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Metropolitan Park submits supplemental application, forecasts $33B in tax revenue over 30 years

Alleged Queens cold case rape suspect looks at camera while detectives escort him

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Cold cases shattered: How the NYPD cuffed suspect accused of raping 5 women in Queens 30 years ago

Posted on October 16, 2025

A 18-year-old man was found shot to death inside a Jamaica home on Thursday, Oct. 16.

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Laurelton man, 18, found shot to death inside Jamaica home: NYPD

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$100K grant awarded to YMCA to support lifeguard initiative and programming at Jamaica branch

If granted a commercial gaming license in December, Resorts World will be able to expand its operations as soon as July 2026, tripling its workforce soon afterward.

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Resorts World submits supplemental application as casino race narrows to 3 following MGM’s withdrawal

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MTA’s IBX train project enters the next phase of work; public meetings scheduled

Posted on October 15, 2025

Hozier performs at Forest Hills Stadium during the 2024 concert season.

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Residents sue city, NYPD for allegedly taking over private streets during Forest Hills Stadium concert season

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Cold-blooded Queens murder suspect used slain couple’s credit cards after killing them in their home: DA

Posted on October 14, 2025

Released Israeli hostage, Eitan Abraham Mor, held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, as part of a prisoner-hostage swap and a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, is reunited with his family, in Reim, in Israel October 13, 2025.

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Elected officials across Queens welcome return of hostages as Trump declares Israel-Hamas War ‘over’

Two MTA Q27 buses collided in Flushing on Monday, Oct. 13, leaving 19 passengers with minor injuries, officials said.

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Two MTA buses crash in Flushing, leaving 19 passengers injured: NYPD

Mr. Burrito Loco at Sunday's Taste of Sunnyside. Photo: Shane O'Brien.

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Foodies brave rain for record-breaking Taste of Sunnyside restaurant crawl

Jonathan Rinaldi during his campaign for Assembly District 28 last year.

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Queens City Council candidate Jonathan Rinaldi accused of posting fabricated endorsements in District 29 race

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced a Bayside woman is accused of luring more than a dozen victims from around the country into bogus financial investments, stealing more than $2.1 million.

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Bayside woman accused of stealing more than $2.1M through ‘pig butchering’ scam: DA

After the NYPD released this photo of a boy who was found wandering barefoot in the parking lot of a Far Rockaway laundromat, cops received a tip that led them to a home on Beach 25th Street, where seven other children were found unattended by an adult.

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Mother of toddler found wandering barefoot at Queens laundromat was behind bars for Brooklyn home invasion: DA

A map showing the overview of the proposed zoning changes in the Jamaica Neighborhood Plan.

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City’s land use and zoning committees unanimously vote in favor of Jamaica Neighborhood Plan

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Diwali Events in NYC 2025

Ringmaster Jan Vasquez and his sister Carolina Vasquez performing their new act for the 2025 Flip Circus Tour.

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Flip Circus returning to Queens this fall featuring all new acts

A 16-year-old South Jamaica boy was indicted by a Queens grand jury for the murder of 13-year-old Sanjay Samuel in Cambria Heights,a ccording to the Queens District Attorney's Office.

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Southeast Queens teen indicted in murder of 13-year-old Sanjay Samuel in Cambria Heights: DA

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Halloween Experiences in NYC and Beyond 2025

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Flushing man faces up to life in prison for murder of mother-in-law and brutal stabbing of her son before torching family home: DA

A Nassau County man is accused of killing a 16-year-old Manhattan girl after he rammed his SUV into the victim, her mother and stepfather on Roosevelt Avenue, allegedly while intoxicated.

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Nassau man indicted for murder after deliberately driving SUV into teen girl and family in Elmhurst: DA

Protesters voiced their concerns about the proposed Metropolitan Park development at Corona Plaza on Sunday afternoon. Photo: Ramy Mahmoud.

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More than 100 protest against CAC’s unanimous vote in favor of Metropolitan Park

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Two men shot dead in Queens in possible murder-suicide: sources

Posted on October 4, 2025

An East Elmhurst man was sentenced in Brooklyn federal court to nine years in prison for plotting a terrorist attack in Queens in support of ISIS.

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East Elmhurst ISIS supporter gets nearly a decade in prison for plotting mass terror attack in Queens: Feds

NYPD Officers and NYPD Fire Marshals are investigating the fire and stabbing at 45-18 Smart Street.

