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The NYPD is searching for five suspects in connection with a $1 million home invasion in Kew Gardens, Queens. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein Queens Voice March 26, 2025 QUEENS - Home invaders stormed a Kew Gardens home, bound the occupants and made off with over $1 million in jewelry, cops said.  The NYPD released surveillance video of the masked suspects charging and pushing their way into the house in the vicinity of Mayfair Road and 116 Street.    At around 7:30 pm on March 19, five suspects pushed their way into the house and tied up a 53-year-old and a 36-year-old women with duct tape. The home invaders then scooped up purses, clothing and jewelry which cops said was valued at around $1,105,000.  The suspects were then seen on video hopping into a 2021 white Toyota Rav-4 and drove off. Investigators said the victims were not injured during the robbery.  ...

Former Governor Andrew Cuomo announces he is running for Mayor. -Photo by YouTube Releases New Direct Address to New Yorkers. Watch it  Here .   Manhattan Voice March 1, 2025 NEW YORK - Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced his candidacy to serve as the next Mayor of New York City. In a direct address to New Yorkers, the Governor emphasized his lifetime of public service, record of accomplishment for New York, and the importance of restoring strong and experienced leadership to help solve the city’s most pressing challenges during these troubling times. He also launched a new  AndrewCuomo.com  website.  The video address can be found  here  and the transcript appears below: Hello, I’m Andrew Cuomo. Let me start by telling you what you already know. New York City is the greatest city in the world, there is no other place like it, and – as in life – we have had times when we are at our shining best,...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams meets with Speaker Carl Heastie as he travels to Albany to testify about New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s 2026 Executive Budget on February 4, 2025. -Photo by Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office By Mayor Eric Adams Community OpEd Queens Voice   NEW YORK - Since day one of our administration, our mission has been to make New York City a safer, more affordable city that is the best place to raise a family. Last week, our team and I visited Albany to advocate for funding and legislation so that we can continue to fulfill that mission and keep delivering for working-class New Yorkers. We focused on four key areas. First, passing our “Axe the Tax for the Working Class” legislation to make life more affordable for working-class New Yorkers. This plan eliminates or cuts city personal income taxes for low-income New Yorkers at a moment when our state faces a historic affordability crisis. We anticipate that “Axe the Tax” wi...

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with an assault on a straphanger on board an F train. - Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein Queens Voice February 10, 2025 QUEENS - A Queens subway rider was smashed in the face with a metal object by an attacker on the F train, the NYPD said.  At around midnight on February 5, a 26-year-old male was riding a northbound F train in Rego Park. As the train neared the 67 Avenue Station, a man walk up to him. Cops said without warning the man struck the straphanger in the face with a metal object.  When the train stopped at the station, the attacker jumped off and fled in an unknown direction. However, police were able captured the suspect’s image on station surveillance cameras.  The suspect is described as a male with a medium complexion. He is balding with dark hair and a scraggy beard. He was last seen wearing a bright red shirt with white lettering on the c...