Category: Queens

Nick Cannon, dressed as the Easter Bunny, poses for a photo with St. Mary’s Hospital for Children’s patients. Photo by Gabriele Holtermann The lobby of St. Mary’s Hospital for Children in Bayside was hopping with excitement as young patients were anxiously awaiting the arrival of the Easter Bunny, portrayed by comedian, television host, and actor…

A rendering of the proposed QueensWay in central Queens. Friends of the QueensWay The federal government granted New York City $117 million to design and build part of a High Line-esque “linear park” on an abandoned rail spur in Queens — but some advocates and elected officials worry the plan would forever foreclose the long-sought…

Free Iftar meals are being distributed by local organizations across the city during Ramadan. Photo by John McCarten/NYC Council With the holy month of Ramadan underway, organizations are partnering up to distribute thousands of Iftar meals to those in need.   Islamic Relief USA, a longtime non-profit humanitarian agency, and NYC Comptroller Brad Lander are joining…

Sean Brown is led out of the 113th precinct house in Queens on Sept. 4, 2021. File Photo by Lloyd Mitchell A 21-year-old alleged gang member pled guilty on Sunday to the 2019 mistaken-identity slaying of 14-year-old Aamir Griffin on a Queens playground. Jamaica resident Sean Brown copped to manslaughter, conspiracy, and gun possession charges…

Police say they have now charged the Queens man who allegedly went on an unprovoked stabbing spree in Woodside over the weekend, brutally assaulting his neighbors from a wheelchair. Screenshot via CitizenApp The Queens man who allegedly went on an unprovoked stabbing spree against his neighbors on Saturday has been charged with attempted murder and…

The intersection of 32nd Avenue and the Clearview Expressway service road Photo via Google Maps A Flushing woman was out for her morning run Thursday when she was struck and killed by an SUV driver on the Clearview Expressway service road in Bayside, according to the NYPD. Elisa Maria Bellere, 58, from the Murray Hill…

Trees outside the Ridgewood library Via Google Maps A group of Ridgewood civic leaders have conducted a tree-planting survey and have identified nearly 2,400 locations in the neighborhood where additional trees should be planted. The results of the tree-planning survey—put together by Paul Kerzner, Luis Rodriguez, and Ted Renz—were delivered to Council Member Robert Holden…

FILE – A police crime scene File photo/Lloyd Mitchell Police in Queens are looking for a gunman who shot a woman in the hip following an argument on a bus that spilled onto the street Thursday afternoon. According to police sources, officers from the 105th Precinct rushed to the corner of Francis Lewis Boulevard and…

A G train at Court Square in 2021. Wikimedia Commons/GeneralPunger A “czar” will oversee the G train’s partial shutdown this summer while the Crosstown Line undergoes a much-needed signal infrastructure upgrade, MTA officials said Thursday. Testifying at a budget hearing of the City Council’s Transportation Committee on March 14, MTA New York City Transit President…

Via Getty Images  The Queens Borough president’s office is hosting a Trans Day of Visibility event to celebrate trans pride in the local Queens community. The event is organized by the Queens Community House’s Queens Center for Gay Seniors, in partnership with other local organizations serving the LGBTQ+ community. The event will be held at…