New plans proposed to close down Rikers Island jail
The Independent Commission outlined its report to phase out the facility, but its recommendation to open several smaller jails across the five boroughs isn't sitting well with some local officials and many New Yorkers.
Neir's Tavern: Step inside history
Back around the time Andrew Jackson was taking office as the seventh president of the United States, a little bar was opening in Queens. Today, Neir's Tavern is still slinging suds and even making a few movie cameos.
Queens Deli Robbery
A robber pointed a gun at a deli worker and a nine-year-old girl in Queens.
18 festive cocktail recipes for the holiday season
Some things are clichés for good reason: because they are tried and true (see what I did there?). Discovering new cocktails with a holiday theme around this time of year is fun because it is festive and social.
Fox 5 employee assaulted
Two men assaulted a custodian who works for FOX 5 inside an apartment building elevator in Far Rockaway, Queens.
Ridgewood is the new Bushwick
It is easy to see why Brooklyn's displaced millennials are moving to Ridgewood, Queens, a neighborhood along the border with Bushwick, Brooklyn. (In fact, it can be hard to figure out where Bushwic...
5 questions for Astoria Distilling
New York is full of lawyers. New York is also full of former lawyers now doing something less soul-crushing (often their words, not mine) but no less hard.One of them is Chris Murillo, 35, the foun...
Pudu fawn on display at the Queens Zoo
A southern pudu fawn born at the Queens Zoo a few weeks ago is on display to visitors, the Wildlife Conservation Society announced. She was born April 29 and weight one pound, the WCS said. But pud...