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Get your free tree: NYRP’s annual giveaway returns to Queens this spring

By Jessica Militello

Mesa Verde tenant Mirela Bugalia speaks at Sunday's rally demanding A&E make repairs at the six-building complex. Photo by Shane O'Brien.

Politics

Mesa Verde tenants rally for repairs in Jackson Heights as several residents report a month of no heat

By Shane O’Brien

Cops are looking for the suspect who attacked an F train rider as the subway made its way through Long Island City.

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Suspect assaulted F train rider from on subway from Jackson Heights to Long Island City: NYPD

By Bill Parry

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Teen slashed in Jackson Heights fighting off five suspects who tried to rob him at the 90th Street 7 train station: NYPD

By Bill Parry

Cops are looking for the suspect who allegedly groped a woman as she waited for an F train at the Jackson Heights-74th Street transit hub.

Creep groped woman waiting for F train at Jackson Heights transit hub: NYPD

By Bill Parry

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7 train rider assaulted in Jackson Heights after she asked woman to move away from her: NYPD

By Bill Parry

A 17-year-old student was arrested at the Renaissance Charter School for allegedly making antisemitic threats to hundreds of classmates.

Jackson Heights teen arraigned on hate crime charges after he threatened to kill Jewish students at Renaissance Charter School: DA

By Bill Parry

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Chain businesses becoming increasingly common in Jackson Heights

By Jimmy Robles

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Suspect smashed unopened bottle into man’s face at Jackson Heights nightclub: NYPD

By Bill Parry

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Where to eat in Queens for NYC Restaurant Week 2026

By Jessica Militello

The NYPD released surveillance images of the suspect who is wanted for an unprovoked assault on an on-duty MTA worker in Jackson Heights.

Suspect remains at large following unprovoked assault of MTA worker at Jackson Heights transit hub: NYPD

By Bill Parry

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On-duty MTA worker injured in unprovoked attack on 7 train platform in Jackson Heights: NYPD

By Bill Parry

Attorney-General Letitia James inaugurates Council Member Shanel Thomas-Henry at Elmcor's Northern Boulevard facility Friday night. Also pictured is former Assembly Member Jeff Aubry.

Politics

Hundreds attend CM Shanel Thomas-Henry’s inauguration at packed Elmcor center

By Shane O’Brien

Venezuelans gather outside federal court in Manhattan on Monday during the arraignment of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Photo by Dean Moses.

Politics

Queens electeds, Venezuelan community share mixed reactions to Maduro arrest

By Shane O’Brien

Firefighters battled a fatal fire in Astoria on Thursday mormon on the top floor of a 14-story apartment building in the Queensview coop complex on Crescent Street.

Western Queens apartment house fires leave two dead in Astoria and Jackson Heights: Officials

By Bill Parry

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Drug trafficking operation along Roosevelt Avenue corridor in Jackson Heights dismantled: DA

By Bill Parry

Vandals sprayed the large menorah in Travers Park with foam early Sunday morning. Photo courtesy of Hiram MoVandals sprayed the large menorah in Travers Park with foam early Sunday morning. Photo courtesy of Hiram Monserrate. nserrate.

Travers Park menorah vandalized in antisemitic attack: NYPD

By Shane O’Brien

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Politics

‘We don’t want this’: Metropolitan Park casino protesters rally one last time ahead of gaming commission vote

By Renee DeLorenzo

Brian Romero alongside Assembly Members Catalina Cruz and Jessica González-Rojas at Monday's kickoff event. Photo courtesy of Brian Romero.

Politics

Former González-Rojas chief of staff Brian Romero holds kickoff event for Assembly District 34 campaign

By Shane O’Brien

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PureGym, formerly Blink Fitness, officially opens 8 locations in Queens

By Jessica Militello

Karen Taylor of Selfhelp speaks to Jackson Heights seniors after the organization conducted a walking audit of the 34th Avenue Open Street. Photo by Shane O'Brien.

Jackson Heights

Selfhelp releases audit of 34th Avenue Open Street calling for ‘simple and important’ changes

By Shane O’Brien

Cops are looking for these suspects for allegedly snatching necklaces from victims in Jackson Heights, Corona and Maspeth, as well as Brooklyn and Manhattan.

Chain-snatchers sought in crime spree spanning western Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan: NYPD

By Bill Parry

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Heavily armed federal agents in combat gear descend upon Queens neighborhood in predawn raid that rattled residents

The FDNY battled a 2-alarm fire on the upper floors of an apartment building at 37-52 89th St. in Jackson Heights that displaced 27 adults and four children.

Two-alarm fire damages a dozen units in Jackson Heights apartment building: FDNY

By Bill Parry

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