Senior dancers shine onstage in Flushing

In glittering costumes, a group of women aged 70 and up dance in styles from traditional to K-Pop.

Could NYC’s harsh winter weather curb the rat population?

The blizzard and bitter cold has some of New York City's smallest residents burrowing for warmth.

Queens prepares for a housing boom amid multiple rezoning projects

Multiple rezonings are paving the way for tens of thousands of new units, but some residents worry about how it could affect their communities.

NYC ready to transform “The Hole” into the "Jewel Streets" neighborhood

Change might be coming for The Hole, as the city announces its plan to overhaul housing, sanitation, and sewage.

Truck driver builds mini New York City in basement workshop over 21 years

Each block in Joe Macken's miniature New York is carved to scale.

A mouse rescue is all in a day’s work for gardener Jule Hall

Hall is one of thousands of volunteer community gardeners helping to grow a greener New York City.

Inclusive theater spotlights adults with developmental disabilities

A Queens program is bringing big energy and even bigger heart to the stage as adults with disabilities dazzle with talent, teamwork, and a whole lot of joy.


Development plans for former Flushing Airport site face community opposition

A large-scale housing development is slated for 80 acres in College Point, Queens.

94-year-old Queens resident works at the elementary school she once attended

CBS News New York's Elle McLogan spent a day with the woman lovingly known as Aunt Herta.

Queens neighbors say they can’t stand foul odor from nearby asphalt facility

Blissville residents say the odor kicks in early in the morning when the equipment powers on.

Retired Queens couple's dangerous sidewalk finally fixed after 7 years

The retired Richmond Hill couple has finally gotten its buckling sidewalk fixed, but the path to get to that point has been just as bumpy.

Great-grandmother in Queens celebrates her 103rd birthday

Anni shared with CBS News New York's Elle McLogan her special recipe for a long and beautiful life.