Sony reportedly in talks to buy Queen’s music catalog for staggering $1 billion
Sony Music may be willing to pay a lot of money to acquire the rights to Queen’s music catalogue. Bloomberg reported Wednesday that the entertainment giant is in talks to buy the British rock band’s songbook, which includes hits such as “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “We Will Rock You,” for a massive $1 billion in one […]
5-year-old boy struck and killed by SUV after playing in Queens playground
A 5-year-old boy was struck and killed by a car that ran onto Queens Street, police said. Police said the boy was attacked in front of 20-19 124th Street in College Point, near the Poppenhusen playground, around 6:06 p.m. Police said the boy was “jumped into the roadway” when a 2008 Honda CRV traveling southbound […]
Queens lawmakers demand more MTA bus service to Manhattan before $15 congestion toll begins
Queens councilors who voted in favor of an unpopular $15 “congestion” toll for service to parts of Manhattan said the MTA would not be able to increase express bus service to neighboring boroughs before the new fee was imposed. Requests for increased services. But opponents of imposing new tolls in Midtown south of 60th Street […]
Pro-Palestinian Protesters Block Traffic in Queens for ‘Nakba Day’
Pro-Palestinian protesters blocked traffic in Queens, New York, in what they called “Nakba Day,” a day they accused Israel of destabilizing Palestinian culture and society after establishing a state in 1948. Protesters waved Palestinian flags, lit red, black and green smoke bombs (the colors of the Palestinian flag) and chanted phrases such as “Our Streets” […]
12-year-old girl shot in arm outside Queens apartment building: cops
A 12-year-old girl was shot in the arm during a scuffle outside a Queens apartment building Wednesday night, authorities said. Police and officials said about 10 people were involved in a scuffle on the sidewalk near South Jamaica House when at least one masked suspect approached the group and opened fire around 7:45 p.m. The […]
Cannabis cops uproot illegal weed shop in heart of Queens business district
As part of Mayor Eric Adams’ newly announced crackdown on defamation, city marijuana cops raided and shut down illegal marijuana stores in the heart of Queens’ business district. The Big Apple Sheriff’s Department and NYPD have shut down Western Green, an unlicensed smoke shop located at 81-27 Lefferts Street. Thursday at Kew Gardens. Authorities seized […]
Queens Museum Panorama offers chance to buy small-scale property
The rent at the Queens Museum of Art is cheap. The cultural institution has been documenting the personal stories of guests who have been dazzled by paying just $100 to “rent” a small plot (9,335 square feet) of “New York City Panorama.” A scale model of the Big Apple. Through the museum’s “Adopt-A-Building” program, hundreds […]
NYC girl, 17, fatally stabbed at Queens train station: NYPD
A 17-year-old girl was stabbed to death outside a Queens subway station Wednesday night, becoming the latest teenage victim of crime in the Big Apple. The boy was stabbed in the neck with a knife just before 9:30 p.m. on Queens Boulevard near the 46th Street Station in Sunnyside, the NYPD said. The girl, who […]
Queens civic leaders oppose legal pot shops until every local illicit one is closed
Frustrated civic leaders in central Queens are opposing a licensed cannabis store planned for their neighborhood until authorities padlock all illegal stores. Shelley Algredo, chair of Community Board 9, which covers Kew Gardens, Richmond Hill and Ozone Park, said: “The board is already concerned about the proliferation of illegal smoking establishments operating in the area […]
Mets’ Tomas Nido crushes homer in long-awaited return to Queens
Thomas Nido crouched behind home plate at the plate for the first time in 328 days in a game in Queens. “It’s been a long time,” Nido said before Friday’s game. “I feel like that.” Being away has made Nido appreciate the opportunity even more. It probably had a positive effect on his bat as […]