Man Fatally Shot in the Vestibule of His Hollis Apartment Building: NYPD

Sep. 6, 2024 By Ethan Marshall

The average rental price for housing units across Queens went up 4.07% year-over-year in August 2024, according to a report by the real estate firm M.N.S. Real Estate.

A 72-year-old man was killed after a fire engulfed his illegal basement apartment in South Richmond Hill on Thursday afternoon.

The FDNY received a call just after 5 p.m. of a house fire at 94-14 132nd St. Firefighters confirmed the blaze broke out in the basement. The FDNY dispatched 12 units and 60 firefighters and EMS personnel to the scene. Paramedics rescued the 72-year-old victim, and EMS rushed him to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition. He succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead a short while later.

Sep. 6, 2024 By Ethan Marshall

New York City has launched a housing lottery for 182 units in The Monarch, a 24-story mixed-use development at 92-29 Guy R Brewer Blvd. in Jamaica that opened last July.

Sep. 6, 2024 By Athena Dawson

One New Yorker teaches thousands of people how to swim, one stroke at a time. 

The FDNY received a call at 11:31 a.m. of a house fire at 95-26 110th St. in South Richmond Hill on Thursday.

Firefighters from Squad Company 270 and Ladder Company 143 arrived moments later and confirmed the blaze originated in the attic space of the two-story private dwelling.

Sep. 6, 2024 By Athena Dawson

Fall is here, and seasonal festivities have begun. Head to the Queens County Farm Museum on Saturday, Sept. 7, for Corn Fest, celebrating the grand opening of the Amazing Maize Maze.

Sep. 6, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan

Wednesday will mark 23 years since the horrific terrorist attacks devasted New York City and forever changed the world. 

Sep. 5, 2024 By Czarinna Andres and Paul Frangipane

King Singh, an 11-year-old from Queens Village, issued a heartfelt plea for blood donations at Cohen Children’s Medical Center on Thursday, highlighting the life-saving impact of blood transfusions.

A South Richmond Hill man was sentenced to 45 years in federal prison on Thursday for five counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a minor and two counts of distributing child pornography while being a registered sex offender.

Davis Burgos-Collazo, 45, of Atlantic Avenue, was convicted by a jury following a one-week trial in Brooklyn federal court in July 2022.

Sep. 5, 2024 By Athena Dawson

A group of legendary hip-hop DJs with ties to Queens were inducted into the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF) on Saturday, Aug. 24.