March 31, By Michael Florio
City Comptroller Scott Stringer visited shops in the Jackson Heights Business Improvement District Thursday, following the release of his plan to help small businesses citywide.
The plan, developed by Stringer’s Red Tape Commission, includes 60 ways to cut down rules and formalities and help small businesses grow.…
March 30, Staff Report
It looked like a sweet deal, but it ended up costing thousands.
Three women have been charged with stealing more than $10,000 from an elderly woman with what’s known as a “found money” scam.
According to Queens District Attorney Richard Brown,…
March 29, Staff Report
A fire ripped through a residential block of East Elmhurst early Tuesday morning.
The fire started in a two-story private dwelling at 23-41 91st St. before spreading into a neighboring house and backyard garage, according to a FDNY spokesman.…
March 28, By Michael Florio
Diversity Plaza will be transformed into a makeshift movie theater every Wednesday starting March 30.
Jeff Orlick, a member of Friends of Diversity Plaza, has set up a projector and speakers and will be screening films at 8:15 pm every Wednesday on the wall next to Delhi Heights (37-66 74th Street).…
March 28, By Michael Florio
Participatory Budgeting voting week kicks off today in Astoria, East Elmhurst and Jackson Heights.
Residents in Council Member Costa Constantinides’ district will be able to cast their vote for how to spend $1.5 million in capital funding.…
March 27, Staff Report
An elderly man was killed in a house fire in East Elmhurst early Sunday, according to the FDNY.
The FDNY received a call at about 4:30 am that a fire had broken out on the first floor of a two and a half story brick home on 87th Street.…
March 26, By Michael Florio
Residents of Corona, East Elmhurst and parts of Jackson Heights began voting today to determine how $1 million in New York City funds should be spent in the district.
Voters who live in the 21st Council District are able to vote from among 10 capital projects,…
March 25, By Christian Murray
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and a Queens-based subway advocacy group are hosting a town hall meeting next month where residents will be able to question MTA officials about 7-train service.
The event, which will take place on April 5th at Sunnyside Community Services (details below),…
March 25, By Michael Florio
A discarded cigarette was the cause of the two-alarm fire that ripped through an Elmhurst house earlier this week that left three dead, according to the FDNY
Fire Marshalls determined that a lit cigarette was what started the fire at 42-28 Ithaca Street.…
March 24, Staff Report
Local lawmakers are pushing for the renovation of a dilapidated police station that they say is a disservice to the officers working inside.
U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley, State Sen. Jose Peralta and Assemblyman Francisco Moya gathered at the 110 Precinct,…