August 16, Staff report
The man who was beaten to death in a fight outside an Elmhurst strip club early Saturday morning has been identified by police, along with the assailant.
Kevin Figueroa, 24, from Elmont, was the man killed,…
August 15, By Jason Cohen
State Senator Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst) introduced legislation earlier this month that would require banks and other businesses with ATMs to post signage warning users about the criminal practice calling skimming.
On a daily basis,…
August 11, By Jason Cohen
Elected officials are asking parents to download a free app designed to protect children from unsavory characters in city parks and playgrounds.
State Senator Jose Peralta and Assembly man Ron Kim spoke to parents yesterday at the Northern Playground,…
August 2 By Jason Cohen
Starbucks announced last week it is closing all of its 379 Teavana locations, including the one in the Queens Center Mall.
Starbucks purchased the company in 2012 for $620 million, but according to a press release issued by the coffee chain,…
August 1, By Jason Cohen
A developer who is looking to build a seven-story hotel in Jackson Heights should not be permitted to build it, according to Assemblyman Francisco Moya (D-Jackson Heights), because he was caught trying to bribe an elected official in order to win a city contract in 2012.…
July 28, By Jason Cohen
The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens District Attorneys announced Wednesday that they will be dismissing nearly 700,000 open summons warrants next month.
They will be dismissing warrants issued for low level crimes that took place more than 10 years ago.…
July 26, By Jason Cohen
A husband and wife were indicted yesterday for allegedly stealing nearly $3.7 million from the sick absentee owners of a Williamsburg pharmacy where the husband worked.
Jorge Vergara, 43, and his wife, Vanhia Narvaez,…
July 25, By Jason Cohen
A new exhibit that examines the impact of the 7 train on the borough of Queens opens next week at the New York Transit Museum Grand Central Gallery Annex and Store.
The exhibit, titled 7 Train: Minutes to Midtown,…
July 25, By Jason Cohen
The NYPD is looking for three men who allegedly conned people into giving them thousands in deposits for apartments in Queens that were already rented.
The suspects put the listings on Facebook, rented the apartments and gave the victims keys in exchange for a deposit.…
July 21, By Jason Cohen
A 17-year-old shot two men in Elmhurst late Wednesday in a gang related incident, the police said.
Luis Duchitanga, from Corona, allegedly shot the men at around 11:54 p.m. in the vicinity of 94th Street and 45th Avenue,…