April 18, 2018 By Christian Murray The Department of Transportation is facing heavy criticism from business leaders, Community Board 4 and Councilmember Francisco Moya over the implementation and results of its Roosevelt Avenue ‘Clear Curbs’ program. The program, which started March 19, prohibits cars and delivery trucks from standing on both sides of Roosevelt Avenue—between… Read more »
April 19, 2018 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who has been snatching wallets from Queens subway riders. The suspected allegedly struck at the Roosevelt Avenue station at around 6:40 p.m. on Saturday, April 7, when he reached into a 22-year-old woman’s backpack and took her wallet. The wallet contained the… Read more »
April 17, 2018 By Tara Law A 56-year-old East Elmhurst resident with multiple criminal convictions was among 225 immigrants arrested in a 6-day crackdown by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Queens residents were among the immigrants rounded up in a six-day initiative the agency is referring to as “Operation Keep Safe in New York,” which centered… Read more »
April 17, 2018 By Tara Law A 100-year-old Elmhurst house will be demolished to make way for a 4-story healthcare building. Permits have been filed for a new ambulatory care or diagnostic services building at 41-12 77th St. Demolition permits for the existing 2-story home, which was built in 1905, were filed on April 4…. Read more »
April 17, 2018 By Tara Law Police are searching for a 14-year-old autistic girl who was last seen in front of her North Corona home on Monday. Mishel Martinez was last seen at 7 a.m. in front of her 104-56 39th Ave. apartment building, police say. Martinez is described as being about 5 feet 1… Read more »
April 16, 2018 By Christian Murray The police are investigating the death of a 4-month-old girl who was found by cops inside her Jackson Heights this morning. Police received a 911 call at about 10:50 a.m. Monday and discovered the infant unconscious and unresponsive at her 35th Avenue/73rd Street home. There were no obvious signs… Read more »
April 16, 2018 By Christian Murray Councilmember Costa Constantinides plans to run for higher office in 2021 and all indications are that it will be for Queens Borough President. Constantinides held a fundraiser in Astoria last week and the highest donation sought was $3,850. That figure is the maximum allowed for the borough president race… Read more »
April 13, 2018 By Tara Law State Senator Jose Peralta held a press conference Friday to urge his colleagues in the State Senate to pass the DREAM Act, which would give undocumented childhood arrivals access to financial aid for college. Standing in front of the Unisphere in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Peralta said that the… Read more »
April 13, 2018 By Tara Law Residents of Jackson Heights, Corona and Jamaica struggle to find stores that offer healthy food, according to a new report published by a New York City nonprofit. The neighborhoods are deemed “food swamps” since the number of stores offering healthy food are vastly outnumbered by junk food outlets, according… Read more »
April 12, 2018 By Tara Law The Georgia Diner is settling in at its new location two weeks after merging with the Nevada Diner. Longtime diner patrons were shocked in February when news spread that the Georgia Diner, which has been around since the late 1970s, was set to close after the owner sold the… Read more »