Mugger rips eyeglasses off of victims

Police are looking for the woman who has grabbed the eyeglasses off two victims in Long Island City, scratching their faces in the process.

Appeals court approves of $6.7M award to 5pointz graffiti artists

A federal appeals court in New York gave its approval Thursday to a $6.7 million award for two dozen graffiti artists whose spray paintings at a once-famous site that attracted thousands of spectators were destroyed to make room for high-rise luxury residences.

Minivan crashes into cyclist in Queens

GoPro video posted on Twitter caught the moment a hit-and-run driver rear-ended a cyclist near Greenpoint Avenue and Borden Avenue in Long Island City, Queens, at about 6 p.m. on Monday.

MTA inspecting elevated subway tracks

A day after a piece of metal came crashing down, smashing the back window of a cab, MTA Transit president Andy Byford promised to put an end to these incidents of falling debris from the elevated train tracks.

Amazon dumps NYC

Amazon will not build a new headquarters in New York City, a stunning reversal to an ambitious plan that would have brought an estimated 25,000 jobs to the city. Along with the jobs, the company had planned to spend $2.5 billion to build the new offices in Queens.