March 16, By Hannah Wulkan
Local officials unveiled plans for a huge expansion to P.S. 143 in Corona, which will bring nearly 1,000 permanent seats to the school to replace decades-old classroom trailers and a mini building.
In an effort to alleviate overcrowding,…
March 15, By Hannah Wulkan
A local state senator is working to make it easier to prosecute organized crime figures who are involved in identity theft and cybercrime.
State Senator Jose Peralta announced Monday that the State Senate had passed his bill to make it easier for prosecutors to combat cyber crime and identity theft under an existing law that fights organized crime.…
March 15, Staff Report
The police have released a second video of the man who allegedly showed an 11-year-old girl a pornographic video as she walked to school in Jackson Heights last week.
The man approached the girl around 8:15 a.m.…
March 14, Staff Report
A 7 train struck and injured two men in Jackson Heights last night, leaving one in critical condition, police said.
According to the NYPD, a man who may have been intoxicated fell on to the tracks at the 82nd Street-Roosevelt Avenue station around 9:40 last night.…
By Staff Report
The silver screens at Kaufman Studios and the Museum of Moving Image will feature works by Jackson Heights residents and other Queens filmmakers as part of the 7th Annual Queens World Film Festival beginning this Tuesday,…
March 13, Staff Report
Police are searching for two or three men who have allegedly assaulted and robbed 19 victims in Jackson Heights and Corona in the past few months, and have released a photo and video of one of the suspects.…
March 10, By Hannah Wulkan
A jury has indicted six gang members for allegedly plotting to kill members of a rival gang, and 14 other members of the same gang have been arrested or indicted for assault and drug dealing,…
March 10, Staff Report
Police are searching for a man who allegedly showed an 11-year-old girl a pornographic video as she walked to school in Jackson Heights this week.
The man approached the girl around 8:15 a.m. on Wednesday as she was walking to school near the corner of Northern Boulevard and 82 Street and showed her a pornographic video on his phone,…
March 9, By Hannah Wulkan
Thirty people were indicted this week for participating in a credit card and identity theft ring based in Queens, announced Queens District Attorney Richard Brown today.
Following a nearly two year investigation, police busted a ring that allegedly stole credit card information from hundreds of consumers and cost businesses and individuals more than $3.5 million over the course of the scheme.…
March 8, By Hannah Wulkan
The Queens World Film Festival will bring more than 100 films to the screen in Astoria throughout next week, and will kick off with an opening celebration on Tuesday.
The festival will celebrate the beginning of its seventh year with a party sponsored by Investors Bank at the Museum of the Moving Image,…