Jun. 4, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Home prices more than doubled in 24 neighborhoods across New York City over the past decade—including seven in Queens—according to a new report from real estate research site PropertyShark that highlights dramatic shifts in the city’s housing market between 2014 and 2024. The Queens neighborhoods to experience this…
Feb. 25, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Fr. Mike Lopez, founder of Ridgewood-based food poverty non-profit the Hungry Monk Rescue Truck, has announced his candidacy for Council District 30, joining a growing list of candidates vying to replace outgoing Council Member Robert Holden. Holden, who has represented District 30 in Queens since 2018—which includes Ridgewood, Maspeth, Middle Village, and Glendale—is term-limited.…
Nov. 12, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Housing units in Queens had the average cost of rent go up 3.28% in October 2024, compared to the same month the previous year, according to a report by the real estate firm M.N.S. Real Estate. Year-over-year, the average rent in Queens rose from $2,803 in October 2023…