Three alleged squatters were indicted by a Queens grand jury for illegally occupying a vacant St. Albans single-family home, where they used electricity without paying and kept multiple pit bulls in the basement.

True Jackson, 41, Saliam Sudler, 35, and Sania Outar, 24, were arrested Tuesday and arraigned in Queens Supreme Court on a five-count indictment charging them with criminal trespass, burglary, theft of services and other related crimes.

Nov. 20, 2024 By Athena Dawson

Sen. Joseph Addabbo Jr. (D-15) is calling on city officials to crack down on illegal vendors in his district.  

Police from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica are looking for a suspect who subjected a 17-year-old girl to sexual abuse onboard a Q8 MTA bus on the night of Friday, Nov. 15.

As the bus was approaching Sutphin Boulevard and 94th Avenue, just down the block from the Long Island Rail Road Jamaica Station, the stranger approached the girl at around 7 p.m. He allegedly forcibly touched her and then pulled her down onto his lap before running off the bus, police said Tuesday.

A South Ozone Park man admitted he set fires to cars in his neighborhood and entered a home where he set a blaze that critically injured two of its occupants on the morning of July 4.

Evan Person, 35, of Linden Boulevard, was indicted by a Queens grand jury for multiple counts of arson, burglary, reckless endangerment, and other related crimes, including endangering the welfare of a child.

Nov. 20, 2024 By Ethan Marshall

Competition among renters in New York City cooled in October 2024 to the degree that 19.7% of listings were offering concessions on rent, marking the highest level in the city since July 2021 at 22.7%, according to a report by the real estate listing site StreetEasy.

Nov. 20, 2024 By Athena Dawson

A local nonprofit is hosting an economic initiative for a Black-owned grocery store in Jamaica this Sunday.

Nov. 20, 2024 By Ethan Marshall

Northwest Queens experienced year-over-year increases in October 2024 of new leases being signed for the 13th straight month and of listing inventory for the ninth month in a row, according to a report by the real estate firm Douglas Elliman Real Estate.

Nov. 19, 2024 By Dean Moses, Lloyd Mitchell and Robert Pozarycki

Cops in Jamaica and an armed robber traded gunfire in a shootout on a busy shopping strip Tuesday night, leaving an officer and an innocent bystander wounded and the suspect dead, police said.

Nov. 19, 2024 By Dean Moses, Lloyd Mitchell and Robert Pozarycki

Queens cops and an armed robber traded gunfire in a shootout on a busy shopping strip Tuesday night, leaving an officer and an innocent bystander wounded and the suspect dead, police said.

Nov. 19, 2024 By Athena Dawson

As Thanksgiving approaches, local officials, community organizations, and stakeholders are hosting free giveaways to help Queens families celebrate the holiday without financial stress. Here’s a guide to upcoming events offering free meals and holiday support across the borough.