Nov. 9, 2017 By Christian Murray
The police are looking for a man armed with a knife who allegedly robbed a Jackson Heights bank Monday.
The suspect entered Sterling National Bank at 72-35 Broadway at around 4: 15 p.m.…
Nov. 6, 2017 By Christian Murray
Local officials held a ceremonial groundbreaking today to mark the beginning of construction of a new school building at P.S. 143 in Corona, which will bring nearly 1,000 permanent seats to the school and replace decades-old classroom trailers.…
Oct. 31, By Christian Murray
An Elmhurst resident is one of three men who faces up to 15 years in prison for smashing more than 48 headstones and spray-painting racist slurs on them in the Cypress Hills Cemetery in August,…
October 25, By Christian Murray
The police are looking for a woman who snatched a two-year-old Shih Tzu in broad daylight from the front yard of a North Corona house last week.
The woman allegedly walked onto the front year at 97-04 37th Avenue at around 8:20 am Friday,…
October 23, By Christian Murray
A 51-year-old Jackson Heights man was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver on Roosevelt Avenue in Corona early Sunday morning.
Pedro Perez was hit by a black sedan traveling west at around 5:10 am on Roosevelt Avenue 112th Street,…
October 20, By Christian Murray
Women continue to get sexually harassed on the 7 train, with police looking for two men who grabbed their victims’ butts in two separate incidents.
The first incident took place at the 103 Street and Roosevelt Avenue station when a man grabbed the buttocks of a 45-year woman exiting the Flushing bound “7” train on Saturday,…
October 18, By Christian Murray
The police are looking for three men who allegedly robbed a cellphone store in Jackson Heights Tuesday.
The men entered NRN Services, located at 74-18 37th Road, at around 11:45 am and then went behind the counter and took an iPhone 6,…
October 13, By Christian Murray
A man was shot dead on the border of Jackson Heights and East Elmhurst last night, according to police.
The victim, reportedly in his 20s, was shot in the head and upper torso at around 9:50 pm at 31-39 95th Street.…
October 3, By Christian Murray
The MTA is removing seats on the E train as part of a pilot program to make more room for subway riders.
The pilot program was rolled out this morning on a pair of E trains,…
September 27, By Christian Murray
The Parks Department plans to upgrade a troubled Woodside park and released plans last week for a $3 million revamp.
Hart Playground, located at 37th Avenue and 65th Street, has been the site of controversy over the last few years as many parents have expressed concerns about day laborers congregating near the play area and the homeless using the bathrooms.…