MAY 21 — Real Estate
Willets Point Commons Opens, Launching Queens' All-Affordable Megaproject
The first 880 affordable apartments at Willets Point Commons opened to residents in May 2026, the leading edge of a 2,500-unit, 100% affordable Queens…
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MAY 06 — Transit
Interborough Express Enters Design as MTA Weighs Going It Alone on Funds
The MTA's Brooklyn–Queens light rail is in a two-year design phase, with a draft environmental review due fall 2026 — even as it plans around uncertain…
MAY 04 — Food
Queens Taste Returns May 12 to a Long Island City Waterfront Studio
The Queens Taste food festival returns May 12 to Sound River Studios in Long Island City, with about 50 borough restaurants and bars, organized by the Queens…
APR 13 — Sports
Islanders Fire Roy, Miss Playoffs as Schaefer Stars
The Islanders fired coach Patrick Roy in early April and named Peter DeBoer his replacement, missing the playoffs again even as rookie No.
MAR 29 — Sports
St. John's Repeats as Big East Champ
Rick Pitino's St. John's won a second straight Big East Tournament title, beating UConn 72-52, earned a No.
MAR 27 — Sports
NYCFC Tops Out Etihad Park, NYC's First Soccer Stadium
NYCFC installed the final steel beam at Etihad Park in Willets Point on March 25, completing the structural frame of New York City's first soccer-specific…
FEB 20 — Transit
JFK's $9.5 Billion New Terminal One Opens First Gates in 2026
The first phase of the privately financed New Terminal One at JFK — new arrivals and departures halls plus the first 14 gates — is on track to open in 2026…
JAN 24 — Sports
Mets Land Ace Freddy Peralta From Brewers
The Mets traded two top prospects to Milwaukee for two-time All-Star Freddy Peralta and signed reliever Devin Williams, remaking the front of their pitching…
DEC 15 — Crime & Courts
Queens DA Charges 13 in $2.2M Home Depot Theft-Ring Indictment
A 780-count indictment accuses 13 people of stealing more than $2.2 million in merchandise from 128 Home Depot stores across nine states and reselling it.
DEC 03 — Transit
Best Queens Car Service (2026)
We ranked nine NYC ground transportation operators for Queens car service in 2026 by JFK and LaGuardia airport coverage, intra-Queens and cross-borough…
SEP 09 — Sports
US Open Draws Record 1.14M Fans to Flushing Meadows
The 2025 US Open drew a record 1,144,562 fans to Flushing Meadows, paid out a record $90 million in prize money, and crowned Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna…
SEP 03 — Transit
Queens Bus Redesign Finishes — the Largest Overhaul in the Country
The MTA completed its boroughwide rebuild of the Queens bus network on Aug. 31, 2025, touching nearly every route serving 800,000-plus daily riders.
JUL 25 — Transit
LIRR Shatters Post-Pandemic Ridership Record as Grand Central Madison Surges
The Long Island Rail Road carried 298,419 riders on July 23, 2025 — its highest single-day total since the pandemic — as Grand Central Madison drives record…