Plan for a Queens Pro Soccer Team Takes Shape
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“One option that was discussed is a proposal to build a 10,000 to 25,000-seat soccer stadium in the Willets Point redevelopment area.”
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Mets-Inspired Ponies Win at Aqueduct
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Two thoroughbreds with names riffing on the baseball team were winners Saturday at Aqueduct Racetrack in South Ozone Park.
Read MoreQueens Village Man Gets 30 Years For Killing Convenience Store Clerk
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Edwin Lopez grabbed a bottle in an attempt to resist two robbers and even chased after them, but was shot multiple times and killed.
Read More‘Old Fashioned’ Robbery Trial Ends With Acquittal
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In November 2016, Ronald Horton was steps away from his home when two men armed with guns demanded he hand over his valuables.
Read MoreFirebug Heads To Prison For Charring Cars in South Ozone Park
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Evan Person pleaded guilty in November for igniting fires to nine unoccupied cars between December 2017 and February 2018.
Read MoreUnderwood Announces Settlement In JFK Ground-Handling Kickback Case
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Edward Paquette, the former Executive Director of TOGA, was recently convicted of crimes related to the kickback scheme.
Read MoreYork College Set to Open New Food Pantry for Students in Need
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In 2015, CUNY reported that 38.5 percent of its students come from households that make less than $20,000 a year.
Read MoreThe ‘Bucks’ Stops Here: Streetwear Mogul Gets Four Years For Gun Possession
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“So everyone is clear, probation is not an option by law,” said Queens Supreme Court Justice Kenneth Holder.
Read MoreBicyclist Phone Thief Commits Ride-By Robberies In Richmond Hill
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Between Nov. 24 and 30, three cell phones were ripped out of the hands of people walking in the middle of the afternoon and early evening.
Read MoreQueens Mobster Is Latest ‘Family’ Member Sentenced in Federal Court
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Frank Salerno was the last of seven defendants to be sentenced after they were convicted of loan-sharking, extortion and gambling offenses.
Read MoreKim Wants to Reshape Role of Public Advocate — But Can He?
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As a candidate for public advocate, Kim said he plans to reshape the office, focusing on private sector abuse — but one city watchdog is questioning that.
Read MorePHOTOS: Queens Chamber Honors Borough’s Top 20 Construction Jobs
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“How we manage our built environment, as well as our public spaces, directly impacts the quality of business and residential life in the borough.”
Read MoreFOCO Christmas Drive Benefits St. Mary’s Children’s Hospital
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The annual fundraiser will run through Dec. 20.
Read MoreAssemblymember Ron Kim Announces Bid for Public Advocate
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Kim has advocated to eliminate student loan debt for hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers and has opposed corporate welfare.
Read MoreRamos, Liu, Addabbo and Comrie Set to Chair Senate Committees
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State Senator-elect Jessica Ramos will chair the Labor Committee, where she said she plans to focus on workers’ rights and labor organizing.
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