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…
Jul. 16, 2025 By Athena Dawson A Queens-based nonprofit is bringing free health services and family-friendly fun to Rosedale later this month. The Rosedale Lions Club Foundation, in partnership with Victory Fellowship Worship Center of SDA, will host a Family Health Fair & Block Party on Sunday, July 27, from 2 to 6 p.m.…
Jul. 16, 2025 By Athena Dawson A Brooklyn-based artist has created a vibrant mural for an affordable housing residence near JFK Airport. Muralist Danielle Mastrion painted a massive 13-story mural flanking the front-facing sides of the soon-to-open Baisely Pond Park Residences, the city’s first hotel-to-affordable-housing conversion. Mastrion began the mural in June and completed…
Jul. 15, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Permits have been filed for the construction of a 5-story mixed-use building with 112 total units at 123-12 Sutphin Blvd. in Jamaica. The proposed building would be 51 feet tall and yield 78,066 square feet of space. Residential space would account for 67,770 square feet, while community facility…
Jul. 14, 2025 By Athena Dawson Something out of this universe is coming to St. Albans. The UniverSoul Circus is returning to Queens with its new “Rythm of the World Production” from Friday, Sept 5 through Sunday, Sept 28, under the big top tent at Roy Wilkins Park, located on Merrick Blvd. For 31…
Jul. 14, 2025 By Athena Dawson The Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning (JCAL) is celebrating the summer with its biggest event of the season. JCAL is hosting its free Downtown Jamaica Riddim and Jazz Festival on Saturday, July 26, at 2 p.m. in Rufus King Park, 150-29 Jamaica Ave. in Jamaica. Last year’s…
Jul. 11, 2025 By Paulina Albarracin Wear your best band t-shirt and raise your horns. The eighth annual Queens RockFest (QRF) will transform the Forest Park Bandshell into a thunderous rock n’ roll hub on Saturday, July 12, from 12 noon to 8:30 p.m. Queens rock and metal fans will descend on Forest Park…
Jul. 11, 2025 By Czarinna Andres Dozens of rideshare and delivery workers gathered at Little Bay Park in Bayside on Wednesday, July 9, for a solemn memorial honoring their colleagues who have died while working for app-based companies. Organized by the Justice for App Workers coalition, the event featured portraits, candles and emotional speeches…
Jul. 11, 2025 By Ethan Marshall The second quarter of 2025 marked the first time that the average price for one-to-three-family homes in Queens eclipsed $1 million, according to a report by the real estate agency Brown Harris Stevens. The average price of these homes rose 9.1% year over year, from $928,953 in the…
Jul. 10, 2025 By Bill Parry New details have emerged in the case of the Hollis man accused luring a 14-year-old boy into his car in St. Albans and then allegedly raping him on the afternoon of Tuesday, July 1. Virgilio Taveras, 63, of Hillside Avenue, was arrested by detectives from the Queens Special…