Two Men Arrested for Sunnyside Burglary

A second teenager was collared for the fatal stabbing of a 14-year-old boy during an after-school brawl at a Sunnyside McDonald’s restaurant last month.

Members of the NYPD’s Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested a 16-year-old boy in the confines of the 110th Precinct on Thursday morning and transported him to the 108th Precinct in Long Island City, where he was booked for the murder of Julian Corniell of 159th Street in South Jamaica on the afternoon of Friday, Feb. 14.

Mar. 20, 2025 By sobrien

March 20, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Mar. 20, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Assembly Member Steven Raga has helped secure $750 million in funding for the preservation of Mitchell-Lama housing in the New York State Legislature’s “One-House” state budget proposals.

Mar. 20, 2025 By Athena Dawson

Queens locals interested in exploring possible Irish heritage can enter a free DNA test competition. 

Spanning Sunnyside Yards and connecting Skillman Avenue to Northern Boulevard in Long Island City, the 39th Street Bridge has long been an eyesore covered in graffiti.

Now, thanks to a partnership between Council Member Julie Won and District Council 9’s (DC 9) Bridge Painter Apprenticeship Program, the bridge has been given a fresh coat of paint. The project, completed on March 13, marks the start of an ongoing effort to keep the bridge clean and graffiti-free.

Mar. 20, 2025 By Athena Dawson

The United States Postal Service (USPS) held an unveiling ceremony for a stamp of the late civil rights icon, Hon. Constance Baker Motley. 

Mar. 20, 2025 By jmilitello

March 20, 2025 By Jessica Militello

Mar. 20, 2025 By Colum Motherway and Athena Dawson

New York City’s new trash bin laws, which mandate that all residential waste be placed in secure containers, have encountered a rocky start, filled with confusion, complaints and logistical hurdles. 

Mar. 20, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

March 20, 2025 By Dean Moses

Mar. 19, 2025 By emarshall

March 19, 2025 By Ethan Marshall