Category: Queens

The Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge will be closed to vehicles in both directions Friday night until Saturday night worrying some residents along the western end of the Rockaway peninsula. Courtesy of MTA MTA Bridges and Tunnels will be implementing a full closure of the Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge that connects the western end…

The residents who live above a Queens laundromat described on Wednesday the terrifying moment a two-alarm fire tore through their apartments from below. Photo by Dean Moses The Queens residents who live above an Astoria laundromat described Wednesday afternoon the terrifying moment a two-alarm fire tore through their apartments from below just hours prior. According…

Jessica Beauvais was sentenced Wednesday for driving this vehicle during a fatal 2021 hit-and-run collision on the Long Island Expressway in Fresh Meadows. Photo courtesy of the DA’s office A Long Island woman was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for speeding through an NYPD roadblock while drunk and killing a highway patrolman…

Firefighters were hampered by an SUV that was parked in front of a fire hydrant during a two-alarm blaze in Forest Hills early Wednesday morning. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell The FDNY battled a fast-moving two-alarm house fire in Forest Hills early Wednesday morning that injured one firefighter. The blaze broke out in a two-story private…

A 7 train at Queensboro Plaza in 2020. File Photo by Todd Maisel The MTA on Wednesday advised customers of significant weekend service disruptions for subway riders in Queens on two consecutive weekends in March, as the agency continues installing accessibility upgrades at the Queensboro Plaza station. Starting at midnight on Saturday, March 9 thru…

The NYPD experienced a rise in felony assaults across Queens during the 28-day period from Jan. 22 to Feb. 18. QNS file photo The number of felony assaults across Queens increased during the 28-day period from Jan. 22 through Feb. 18, compared to the same period of time last year, according to the latest crime…

Queens man Nick Cascone (right) will be competing in the upcoming “Jeopardy!” Tournament of Champions. Photo courtesy of Jeopardy Productions, Inc. Queens native Nick Cascone will be one of the 27 players competing in the upcoming “Jeopardy!” Tournament of Champions, set to begin Friday, Feb. 23 on ABC. Cascone was a one-game champion and a…

Queens native Nick Cascone (left) will be competing in the upcoming “Jeopardy!” Tournament of Champions. Photo courtesy of Jeopardy Productions, Inc. Queens native Nick Cascone will be one of the 27 players competing in the upcoming “Jeopardy!” Tournament of Champions, set to begin Friday, Feb. 23 on ABC. Cascone was a one-game champion and a…

The owners of New Metro, the first legal dispensary in eastern Queens, wanted to mix retro and modern with a print newspaper aesthetic. Photo by Iryna Shkurhan Almost two decades ago, as a fresh-faced teenager who just graduated from Cardozo High School, Sean Kang was arrested on cannabis charges near his Bayside home.  On Monday…

Rosedale Jets and Rochdale Cheerleaders Collaboration perform for the crowd Photo by Athena Dawson The office of Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz hosted their annual Black History Month Celebration at the Rochdale Village Community Center on Thursday, February 15th. Hundreds of people filled the grand ballroom of the community center located at 169-65 137th Avenue…