Jul. 29, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

The financial services provider Merchants Capital announced it has secured a $60.5 million balance sheet acquisition loan from Merchants Bank to finance the real estate developer Tredway’s purchase and preservation of Ocean Park Apartments, an affordable housing development with 602 units at 1-25 Beach 17th St. in Far Rockaway.

Jul. 29, 2025 By Tara Lustberg

Finding family-friendly housing in NYC can be a challenge, especially with the average rent of a two-bedroom apartment in NYC averaging over $5,400 per month, according to apartments.com. According to reports, this is significantly higher (148%) than the national average and has increased by 7% since December 2023. But some properties offer thoughtful amenities for families, making city living seem more manageable.

Jul. 25, 2025 By Athena Dawson

Pop’s Midwest princess is coming to Queens in September.

Just four months after opening in the heart of Sunnyside, KORA was named the winner of the inaugural Queens’ Best Bakery competition on Wednesday.

The Queens Chamber of Commerce launched the competition on June 13 and invited locals to nominate and vote for their favorite spots, with the Filipino-inspired bakery at 45-12 Greenpoint Ave. emerging as the champion.

Jul. 23, 2025 By Bill Parry

Three firefighters were injured battling a two-alarm house fire in Far Rockaway early Wednesday morning.

Jul. 23, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

St. John’s Episcopal Hospital announced that it has been officially redesignated as a baby-friendly hospital by Baby-Friendly USA, a nonprofit organization that serves as the accrediting body and national authority for the country’s Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative.

Jul. 22, 2025 By Athena Dawson

A Malverne native with family ties to Queens has been drafted by Major League Baseball (MLB).

Jul. 21, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

The New York Blood Center (NYBC) has issued an urgent call for type O- and O+ blood donors following a sharp decline in donations earlier in July.

Jul. 18, 2025 By Bert Wilkinson

Jamaica’s government has expressed surprise that the Trump administration has deported one of its nationals to Eswatini or the former Swaziland, saying that Jamaican authorities have not refused to accept any person being deported back to the island over the decades.

Jul. 18, 2025 By Athena Dawson

Episcopal Health Services (EHS) will soon open a state-of-the-art labor and delivery suite for expecting mothers living on the Rockaway peninsula and surrounding areas.