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A Long Island man was arrested for drunk, unlicensed driving after he hit and killed a motorcyclist on the Long Island Expressway in Queens.
Melinda Katz secured the nomination with a 60-vote lead over Tiffany Cabán, whose court challenge of over 100 ballots still looms.
Grammy-winning rapper LL Cool J's annual Jump & Ball basketball camp returns to his native Hollis this weekend.
Queens cyclists are most likely to get hurt at this Woodside intersection, according to a new study of cyclist injuries.
The man who found a valuable drawing by famed artist Egon Schiele in a Queens thrift shop paid just $80 for it, the New York Post reported.
The beloved 40-year-old pharmacy is shuttering its two locations, both on Metropolitan Avenue in Queens.
One man is dead and two are injured after a fire broke out in their Elmhurst apartment building early Monday morning.
A South Jamaica man arrested for stalking U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will spend 60 days in jail, a judge ruled Friday.
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Uzbek restaurant Cheburechnaya made it onto Eater's list of 38 essential city spots to try this summer.
The city has yet to test any Queens NYCHA complexes for lead, more than three months after Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the initiative.
Thanks to city funding, Drag Queen Story Hour will expand its bilingual readings and story hours for kids with special needs in Queens.
Asian Americans for Equality's new Flushing community center will offer immigration, small business and senior services.
Melinda Katz leads public defender Tiffany Cabán by several dozen votes after a recount of all 91,000 ballots, but Cabán hasn't conceded.
An Elmhurst man was arrested for driving with a suspended license and fake plates after he drove into a tree in Jackson Heights, police say.
A lucky shopper found a drawing by famed Austrian Expressionist artist Egon Schiele in a Queens thrift shop. It's worth up to $200,000.
Jackson Heights and East Elmhurst are among the neighborhoods the city will prioritize in a new, $58 million plan to make cycling safer.
Thousands will vie for a "Best in Show" title in the Queens County Farm Museum's annual Blue Ribbon Competition.
A man was shot in the leg in St. Albans early Thursday morning, police said. There are no arrests.
An 11-month-old boy is still fighting two weeks after a deadly East Elmhurst fire left him and his mother badly burned.
