December 6, Staff Report
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle on the Grand Central Parkway last night.
According to police, a 72-year-old man was hit by a yellow taxi while trying to walk across the Grand Central Parkway around 11:18 p.m.…
December 5, By Hannah Wulkan
The East Elmhurst Library, located at 95-06 Astoria Blvd., will nearly be twice its current size by 2018.
A groundbreaking ceremony took place today officially kicking off the $8.9 million renovation of the library,…
The police have arrested two additional men for the deadly Thanksgiving Day stabbing during an apparent robbery in Elmhurst.
Jesse Granados, 23, and Michael Velez, 27, who both live on 88th Street in Jackson Heights, were arrested on Friday for the murder of 23-year-old Jan Carlos Salcedo on November 24.…
December 5, Staff Report
Police are searching for two men who robbed a T-Mobile store and then fired a gun at an employee as they fled the Elmhurst location this weekend.
The two alleged perpetrators entered the T-Mobile store at 86-16 Queens Boulevard around 5:35 p.m.…
Staff Report
A tuition-free charter school that was set to open in the new year has started accepting applications for students entering the 5th grade in 2017.
After receiving SUNY Charter School Institute approval this summer, Forte Preparatory Academy founder and Jackson Heights resident Graham Browne informed the Jackson Heights Post that he has begun accepting applications this fall.…
December 2, By Hannah Wulkan
A local politician was arrested this week for civil disobedience at a rally pushing for a $15 minimum wage in New York.
Assemblymember Francisco Moya joined Service Employees International Union 32BJ in a National Day of Disruption” protest demanding a $15 minimum wage in Lower Manhattan early Tuesday.…
December 2, Staff Report
Police have arrested a man for the fatal stabbing of a 23-year-old man in front of an Elmhurst house last week.
Fernando Balcarce, a 25-year-old Brooklyn resident, was charged with murdering Jan Carlos Salcedo on Thanksgiving Day,…
December 1, By Hannah Wulkan
A Jackson Heights woman was indicted on felony animal cruelty charges and may face up to eight years in jail if convicted, announced District Attorney Richard Brown today.
Elizabeth Grant of 25-44 82nd Street in Jackson Heights,…
December 1, By Hannah Wulkan
Nearly 60 percent of Jackson Heights households lack emergency funds while more than half struggle to pay their rent each month, according to a recent study.
The Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development recently released a detailed study of the economic well being that residents in different parts of city face.…
December 1, by Domenick Rafter
’Tis the season for giving and receiving, and this Sunday in Jackson Heights, you can do both.
The public is invited to a free stop ’n’ swap event sponsored by GrowNYC at PS 69 in Jackson Heights this Sunday,…