October 31, Staff Report
Two suspects allegedly broke into an East Elmhurst home and then used a stolen credit card to make several purchases, according to police.
Police are searching for a man and a woman in connection to a burglary near 31st Avenue and 74th Street last Thursday.…
October 28, By Hannah Wulkan
Officials broke ground on a new affordable senior housing development in Corona earlier this week, marking the first new affordable housing in the neighborhood in 30 years.
The HANAC Senior Residence Center is slated to open in the spring of 2018 at 54-17 101st Street,…
October 28, Staff Report
An 8-month-old baby in a stroller was fatally hit by a van in Queens Friday morning, according to police.
The van was backing out of a driveway when it struck the stroller at Astoria Boulevard and 93rd Street in East Elmhurst around 10:20 a.m.,…
October 27, Staff Report
A Corona man has been arrested for endangering the welfare of a child after allegedly trying to lure a girl from her Elmhurst apartment building earlier this month.
Jaime Arias, 33, allegedly went inside the lobby of an apartment building near 81st Street and 41st Avenue and tried to lure a 13-year-old girl away who was waiting for her school bus.…
October 26, By Christian Murray
A 22-year-old Corona man faces up to 40 years in prison after being convicted of trying to kill a police officer and another man in Elmhurst in 2014, according to the Queens District Attorney’s office.…
October 26, By Hannah Wulkan
Queens residents may be about to stack on the pounds as the Cheesecake Factory has just opened its first location in the City.
The Cheesecake Factory opened in the Queens Center Mall in Elmhurst yesterday,…
October 25, By Hannah Wulkan
The illegal Cash-For-Cars signs that can be found throughout Queens have caught the attention of an elected official.
State Senator Tony Avella, who represents a large portion of central Queens, announced his intention to take action against these signs last week after receiving many complaints from his constituents and witnessing someone putting up the signs for himself.…
October 24, Staff Report
Two people were found dead in an apartment in North Corona today, according to police.
Around 4:45 a.m. this morning police responded to a 911 call of two unconscious individuals at 35-21 94th Street. Upon arrival,…
October 24, By Hannah Wulkan
The Department of Homeless Services quickly moved a man out of a temporary homeless shelter when residents began pointing out he was on the state sex offender registry.
State Sen. Jose Peralta sent out a statement on Thursday warning the community of the presence of a Level 2 sex offender staying in the Holiday Inn Express in Corona at 113-10 Horace Harding Expressway that has been partially converted in to a homeless shelter.…
October 22, Staff Report
Casa Colombia, a long-time Colombian restaurant located at 86-23 Roosevelt Avenue, was closed Thursday by the Department of Health.
The restaurant was shut down after accumulating 41 violation points, with four violations listed as “critical,” including the presence of live roaches and flies on the premises as well as evidence of mice.…