Sheriff’s Office Busts Ozone Park Banquet Hall for Hosting Hundreds of Party-Goers

A Fresh Meadows man was sentenced to seven years in prison for attempting to kidnap a 5-year-old boy in Richmond Hill in July 2021, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Tuesday.

James McGonagle, 27, of Parsons Boulevard, pleaded guilty in Queens Supreme Court in November to attempted kidnapping and endangering the welfare of a child for grabbing the child off a sidewalk before his mother and siblings thwarted the abduction.

Jan. 14, 2025 By Colum Motherway

As New York enters 2025, a slate of new laws impacting minimum wage, paid leave, civil rights, and environmental protections have taken effect, shaping the lives of residents in Queens and across the state.

Jan. 14, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

Studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom rental units in Queens all saw year-over-year price increases by the end of 2024, according to a report by the real estate firm M.N.S. Real Estate.

Jan. 14, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

The New York Lottery announced that a top-prize winning ticket for the Jan. 11 TAKE 5 EVENING drawing was sold at Juana Francisca Deli Inc., located at 136-40 Hook Creek Blvd. in Rosedale. The winning ticket is worth $34,430.

Jan. 14, 2025 By Athena Dawson

A trio of Southeast Queens assembly members have recently been appointed as chairs of critical committees, subcommittees, and task forces.

U.S. Congresswomen Grace Meng and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, along with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, announced on Jan. 7 that President Joe Biden has signed their legislation into law to address severe flooding in Queens.

The measure aims to mitigate future disasters like those caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida in September 2021, which inundated the borough with record-shattering rainfall.

Jan. 14, 2025 By Michael Tang 

Last December brought a long-awaited victory for New York City. Our City Council adopted the historic City of Yes housing plan, paving the way for more than 80,000 new homes by 2040 with the promise of affordability. As a longtime resident of Flushing, Queens, I naturally welcomed the news – it’s a much-needed reprieve for New Yorkers as housing costs continue to soar in the midst of an unparalleled housing crisis. But entering 2025 on the heels of this win, we residents at  Murray Hill Cooperative remain at risk — our lives are virtually unchanged because we belong to the last class of unprotected “tenants” as ground lease co-op residents. Without legislative action, more than 25,000 New Yorkers face the threat of losing their homes — homes that we own — to landowners seeking to raise our ground rent to astronomical rates.

Jan. 14, 2025 By Athena Dawson

German leisure airline Condor has announced that it will move its operations to the upcoming JFK Terminal 6 (T6), a state-of-the-art facility under development by JFK Millennium Partners (JMP).

Jan. 13, 2025 By Colum Motherway

The QueensLink project received a major boost with a $400,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Jan. 13, 2025 By Athena Dawson

The MTA has announced the purchase of 265 zero-emissions buses, which will be rolled out across New York City later this year.