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Queens stabbing, house fire leaves woman dead, teen wounded, first responders hurt

Posted on October 3, 2025

Council Member Robert Holden has endorsed Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa for Mayor. NYC Council Flickr.

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Democrat Holden endorses Republican Sliwa for mayor, says Cuomo is ‘not the answer’

Flight operations at LaGuardia Airport were normal on Thursday, hours after two Delta regional flights were involved in a low-speed collision, injuring one flight attendant.

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Two Delta planes involved in low-speed collision at LaGuardia Airport on Wednesday night

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Festivals, Fairs, and Parades in NYC October 2025

AG's office launched a probe into a fatal collision in Cambria Heights involving an off-duty police officer that killed a motorcyclist from Springfield Gardens on the night of Saturday, Sept. 27.

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AG’s office investigates fatal collision in Cambria Heights involving off-duty cop

Isaiah Gurley was indicted by a Queens grand jury on charges of animal cruelty and arson for allegedly torching a pit bull on a street on South Ozone Park in July.

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Queens man indicted on animal cruelty, arson charges for killing dog in South Ozone Park: DA

Human skeletal remains, including a skull, were found in a vacant lot across 20th Avenue from the College Point Shopping Center on Monday, Sept. 29.

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Human skeletal remains found in vacant lot near College Point Shopping Center: NYPD

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Metropolitan Park receives unanimous CAC approval as 4 projects move forward in race for 3 downstate licenses

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Teenager found shot to death on Forest Hills street near Flushing Meadows Corona Park: NYPD

The Southeast Queens community held a prayer vigil for 13-year-old Sanjay Samuel in the Cambria Heights parking lot, where he was allegedly gunned down by a 16-year-old South Jamaica boy.

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Prayer vigil held for 13-year-old Sanjay Samuel at Cambria Heights parking lot where he was murdered

Police at the scene in Jamaica, where a shootout between police and an armed robbery suspect on Nov. 19, 2024 ended with the perpetrator dead and an officer wounded.

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No charges against NYPD officers involved in fatal 2024 shootout with career criminal in Jamaica: AG

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South Jamaica teen held without bail for allegedly shooting 13-year-old boy to death in Cambria Heights: DA

A St. Albans cyclist was struck and killed after allegedly riding through a red light in Cambria Heights, according to the NYPD.

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St. Albans cyclist struck and killed by driver after failing to stop at red light in Cambria Heights: NYPD

Roscoe Danielson was convicted of murder on Sept. 25 for killing his mother and brother in the home they shared and dumping his brother's corpse in a garbage bag at the curb.

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East Elmhurst man found guilty of killing mother, brother in family home in 2023: DA

Movement Gyms offer fitness through rock climbing, bouldering and yoga.

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Movement Gyms build community across New York City through rock climbing

Posted on September 26, 2025

A rendering of an Interborough Express (IBX) stop on Roosevelt Avenue in Queens.

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New York Community Trust grants $150K to Regional Plan Association for IBX advocacy work

Queens medical examiner team loading human remains into van

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Human remains found in Queens park belonged to unknown woman missing arms, legs: NYPD

Posted on September 25, 2025

The FDNY battled a three-alarm fire at the H Mart on Union Street in Flushing and inspectors from the city's Department of Building issued a full vacate order due to the fire damage.

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FDNY battles 3-alarm fire at H Mart’s flagship store in Flushing, DOB issues full vacate order

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Resorts World earns CAC approval, moves toward final hurdle in bid to win state gaming license

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Beyond stigma: The life-saving shift in how we talk about suicide

Police say they have identified the shooter as 16-year-old Jason Sykes, who goes by the nickname Flex and is known to cause trouble in the area. Police say he is being hunted by the Regional Fugitive Task Force.

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Teen identified as shooter who gunned down 13-year-old boy in Queens: NYPD

Posted on September 25, 2025

A Richmond Hill man is charged with attempted murder for an unprovoked stabbing of a 25-year-old man on a 7 train at the Mets-Willets Point subway station on Sept. 22.

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Richmond Hill man charged with attempted murder for unprovoked 7 train stabbing in Corona: DA

NYCFC's new home at Willets Point is developing rapidly and remains on schedule to be completed by the start of the 2027 MLS season. Photo: Dylan Christie.

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NYCFC’s soccer-specific stadium in Queens beginning to take shape in Willets Point

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New York Knights: Armored League takes fight club to next level in Astoria

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