June 11, 2021 By Allie Griffin

The city is creating a multi-agency task force to crack down on illegal fireworks this summer, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced earlier this week.

June 10, 2021 By Christian Murray

Batters up!

June 10, 2021 By Ryan Songalia

A festival featuring nearly 200 films from across the globe will return for its 11th annual event this month– and the films will be screened at theaters around the borough.

June 10, 2021 By Allie Griffin

Queens residents will once again be offered prime viewing for the Macy’s July 4th annual fireworks.

June 10, 2021 Op-Ed By: Emily Sharpe

I met Alicia Boyd in Brooklyn at a meeting to save the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s flora from dark shadows cast by luxury towers. I had gotten a flyer to attend from her colleague when he toured Sunnyside Yards at an event sponsored by the group I founded, “Stop Sunnyside Yards”.

June 10, 2021 By Ryan Songalia

A pair of city council candidates in Queens received two high profile endorsements from leading progressives this week.

June 10, 2021 By Allie Griffin

A 16-year-old boy died Monday, days after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver while riding his bike in College Point.

June 10, 2021 By Michael Dorgan

An international restaurant chain known for its traditional ramen is opening a location in Long Island City this summer.

June 9, 2021 By Ryan Songalia

Several city council candidates who are competing against one another are cross endorsing in a new tactic brought about by rank choice voting.

June 9, 2021 By Michael Dorgan

People who own pit bulls, Rottweilers and other dogs deemed aggressive often struggle to find homeowners’ insurance or face higher premiums.

June 9, 2021 By Ryan Songalia

Locally grown artichokes, collard greens and other produce will be on shelves at a soon-to-open farm stand in front of Queens Borough Hall in Kew Gardens.

June 8, 2021 By Allie Griffin

The State Senate passed a bill sponsored by Sen. Michael Gianaris Monday that would broaden the state’s antitrust laws and give them more teeth.

June 8, 2021 By Christina Santucci

StreetsPAC, a political action committee (PAC) aimed at improving safety on New York City’s streets and supporting policies that promote walking, biking and transit, endorsed a slate of candidates for this month’s Primary Election.

June 8, 2021 By Christina Santucci

A time capsule was buried at the Astoria branch library Monday that will remind those who open it in 25 years of the COVID-19 pandemic.

June 8, 2021 By Allie Griffin

A 24-year-old man was arrested Monday for punching a 75-year-old Asian woman in the face near LeFrak City in Corona last month.

June 7, 2021 By Christian Murray

The plan to transform the former Phipps Playground in Sunnyside into a thriving public park is a step closer to becoming a reality.

June 7, 2021 By Allie Griffin

The MTA Inspector General released a report last week detailing a pattern of neglect among its workers tasked with inspecting elevated subway tracks.

June 7, 2021 By Christian Murray

Activists put up a controversial message on the marquee sign at the shuttered Sunnyside movie theater about two weeks ago—and the property owner is coming under fire from many Jewish residents.

March 7, 2021 By Christina Santucci

Some of the borough’s biggest names in entertainment will help celebrate the Queens Public Library’s 125th anniversary at a free virtual gala Tuesday.

June 7, 2021 By Christina Santucci

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez backed more than a dozen Queens candidates for City Council over the weekend – through her political action committee (PAC), Courage to Change.

June 7, 2021 By Allie Griffin

A group of candidates running for office are demanding the state add more hospitals in Queens.

June 4, 2021 By Ryan Songalia

Two city council candidates will host a conversation in Long Island City Sunday about the impact that American colonialism has had on the Black and Filipino communities, as well as the current human rights abuses in the Philippines and the NYPD’s expansion overseas.

June 4, 2021 By Christian Murray

A developer’s application to rezone a large piece of property in Woodside was approved by Community Board 2 last night.

June 4, 2021 By Allie Griffin

One of the 15 Democratic candidates in the Council District 26 race snagged endorsements from three Queens legislators this week.

June 3, 2021 By Michael Dorgan

Western Queens voters will get a chance on Saturday to meet with many of the city council candidates who are vying to represent them.

June 3, 2021 By Allie Griffin

A campaign poster battle has erupted in the crowded District 26 City Council race just weeks before Election Day.

June 3, 2021 By Ryan Songalia

An annual festival celebrating small businesses in Long Island City returns this month with a few notable twists.