KNR AutoRepairs, a family-run Long Island City garage, was told to vacate by late March. The owner and customers say rezoning and rising property values are squeezing small businesses.

A parolee was arrested after allegedly slashing two people at Broadway Fish Market in Astoria; one woman was hospitalized and arraignments are pending.

A 75-year-old Astoria resident was found fatally slashed inside his building on Tuesday. Police say detectives have opened a homicide investigation.

Three Port Authority officers were treated for smoke inhalation after two cars caught fire in the Blue lot at JFK. Firefighters extinguished the blaze in about 30 minutes and the lot has reopened.

Court filings say several recruits to Bruce Blakeman’s special-deputy list have questionable résumés and records; Democrats want the program disbanded. The case will decide whether taxpayers can fund the force.

NYPD Crime Stoppers posted surveillance images after three Queens storefront break‑ins in mid‑February. A reward is being offered for tips.

The Fresh Meadows Hooters quietly shut last week, leaving NYC without a Hooters as the chain trims sites during bankruptcy restructuring.

Schuman Properties filed a rezoning application for a mixed-use project that would add about 270 apartments plus significant commercial and community space to Astoria.

Council members grilled DOT officials Tuesday over missed bus and bike lane targets as the five‑year Streets Plan nears its deadline.

Two men forced their way into a Ridgewood apartment Sunday night, displayed firearms and stole a cellphone; NYPD is asking for tips and offering a reward.

NYPD warns thieves are targeting expensive winter jackets and sneakers across Queens; precincts held community meetings and an arrest was reported. Residents are being urged to stay alert.

NYPD Crime Stoppers is seeking tips after a woman was grabbed on an escalator at the Court Square–23 Street station on March 1. A reward is available for information.

A Queens judge vacated Allen Porter's 1995 murder conviction after finding prosecutors withheld key evidence; prosecutors are reviewing whether to retry him.