September 26, By Hannah Wulkan
A new middle school will be built in East Elmhurst to help fight overcrowding in local schools, announced Council Member Julissa Ferreras-Copeland on Friday.
The new school is planned for a site at 111th Street and Astoria Boulevard and will serve about 600 students,…
September 22, By Hannah Wulkan
The vacant movie theater in Jackson Heights is about to be reborn as a community destination.
The Jackson Theater at 40-31 82nd Street has been empty since it closed in 2014, but now the Heskel Group has plans to turn the property in to a retail space,…
September 21, By Hannah Wulkan
An alleged gang member has been sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty last month for attempting to murder a rival gang member in a Corona nightclub, District Attorney Richard Brown announced today.…
September 19, By Hannah Wulkan
A well-known Jackson Heights community activist now has a permanent place in the neighborhood.
Mary Vavruska, a longtime Jackson Heights community leader who died last summer, was memorialized with a street co-naming ceremony on Saturday,…
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Over the years, the mission of BIDs has grown beyond sanitation and security to include services the city can’t or won’t pay for, such as planting shrubs or hiring musicians in an effort to create a welcoming street environment.…
September 16, Staff Report
Police are searching for the driver of a vehicle involved in a hit and run that put a motorcycle rider in hospital last month.
On August 19 around 4:30 p.m. a 21 year old man was riding east on 37th Avenue on his motorcycle when the SUV in front of him attempted to make a U-turn.…
September 16, By Hannah Wulkan
The city has been putting up homeless families in a Corona hotel without informing the community, several local politicians said in a statement.
Senator Jose Peralta, Congressman Joe Crowley, and Assembly Member Francisco Moya released a joint statement earlier this week critical of the Department of Homeless Services for housing homeless families in the hotel in secret.…
September 15, By Hannah Wulkan
A Woodside church has big plans for expansion, but the community will have the chance to weigh in on it first.
La Iglesia Universal del Reino de Dios, located at 68-03 Roosevelt Avenue, has filed for a zoning variance that would permit it to demolish its current one-floor structure,…
September 13, By Hannah Wulkan
Individuals and businesses that have racked up penalties on fines they owe have the opportunity to have those penalties forgiven, thanks to a citywide fine forgiveness program launched yesterday with an announcement outside a popular Jackson Heights restaurant.…
Sept.9, By Hannah Wulkan
A new grocery store is hosting it’s grand opening in Jackson Heights tomorrow, taking the place of the old Waldbaum’s supermarket which went bankrupt last year.
The new Food Universe store, part of Key Food Stores Cooperative Inc.,…