January 5, By Hannah Wulkan
A new non-profit has launched a program to help students save for college, beginning with children in School District 30 that includes large sections of Astoria, Sunnyside, Woodside, Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst and Long Island City,…
January 4, By Hannah Wulkan
The Sears department store at the Rego Park Center shopping mall will be closing down along with about 16 other Sears stores throughout the country, according to published reports.
The company announced more than 30 Sears and K-Mart store closures late last month,…
January 4, Staff Report
Police arrested and charged a mother with killing her one-year-old daughter in their Elmhurst apartment yesterday.
According to the report, police responded to a 911 call about a hurt child at 87-19 Elmhurst Avenue around 6 p.m.…
January 3, Staff Report
The police released a photo today of a man believed to be in his late twenties who allegedly struck a 79-year-old man in the face at the McDonald’s restaurant on Queens Blvd in October.
The police said that on Wednesday,…
January 3, By Hannah Wulkan
Jackson Heights residents will have the chance to get rid of their Christmas trees and put them to a new use this weekend.
The Parks Department is hosting its 21st annual MulchFest event at Travers Park at 78th Street and 34th Avenue from 10 a.m.…
January 2, By Christian Murray
Denny’s is scheduled to open in Jackson Heights in a little over three weeks.
The diner chain, which put up a “coming soon” sign at its 87-10 Northern Blvd. location in May, announced that it will be opening January 25 on its Facebook page.…
December 31, Staff Report
The police are looking for a man who allegedly held his cellphone under a woman’s shirt on the 7 train earlier this week and started recording.
The 27-year-old victim was standing on the Manhattan-bound 7 train at around 8:15 pm Wednesday when she felt the suspect touch her right leg.…
December 30, By Christian Murray
The NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign issued its 18th annual “State of the Subways” Report Card yesterday and rated the 7 train first equal– along with the 1 and the L– as the best of 20 subway lines.…
December 29, Staff Report
Two men in a car were shot following an argument with the driver of another vehicle in Elmhurst this morning, according to police.
The victims got into a dispute with the other driver, who was in an Acura,…
December 28, Staff Report
A Staten Island man who allegedly broke into several Queens-based bodegas and stole $40,000 in cash, lottery tickets and cigarettes was indicted yesterday on charges of burglary and grand larceny, according to the Queens District Attorney.…