August 2, By Hannah Wulkan
Three Queens teenagers have been charged with breaking in to a FDNY firehouse in Jackson Heights at about 2 a.m. on Monday morning, Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced today.
The defendants, identified as Christian Gaguancella,…
August 2, Staff Report
A fire broke out Sunday night in the basement of a popular Halal restaurant on 74th Street.
The fire started at 5:44 pm inside the basement of Merit Kabab & Dumpling Place, located at 37-67 74th Street,…
August 2, By Michael Florio
Residents of Jackson Heights and East Elmhurst will be able to watch a free movie at their local park this August.
State Sen. Jose Peralta will host “Movies in the Park 2016,” with a film playing in each neighborhood this month.…
August 1, By Michael Florio
A controversial plan to enlarge a one-story building on 37th Avenue within the confines of the Jackson Heights Historic District is scheduled to go before the Landmarks Preservation Commission tomorrow.
Tomorrow’s hearing will be the second held concerning the proposal to build four stories of residential units on top of the current one-story commercial building at 84-11 through 84-23 37th Ave.…
August 1, By Staff Report
The police are searching for a serial cell phone thief who has struck 12 times in the past month, targeting victims while riding his bicycle around Jackson Heights and adjacent areas.
The suspect first struck on June 25 at 11 pm,…
July 29, By Michael Florio
Riders will have to keep on waiting for the closed staircase at the 82nd Street subway station to reopen.
The northeast steps at the 82nd Street- Jackson Heights subway station have been closed since March.…
July 29, Staff Report
The police are looking for a man who allegedly used his cell phone to secretly record under a woman’s skirt at the 74 Street/Roosevelt Ave E train station on Tuesday.
The victim, a 29-year-old woman,…
July 28, By Michael Florio
7 train riders now have a lot more information about their troubled train at their fingertips.
Access Queens, a transit advisory group, released its 7-train survival guide yesterday, which offers facts, figures and tidbits about each station along the line,…
July 27, By Michael Florio
A former NBA player will attend a kids’ basketball tournament in LeFrak City this Saturday.
The first ever LeFrak City Legendary Basketball Day will take place on Saturday at 1 pm at the John F.…
July 27, By Hannah Wulkan
A Manhattan man was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison Tuesday for firing a gun at two New York Police officers in Jackson Heights in 2011, according to the Queens District Attorney.…