Sept. 24, 2020 By Allie Griffin

Queens State Sen. Jessica Ramos and City Comptroller Scott Stringer are calling on the city to make its Open Streets program a year-round initiative.

Sept. 24, 2020 By Allie Griffin

A 27-year-old Woodside deliveryman died after he crashed his Yamaha scooter into a minivan in Astoria Wednesday night.

Sept. 24, 2020 By Allie Griffin

Astoria Council Member Costa Constantinides introduced a number of bills Wednesday that he says will make New York a greener, storm-resilient city.

Sept. 24, 2020 By Allie Griffin

The Queens Memory Project, an ongoing community archiving program supported by the Queens Public Library and Queens College Library, will celebrate its 10-year anniversary next week with a Facebook Live event.

Sept. 23, 2020 By Christian Murray

The affordable housing lottery has opened for TF Cornerstone’s two-tower development that is part of the Hunters Point South 5,000-unit mega plan.

Sept. 23, 2020 By Allie Griffin

More than 9,000 city employees will be furloughed as the city faces a major budget deficit spurred by the coronavirus shutdown, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today.

Sept. 23, 2020 By Allie Griffin

Parents with children in western Queens public schools are less likely to keep their kids at home to learn remotely than the rest of the city.

Sept. 22, 2020 By Christian Murray

This is no joke!

Sept. 22, 2022 By Christian Murray

Drag racing is a problem throughout Queens—from Sunnyside to Fresh Meadows–and a Flushing legislator is looking to clamp down on the problem.

Sept. 22, 2020 By Christian Murray

At the end of next year, 11 council members in Queens will be forced to step down due to term limits.

Sept. 21, 2020 By Christian Murray

Police have arrested a female bigot who authorities say threw a glass bottle at a black jogger in Woodside last month then shouted a racial slur at her.

Sept. 21, 2020 By Allie Griffin

A LGBTQ-run food pantry is raising funds to continue feeding the 500 to 600 Queens residents who line the block near its Jackson Heights site each week.

Sept. 21, 2020 By Christian Murray

The public review period has begun on a proposal that would see a 21-story mixed-use office tower go up next to the Queensboro Bridge.

Sept. 21, 2020 By Allie Griffin

A Jackson Heights State Assembly Member introduced legislation earlier this month that would create a system to track New Yorkers’ absentee ballots ahead of the November election.

Sept. 21, 2020 By Michael Dorgan

A number of Sunnyside business owners have noticed a significant uptick in the amount of graffiti that has been scrawled across neighborhood walls, doors–and even trees–in recent weeks.

Sept. 17, 2020 By Michael Dorgan

A new online guide listing Downtown Flushing’s best food and historical attractions is being launched to support restaurants that have been struggling due to the pandemic.

Sept. 18, 2020 By Allie Griffin

A community-based organization is leading a peace march from the Astoria Houses to the Queensbridge Houses tomorrow to show the unity of neighbors against violence.

Sept. 18, 2020 By Christian Murray

We talk to Zohran Mamdani, a self-described socialist who will be representing the 36^th Assembly District in Albany next year.

Sept. 18, 2020 By Allie Griffin

Community compost and food scraps drop-off sites are back up and running in Queens after the sites were shuttered for months due to pandemic-related budget cuts.

Sept. 18, 2020 By Allie Griffin

An alleged robber put a 62-year-old in a chokehold and punched him for a mere $4 in Long Island City last month.

Sept. 17, 2020 By Allie Griffin

The City Council passed a bill Wednesday that will require the city to explore the use of drones for building facade inspections.

Sept. 17, 2020 By Christian Murray

The School Construction Authority, which stopped work on building new schools when COVID-19 took hold in March, will be restarting work on P.S. 384Q in Long Island City, with a completion date of September 2021 still in tact.

Sept. 17, 2020 By Allie Griffin

The start of in-person classes at the city’s public schools has been delayed yet again for the majority of students.

Sept. 16, 2020 By Christian Murray

At the end of next year, 11 council members in Queens will be forced to step down due to term limits.

Sept. 16, 2020 By Allie Griffin

Staffers at 10 Queens public schools have tested positive for COVID-19 since teachers and administrators returned to schools across the city on Sept. 8.