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A dead body found in an Elmhurst hostel Wednesday night is the Cipriani chef who went missing in Queens earlier this week, police said.
The owner of the Flushing tennis stadium complex that hosts the US Open owes the city more than $311,000 in rent, according to a new audit.
The Hunters Point Library will open this September, eight years after plans were first unveiled.
A Flushing developer's hotel plans got approved a week after he hosted a fundraiser for one of Mayor Bill de Blasio's PACs, a report says.
Liam Rodriguez has turned one and had eight surgeries since a deadly East Elmhurst arson killed three of his relatives.
The Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps next month will host a motorcycle ride in memory of the youngest first responder killed in 9/11.
Andrea Zamperoni, who works for Cipriani Dolci, was last seen at home in Elmhurst over two days ago.
The city is brightening up Bayside Hills with a set of new, energy-efficient street lamps, according to a news report.
The Honey Fest in Far Rockaway next month will feature local honey from the rooftop of the police department's 104th Precinct in Ridgewood.
The iconic neon Pepsi-Cola sign along the East River in Queens has a new, though temporary, neighbor: the JetBlue logo.
A 25-year-old man died from a shot to the chest just steps from his Sutphin Boulevard home Tuesday night, police said.
One of Jackson Heights' craziest intersections, where three people have been hurt so far this year, is getting a suite of safety upgrades.
A judge sentenced a Jamaica woman to 23 years in prison for killing her aunt with a meat cleaver and sexually assaulting a teenage relative.
Tennis fans will flock to Queens for the 2019 US Open, which runs from Aug. 26 to Sept. 8. Here's what you need to know.
A pedestrian suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a crash at Yellowstone Boulevard and Burns Street on Tuesday morning.
The MTA is spending $3 million to renovate the Long Island Rail Road station in St. Albans, but accessibility isn't part of the plan.
Police are warning drivers in Northeast Queens not to leave valuables in their cars after a series of break-ins at local parking lots.
The Forest Hills pizza spot snagged a good rating from Barstool founder Dave Portnoy as part of his "One Bite Pizza Reviews."
Police are looking for a hungry thief who nabbed 10 jars of tomato sauce from Food Universe Marketplace in Queens last month.
A Queens man ran over and killed his wife as they washed their SUV Saturday, after he mistakenly hit the gas pedal instead of the brakes.
