suspect who snatched a woman’s handbag on an F train in Woodside and remains at large more than a week later.

Queens real estate investment sales drop despite transaction growth in 2024: report

Feb. 17, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

The real estate consultant Ariel Property Advisors experienced a decline in investment sales, despite an increase in transactions in 2024, according to their Queens 2024 Year-End Commercial Real Estate Trends report.

Sunnyside seniors press Mayor Adams on transit, homelessness during town hall

Feb. 17, 2025 By sobrien

Feb. 17, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Free summer camp, registration opens for NYC kids through The Fresh Air Fund

Feb. 17, 2025 By Athena Dawson

Queens families can start planning for summer now as registration opens for The Fresh Air Fund’s free sleepaway camps for New York City children ages 8 to 17.

14-year-old fatally stabbed near Sunnyside McDonald’s, suspect in custody: NYPD

Feb. 14, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

Letter to the Editor: Astoria Homeowners, Tenants & Business Civic Association responds to op-ed about local business climate

Feb. 14, 2025

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Matsunori Handroll Bar opens in Long Island City, offering hand-rolled sushi with a focus on quality and value

Feb. 14, 2025 By sobrien

Feb. 14, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Queens Democrats call for Mayor Adams’ removal after federal corruption charges dismissed

Feb. 14, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Following the dismissal of federal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, elected officials across Queens have called for his removal from office. The Department of Justice’s decision to drop the case has raised concerns among prominent Democrats, who allege that President Donald Trump now holds political leverage over the mayor.

Two men charged with attempted murder in the shooting of a Steinway Street merchant for his Rolex watch: NYPD

Feb. 14, 2025 By Bill Parry

A Venezuelan man who was living in the migrant shelter on Randall’s Island is now on Rikers Island after he was arrested last month and criminally charged with attempted murder for shooting an Astoria business owner during an armed robbery with his accomplice from Long Island in November.

Northwest Queens sees significant rent and lease growth in January 2025: report

Feb. 14, 2025 By emarshall

Feb. 14, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

Black History Month at NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens: Lorna Rainey honors her great-grandfather’s legacy, America’s first Black U.S. Rep.

Feb. 14, 2025 By Athena Dawson

NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens celebrated Black History Month with an informative and inspiring guest speaking engagement on Thursday, Feb. 13.

Astoria’s ‘Tidy Dad’ helps families clean up the clutter, one page at a time

Feb. 14, 2025 By Jessica Militello

Families in Queens looking to reclaim their living space—and their peace of mind—now have a new resource to turn to.

Rockaway Beach FDNY EMT indicted for 2021 murder in Astoria gunpoint robbery: DA

Feb. 13, 2025 By Bill Parry

An off-duty FDNY EMT from Rockaway Beach was arrested on Thursday morning and booked at the 114th Precinct in Astoria after he was indicted by a Queens grand jury for a fatal gunpoint robbery near Steinway Street in April 2021.

Materials for the Arts in LIC launches Young Designers program to empower the next generation of fashion talent

Feb. 13, 2025 By sobrien

Feb. 13, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Sunnyside couple sentenced for brutal beatdown of Woodside man over parking dispute that ‘shocked the city’: DA

Feb. 13, 2025 By Bill Parry

A married couple from Sunnyside was sentenced in Queens Supreme Court on Thursday to 14 years in prison for attempted murder in a brutal assault of a neighbor over a parking spot in March 2023.

Reps Velázquez and Ocasio-Cortez demand FBI, CIA release documents on Puerto Rican leaders’ assassinations

Feb. 13, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

U.S. Reps Nydia Velázquez and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have penned a letter to the CIA and FBI demanding the disclosure of all materials related to the assassination of two leaders of the Puerto Rican independence movement during the 1970s.

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