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 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 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. 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 Czarinna Andres Asian supermarket 99 Ranch Market will open its first New York City location in Flushing on Friday, July 25, debuting a 37,000-square-foot facility that combines grocery shopping, dining and entertainment under one roof. Located at 37-11 Main St., between 37th and 38th avenues, the long-awaited flagship marks a…