Latest News from Howard Beach, NY

Howard Beach is under a Blizzard Warning for February 21, 2026, with significant snowfall expected, prompting residents and services to prepare for major disruptions and potential coastal flooding.

Howard Beach residents are re-evaluating fire safety and emergency preparedness following a fatal Queens fire on February 12, 2026, with local officials and civic groups urging proactive prevention.

Queens police injured a knife-wielding suspect on January 26, 2026, sparking renewed safety discussions among Howard Beach residents and local officials regarding law enforcement response.

A Howard Beach woman was brutally attacked at a Queens subway station; the suspect was arrested after viral video footage aided police. The incident raises local transit safety concerns.

A man was fatally shot at a Howard Beach sports bar early Saturday morning, prompting an intensive NYPD investigation. The community is shaken as police search for the suspect.

A judge has rejected a motion to vacate Chanel Lewis's conviction in the 2016 Karina Vetrano murder case, a decision the defense plans to appeal to the Appellate Division.

NYPD has arrested and charged Chanel Lewis, 20, with second-degree murder in connection with the 2016 homicide of Karina Vetrano in Howard Beach, Queens, following a DNA match.

Queens jogger Karina Vetrano, 30, was found strangled to death in a marshy area of Spring Creek Park, prompting a major homicide investigation by the NYPD.

Howard Beach resident Giuseppe Canzani has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for the fatal shooting of a 51-year-old individual in Ozone Park, Queens.