Jul. 21, 2025 By Bill Parry A senior was robbed at gunpoint by a masked man in broad daylight on a commercial strip in South Ozone Park on Saturday, July 12, according to authorities. Police from the 106th Precinct in South Ozone Park reported a 68-year-old man was walking past 133-17 Rockaway Blvd. at…
Jul. 21, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The New York Blood Center (NYBC) has issued an urgent call for type O- and O+ blood donors following a sharp decline in donations earlier in July. The center stated that New York’s O- and O+ supplies are currently 25% below the level needed to meet hospital demands…
Jul. 18, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Permits have been filed for the construction of a 12-story mixed-use building featuring 591 housing units at 89-53 165th St. in Jamaica. The proposed building would be 124 feet tall and yield 438,961 square feet of space. Residential space for the 591 units would make up 432,484 square…
Jul. 18, 2025 By Bert Wilkinson Jamaica’s government has expressed surprise that the Trump administration has deported one of its nationals to Eswatini or the former Swaziland, saying that Jamaican authorities have not refused to accept any person being deported back to the island over the decades. Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamina Johnson Smith said […]
Jul. 18, 2025 By Christy Hinko On Metropolitan Avenue, between 74th and 75th streets in Middle Village, Carlo’s Pizzeria isn’t just a place to grab a slice — it’s a place where history is folded into every piece of dough, sauce and cheese. The beloved neighborhood pizzeria has been serving Queens for nearly 60…
Jul. 17, 2025 By Bill Parry A Queens homeless man is being held without bail after he allegedly shot his estranged wife to death in front of his stepdaughter on a St. Albans street last month. Audwin Caines, 62, was apprehended in Upper Manhattan on Tuesday, July 15, by U.S. Marshals from the NY/NJ…
Jul. 17, 2025 By Ethan Marshall The average cost of rent for apartments in Queens eclipsed $3,000 in June 2025, according to a report by M.N.S. Real Estate. Year-over-year, the average rent in Queens rose 3.49%, from $2,902 in June 2024 to $3,003 in June 2025. Studios, one-bedroom units and two-bedroom units all went…
Jul. 16, 2025 By Ethan Marshall By the end of June 2025, the median rental price of apartments across New York City reached a record high of $4,700, according to a report by the real estate site RentHop. Year-over-year, the median rent across the city rose 6.6%, from $4,409 in June 2024 to $4,700…
Jul. 16, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Consul General of Israel in New York Ofir Akunis paid a special visit to Queens College in Flushing on Wednesday, July 16, where he discussed a variety of topics during a luncheon, including what he felt was a disturbing increase in antisemitism at several college campuses in the…
Jul. 16, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica are looking for three teenagers who were involved in a shooting incident near the Long Island Rail Road train station on the night of Tuesday, July 7. Police say the suspects were at the corner of Archer Avenue and Sutphin Boulevard…