September 8, By Hannah Wulkan
A celebration of food and culture spanning the Americas and Asia is coming back to Jackson Heights for the fifth year running.
The 82nd Street Alliance is hosting the annual Viva la Comida festival on September 17th,…
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Fire breaks out at Jackson Heights co-op building
September 7, Staff Report
Seven people were injured after a fire broke out in a Jackson Heights apartment building Sunday night, according to the FDNY.
The blaze swept across the fourth floor of Sheila Terrace, a coop apartment building located at 37-30 73rd Street,…
Family Day, with a focus on different cultures, planned for Diversity Plaza this month
September 6, By Hannah Wulkan
Diversity Plaza is hosting a free day of family fun for the second year running.
Friends of Diversity Plaza, a community group based out of Jackson Heights, is co-hosting a Family Day with a cultural focus at Diversity Plaza on September 24 with Councilman Daniel Dromm.…
NYPD: Man gropes 9-year-old girl inside Corona Laundromat
September 4, Staff Report
The police are looking for a man who allegedly groped a 9-year-old girl at a Corona Laundromat on Friday.
The alleged pervert grabbed the girl’s genitals over her clothes inside the Queens Super Laundromat, located at 33-10 98th Street at around 5:45 pm on Friday.…
Airplane traffic up 80 percent over Jackson Heights since 2008, study finds
August 31, Hannah Wulkan
Residents of Northeastern Queens were vindicated in their longtime complaints about airplane noise yesterday when a local group released a report showing that plane traffic over Jackson Heights had increased nearly 80 percent since 2008.…
The Queens Motor Inn, a well-known hot sheets hotel, to face the Wrecking Ball
August 30, By Hannah Wulkan
The Queens Motor Inn in Woodside, a hot sheets hotel where rooms are rented by the hour, will be torn down to make way for a new apartment complex next summer.
Owners of the one-star Yelp reviewed motel,…
NYPD: Man grabbed woman’s genitals on 84th Street while she was taking her dog for a walk
August 30, By Hannah Wulkan
A 37-year-old female was assaulted in Jackson Heights on August 25 when she was approached from behind and groped over her clothes, according to police.
The victim was attacked around 5:45 am while walking her dog on 84th Street between 35th and 37th Avenues,…
Peralta: Roosevelt Avenue is the Times Square of old, calls for commission to combat crime
August 29, Staff Report
State Senator Jose Peralta called on the New York State Liquor Authority to stop issuing liquor licenses for the next 12 months to new nightclubs along the Roosevelt Avenue corridor today, in an effort to cut back on crime and clean up the area.…
Queens Residents Show Solidarity for Transgender Woman beaten in bias attack
August 26, By Hannah Wulkan
The transgender woman who was hit over the head with a hammer last week in Woodside spoke at a rally yesterday beside local politicians to raise awareness and end violence against trans women.
The rally,…
Local leaders to cut ribbon following $2 million upgrade to Corona Park
August 25, By Hannah Wulkan
Corona residents will celebrate the $2 million upgrade of a local park today with a ribbon cutting and back to school event.
The upgrades to Hinton Park, located at 37th Avenue and 113th Street,…