A 1.7 magnitude quake rattled Queens this morning

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Tuesday January 2, 2024 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT [Actually, that was an earthquake that shook Queens, officials say]( [A view of the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge from Astoria Park. The United States Geological Survey, which monitors earthquake activity, confirmed that a 1.7 magnitude quake rattled the neighborhood Tuesday morning.]( [No injuries or damage was reported after the seismic activity, which was initially reported to the authorities as a building explosion.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [Migrants arriving at the Port Authority in Manhattan are transferred via city bus to shelters in the Bronx and Queens May 15, 2023.]( [Mayor Adams calls for nearby cities to limit migrant bus arrivals like NYC]( [Still, city officials acknowledged that bus companies have not complied with the mayor’s recent executive order requiring advance notice of bus arrivals.]( [A jury box in Houston.]( [Queens prosecutor illegally removed Black jurors, court rules]( [It’s one of a growing list of cases in which prosecutors are accused of illegally screening out jurors based on race or religion.]( [A firefighter walks in front of a parking garage that collapsed in lower Manhattan in April 2020.]( [NYC to pay forensic engineers $1M to investigate deadly parking garage collapse]( [The firm LERA Consulting Structural Engineers has been tapped to produce a report on the exact cause of last April's collapse in Lower Manhattan, which killed one person and injured five others.]( [Photo of NYPD police vehicle lights]( [5 killed in New Year's Day crash in Queens identified, including 3 cousins]( [Police said all five victims where traveling in the same vehicle, whose driver struck a center median, upending the vehicle.]( [Three people cheer in the ocean with Coney Island Boardwalk in the background]( [Scenes from Coney Island's 2024 Polar Bear Plunge: 'It’s a good hangover cure']( [Several thousand New Yorkers kicked off the new year with a dip in the ocean water.]( [Photo of crime scene tape]( [Search on for suspect in first NYC homicide of 2024, a Queens stabbing]( [Two men were attacked early New Year's Day; one victim is in critical condition.]( [Photo of FDNY vehicle]( [House fire on Staten Island claims life of 7-year-old girl on New Year's Day]( [Authorities are still investigating the cause of the fatal fire in Castleton Corners]( [A bowl of ramen with the noodles lifted up by chopsticks]( [Where to get the best ramen in New York City]( [So many options, so little time.]( [a plant potted in a pothole in Midtown]( [Extra Extra: We filled a lot of potholes in NYC last year]( [Because more than 1 million cuts in the road had to be mended, here are your afternoon links: Retired cop shoots someone, it's Damp January, seagull gets a lick and more.]( [The exterior of a building on a day with blue skies]( [Most landmark buildings in NYC are in Brooklyn and Manhattan. The city is trying to diversify.]( [In 2023, nearly half of the city’s new landmark sites were in the Bronx and Queens.]( ADVERTISEMENT [Support Us]( Follow Gothamist on [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]() [Gothamist]() [WNYC Studios]() [NJPR]( [WQXR]() [New Sounds]() Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.