Aug. 12, 2025 By Bill Parry A Queens grand jury indicted a homeless man for shooting and killing his estranged wife and attempting to murder her daughter on a St. Albans street in June. Audwin Caines, 62, was arraigned in Queens Supreme Court on Tuesday on an eight-count indictment charging him with murder in…
Aug. 12, 2025 By Bill Parry A man was shot on a residential street in Jamaica and police from the 113th Precinct are still looking for the gunman more than three weeks later. Police say the shooting went down in front of a home at 110-02 153rd Street at 12:44 a.m. on Monday, July…
Aug. 12, 2025 By Jessica Militello Award-winning chefs are getting ready to practice their serve right onto customers’ plates at the US Open, with a list of delicious cuisine slated for the star-studded annual tennis event. The diverse and delicious food and drink menu was created by the United States Tennis Association and its…
Aug. 12, 2025 By Tracey Khan When the summer heat hits New York City, nothing cools you down quite like a fresh coconut, and on Liberty Avenue in Queens and Church Avenue in Brooklyn, they’re selling faster than ever. The price per coconut ranges between $5 and $7. Most afternoons, the sidewalks are buzzing. Vendors […]
Aug. 11, 2025 By Ethan Marshall After the average cost of rent in Queens exceeded $3,000 in June 2025, the number continued to rise in July, with average rents increasing across the board among studios, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units in the borough, according to a report by M.N.S Real Estate. The average rent in…
Aug. 10, 2025 By Zach Gewelb & Lloyd Mitchell Three firefighters were injured while battled a raging four-alarm fire in a row of two-story mixed use buildings on Sunday morning at 114-42 through 114-48 Stuphin Blvd. in South Jamaica, according to the FDNY. Approximately 170 FDNY personnel responded to the fire, which began at…
Aug. 8, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica are looking for a long-haired gunman who allegedly opened fire on a rooftop in the South Jamaica Houses NYCHA complex during the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 5. Police say the unidentified man was in front of 107-33 159th St. just before…
Aug. 7, 2025 By Ethan Marshall The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announced it will be spraying pesticides in an effort to eliminate more mosquitoes and reduce the risk of people catching the West Nile virus on Monday, Aug. 11, across several parts of Queens. Trucks will be spraying the…
Aug. 6, 2025 By Athena Dawson Hundreds of people enjoyed a night of food, activities and music alongside the NYPD’s 103rd Precinct at Rufus King Park on Tuesday, Aug. 5 in celebration of National Night Out Against Crime, an annual community-building event that promotes police-community partnerships across the nation. The Jamaica precinct, in collaboration with…
Aug. 6, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Permits have been filed to expand a 2-story building at 145-33 167th St. in South Jamaica into a 4-story building with nine residential units. The proposed expansion would make the building 56 feet tall, yielding 4,695 square feet of space. With an average unit scope of 521 square…