The Adams administration claims the first phase of a crackdown on prostitution and illegal street vending was a success.

A man attacked a woman in Queens on Friday by covering her mouth with a handkerchief, threatening to kill her, police said.

A boneheaded boy injured his legs when he fell while subway surfing inside an underground Queens station Saturday night, police said.

Seven men have been indicted for what authorities say was their involvement in a deadly, gang-related shootout in front of young children at a Richmond Hill baby shower last year. One of the men has yet to be apprehended.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.— The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man sought for questioning in connection with an alleged, attempted rape last week in Queens. Police said it was just after 5:45 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 24, when a 32-year-old woman was approached from behind by an unknown male near 31-31 94 Street.

The woman approached a man, 44, inside Most Precious Blood Roman Catholic Church, in Astoria, around 9 p.m. Tuesday and suddenly slashed his face with a sharp object, police said.

The early roads in Queens and on Long Island were dirt paths that led from one community to another — or, because water transportation was important, to the

Four individuals were indicted for running a drug trafficking operation in Flushing, Queens, and are facing various charges after being targeted by "Operation Frostbite."

City officials said the new school will help accommodate a rapid increase in the number of migrant families — an estimated 48,000 newcomers have enrolled in local public schools since the summer of 2022. Queens public schools have absorbed the largest share of newcomers of the five boroughs, city officials said.

A Flushing ketamine trafficking operation was dismantled after a Queens grand jury indicted four individuals on conspiracy, drug trafficking, and other charges following a long-term investigation into a narcotics organization based in Jamaica.

Local nonprofit 'Curls for Queens' pampered several Fairview Middle and Oak Ridge Elementary students with free hairstyles and manicures. "Makes me feel pretty, beautiful and me," said one student.