Latest News from Howard Beach, NY

Queens Historical Society completes digitization of 84 boxes of records from the 1986 civil rights case, opening the public database on Saturday.

City engineers begin emergency repairs on Howard Beach tidal gates after blocked outfalls leave waterfront streets vulnerable to high-tide flooding.

Low-lying Howard Beach streets are submerged during high tide, prompting calls from city leaders for accelerated bulkhead and flood gate repairs.

St. Agnes Parish volunteers pack $15,000 in medical supplies for South American earthquake relief, coordinating with the Venezuelan Consulate.

NATO foreign ministers met with Gulf counterparts on Tuesday to address the Strait of Hormuz stalemate, as Queens fishing groups worry about supply chain impacts.

Global oil prices dropped sharply following a two-week ceasefire announcement, bringing economic relief to Howard Beach residents and businesses.

A federal judge denied a motion by a Howard Beach man to vacate his gang assault conviction, rejecting claims of prosecutorial misconduct.

The Howard Beach Family Facebook group reached 12,000 members on Sunday, solidifying its role as the premier digital town square in south Queens.

NYPD Harbor Unit recovered a headless body from Jamaica Bay on Friday morning, launching a major forensic investigation in Howard Beach.