Queens

A Queens woman is facing murder, arson and other charges in connection to the death of a neighbor found inside a burning NYCHA apartment with numerous lacerations throughout her body, the local district attorney said. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Wednesday that Tandika Wright was arraigned on a five-count complaint charging her with two counts of murder in the…

An unknown individual was caught on surveillance video throwing a Molotov cocktail Wednesday at the front door of a private house in Queens, according to two senior law enforcement officials. The Molotov cocktail detonated, according to the sources, in front of the residence located on 77th Street, which caused a small fire. However, no injuries were reported. Detectives of the…

Queens gets in on the recreational marijuana craze sweeping Manhattan Thursday as the state opens the borough’s first woman-owned pop-up dispensary supported by the state’s social equity investment fund. Sales at the dispensary, called Good Grades, open to the public at 2 p.m. at 162-03 Jamaica Avenue. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the planned opening earlier this week. It comes...

6 people are recovering after a warehouse fire in Astoria, including 5 firefighters. Melissa Colorado reports.

Five firefighters were hurt, at least one of them seriously, as they battled a fire at an Astoria warehouse on Wednesday, authorities say. A civilian was also injured in the blaze, which broke out at the warehouse that stores air conditioners on 31st Street, near 34th and 35th avenues, around 10:15 a.m., officials said. Each of the victims is expected…

Three Brooklyn residents were charged after kidnapping a New Jersey teenager and torturing the victim as they held the individual for ransom, according to prosecutors.

An ATM burglary ring that hit 19 bodegas across New York City was busted by police, according to the NYPD, with half a dozen suspects now facing charges.

NBC New York’s Myles Miller reports.

New York City will see another new recreational pot shop open this week, and it’ll be the first woman-owned one supported by the state’s social equity investment fund, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday. The announcement comes weeks after the state announced it was doubling the number of conditional adult-use retail dispensary licenses, from 150 to 300, thanks largely to that…

The nation’s first city-wide curbside composting program kicks off in Queens. Romney Smith reports.

Outrage reached a breaking point in Queens over action by NYCHA to eliminate critters from a building’s crawl space. News 4’s Melissa Colorado reports.

A Queens man was sentenced to nearly two decades behind bars for the death of a 15-year-old getting off of a city bus in Far Rockaway in February 2018, the Queens District Attorney’s Office announced. Atekel Donaldson, 26, and from Far Rockaway, pleaded guilty in December to manslaughter in the first degree and was subsequently sentenced to 17 years in…

Thirty-three reputed gang members were indicted on a variety of charges including murder in what could possibly be the largest gang takedown in Queens history, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz and NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell jointly announced Tuesday. The indictment comes after a nearly three-year probe that brought indictments against the alleged gang members, five of whom were charged with…

Be still our cynical hearts. LaGuardia Airport just won a superlative — on the right side of the spectrum. Well, part of LaGuardia. Terminal B at the Queens hub has been named the world’s best new airport terminal, based on a global passenger survey conducted by airport rating firm SKYTRAX, the Port Authority exuberantly announced Tuesday. The state-of-the-art, 1.3 million-square-foot…

Gov. Kathy Hochul and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are among a chorus of state and federal elected officials who say first-term Assemblyman Juan Ardila of Queens in New York City should resign.

A 20-year-old man is facing charges in the brutal stabbing death of his mother inside their New York City home, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Thursday. Dennis Cho, of Flushing, was arraigned on a seven-count indictment charging him with murder in the second degree, two counts of criminal contempt in the first degree, two counts of assault in the…

A drug and gun trafficking ring operating in Massachusetts and New York is now out of business after the DEA launched raids this morning. Marc Santia reports.

Now that plans for the proposed LaGuardia AirTrain are officially dead, there are new ideas being floated to help get people to the Queens airport — a few by land, and even one by sea.

Alternative transportation proposals have included ferry service and increased bus service, News 4’s Andrew Siff reports.

A battery for an e-bike exploded, which then caused 50 other e-bike batteries to ignite and create the huge fire at the store, according to a fire official. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.