Curfew On Indoor Dining to Go From 11 p.m. to Midnight: Cuomo

May. 15, 2024 By Athena Dawson

The Rockaway Bazaar has reopened for the season at Beach 97th, located at 97-01 Shore Front Pkwy. in Rockaway Beach, inviting families and food lovers to experience the best culinary delights the Rockaways have to offer.

MTA Bridges and Tunnels, the NYPD and regional law enforcement partners announced the results of their 11th interagency task force operation, focused mainly on the crossing to the Rockaways, to remove ghost vehicles and crack down on persistent toll violators.

Officers seized 57 vehicles for a number of violations, including unpaid tolls, unregistered vehicles and suspended licenses, among other traffic infractions, on Wednesday, May 8, at the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge and the Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Bridge, and additional enforcement at the George Washington Bridge, Goethals Bridge and Bayonne Bridge.

May. 15, 2024 By Ethan Marshall

New York City suffered the largest gap between the amount of growth in wages and the increase in rent across the United States from 2022 to 2023, according to a study by the real estate listing information firm StreetEasy and the real estate marketplace company Zillow.

May. 14, 2024 By Tangerine Clarke

Karesia Batan, founding, executive director of Queens Dance Festival (QDF), said the festival is back on tour with over 30 free dance performances, themed parties, and classes throughout Queens outdoor spaces June 8-Sept 15, 2024, announcing its fresh lineup of all Queens-based dance companies, new locations, and new partnerships as they expand their programming across the borough.

Homicide detectives from the 106th Precinct in Ozone Park are asking for the public’s help in identifying a murder suspect who is wanted for gunning down a Queens Village man in front of a South Ozone Park nightclub on the night of Monday, April 29.

Police are looking for a man who wore a New York Rangers road jersey when he fatally shot Temel Phillips of 102nd Avenue in front of the Caribbean Fest Lounge at 116-14 Rockaway Blvd., more than nine miles away from his Queens Village home.

May. 10, 2024 By Ethan Marshall

Queens residents can expect a slowdown in the amount of new development in the coming years.

Police from the 101st Precinct in Far Rockaway are looking for two brazen burglars who stole a safe from a newly constructed religious establishment in Bayswater in broad daylight on Tuesday afternoon.

The two suspects walked through the front door of the four-story building in the vicinity of Beach 9th Street and Dinsmore Avenue with a hand truck at 2:30 p.m. on May 7 and went straight to a storage room. Upon gaining entry to the storage room with a key, they loaded a safe onto the hand truck, took an elevator down to the lobby and calmly walked out of the building unchallenged, according to an NYPD spokeswoman. They proceeded to load the stolen safe into a dark-colored Ford Taurus and sped away from the scene.

May. 9, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan

For those who want to spend Mother’s Day, and the days leading up to it, outside with the community, there are several notable events to choose from. From free block parties and storytime reading to paid yoga classes and picnics in the garden, there is something for everyone. 

May. 8, 2024 By Czarinna Andres

The Woodside man who is accused in the fatal shooting of NYPD Detective Jonathan Diller was indicted by a Queens grand jury and arraigned in Queens Supreme Court on Tuesday morning.

Guy Rivera, 34, whose last known address is on Broadway in Woodside, is criminally charged with first-degree murder for gunning down Det. Diller and first-degree attempted murder for attempting to fire at an NYPD sergeant in Far Rockaway on Mar. 25. Rivera, along with co-defendant Lindy Jones of Edgemere, was also indicted on weapons charges.