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March 19, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

Those interested in applying for this housing lottery can do so online by clicking here. Applications can also be requested via mail by sending a self-addressed envelope to 20 and 30 Halletts Point Apartments, c/o Reside New York 349 Keap St., Brooklyn, NY 11211.

Mar. 19, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Hundreds of seniors gathered at Queens Borough Hall on Wednesday morning to protest a proposed $102 million budget cut to the New York City Department for the Aging (DFTA)—a reduction that advocates warn could lead to the closure of up to 90 senior centers across the city.

Mar. 19, 2025 By jmilitello

March 19, 2025 By Jessica Militello

March 19, 2025 By Taliah Gabriel

The Ramadan Queens Night Market returned to Steinway Street in Astoria on March 17, drawing hundreds of attendees for an evening of food, culture, and community.

Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights are still looking for two suspects who allegedly attacked a senior aboard a Q66 MTA bus in East Elmhurst and remain at large.

The incident occurred at around 1:40 p.m. on Saturday, March 8, as the bus was on Northern Boulevard near 108th Street when two strangers approached the 81-year-old man, and without speaking a word, they proceeded to spit on him and then kicked him repeatedly in the face, police said Tuesday.

March, 19, 2025 By Bill Parry

A 16-year-old girl was robbed at knifepoint in broad daylight at a 7 train station in Long Island City during the morning rush on Friday, March 14.

Mar. 19, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

The Queens Public Library (QPL) has been recognized as one of the top midsize employers in the United States, ranking 46th on Forbes’ 2025 list of America’s Best Midsize Employers.

Mar. 19, 2025 By Jessica Militello

Young performers from across the tri-state area, including talented acts from Queens, will take the stage at Radio City Music Hall on April 8 for the annual Garden of Dreams Talent Show, a heartwarming showcase that gives children facing adversity a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform at the iconic venue. 

Mar. 19, 2025 By sobrien

March 19, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Four men—two from southeast Queens, one from Long Island, and another from New Jersey—along with three companies, have been indicted by a Queens grand jury for allegedly orchestrating a deed fraud scheme that led to the theft of homes in Kew Gardens Hills, Jamaica Estates, and Queens Village.

Carl Avinger, 42, of 202nd Street in St. Albans, Lawrence T. Ray, 38, of 127th Avenue in Jamaica, and Autumn Valeri, 41, of Commack, and Torey Guice, 40, of Roselle, NJ, surrendered to the Queens District Attorney’s detectives on Tuesday morning and were arraigned in Queens Supreme Court on a 47-count indictment charging them with grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property, conspiracy, and other related crimes for allegedly stealing the homes from their rightful owners.