September 25, By
Two men posing as police officers robbed a man on an Elmhurst street in the middle of the day last week, according to the NYPD.
The suspects who were driving a gray sedan pulled over at around 3:20 pm on Tuesday,…
September 6, By Christian Murray
The police are looking for two men who allegedly stole a car in East Elmhurst and then days later were caught on tape going through a McDonald’s drive-through in Flushing.
According to police, the car was stolen on Saturday,…
August 31, By Christian Murray
A 26-year-old Woodside woman who bought a CASH4LIFE ticket in Elmhurst last month struck it big, winning $7 million.
Yangi Sherpa, who works as an administrative assistant, said she was making deliveries for her employer when she decided to buy a Lottery ticket.…
August 23, Staff Report
Pesticides will be sprayed over several western Queens neighborhoods Thursday as part of a mosquito control initiative, according to the Department of Health (DOH).
Tomorrow night, August 24, trucks will drive and spray sections of Astoria,…
August 22, Staff Report
A former Queens resident who evaded justice by residing in the Dominican Republic for more than a decade was sentenced to 24 years in prison yesterday after being found guilty of manslaughter stemming from the disappearance of his estranged girlfriend,…
August 21, Staff Report
The police are looking for two suspects who allegedly robbed a man inside an elevator at the Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street subway station on August 12.
At approximately 4:54 p.m., the pair—a man and a woman–followed the 51-year-old victim into the elevator and demanded money.…
August 18, Staff Report
Jackson Heights will be one of several neighborhoods in the five boroughs where the Department of Transportation will be taking away parking spaces for the exclusive use of carshare companies.
The DOT, which is launching a carshare pilot program in 15 neighborhoods this fall,…
August 17, By Jason Cohen
The owners of Arepa Lady, the popular Jackson Heights restaurant offering Colombian treats, have six months left on 77th Street since the building they are in is slated for demolition.
“The permits to tear down our building were approved,” they wrote in a tweet sent Tuesday evening.…
August 17, Staff Report
A popular Elmhurst café known for its bubble tea was shut down by the health department earlier this week for unsanitary conditions.
Quickly Cafe, located at 8306 Broadway, was closed Monday by the department after racking up a total of 58 violation points,…
August 17, By Jason Cohen
A Corona man was sentenced earlier this month to nine years in prison after being convicted in June of selling hundreds of bags of heroin to an undercover detective in Long Island last year.…