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Cheesecake Factory Coming To Queens Center Mall

March 2, By Michael Florio

The Queens Center Mall will soon serve cheesecake.

The popular chain restaurant The Cheesecake Factory will open inside the mall, located at 90-15 Queens Blvd., in the coming months, the company has confirmed.

“Yes,…

Health Dept. Temporarily Shuts 37th Ave. Pizzeria

March 2, By Michael Florio

A Jackson Heights pizzeria and restaurant was briefly closed by the Health Department.

Due Fratelli, located at 76-23 37th Ave., was closed on Feb. 25 after receiving numerous violations from the Health Department.

According to records,…

Two men arrested just minutes after 37th Avenue robbery, cops say

March 2, Staff Report

Two men were arrested shortly after threatening a man with a metal pipe and taking off with his cellphone and cash at around 5 am on Monday.

Shortly after the incident, which took place on the corner of 103rd Street and 37th Avenue,…

Man falls asleep on 7 train, thief steals his wallet and cellphone

March 2, Staff Report

Police are searching for a man who allegedly swiped a straphanger’s wallet while the victim was sleeping on the 7-train.

The victim, a 27-year-old man, boarded the 7-train at the 90th Street – Elmhurst Ave station on Feb.…

Three Face State Prison Time For Forcing 14-year-old Into Prostitution

March 1, Staff Report

Two Queens men—including one from Woodside—pleaded guilty to felony charges in connection with the sex trafficking of a 14-year-old girl who they forced to work as a prostitute.

Lindsay Archibald, 33, of Woodside, pleaded guilty to sex trafficking and is expected to face between three and nine years in prison,…

Queens Library Board Selects New President/CEO

March 1, Staff Report

The Queens Library board has selected Dennis Walcott, a former head of New York City schools, as President and CEO, the library announced Tuesday.

The announcement comes more than a year after Walcott’s predecessor, Thomas Galante,…

Man Arrested For Sexually Assaulting Young Boy On 7 Train

Marcy 1, Staff Report

An alleged pervert was arrested for groping the buttocks of an 8-year-old boy on the 7 train last night, according to the NYPD.

Johnny Flores, 41, grabbed the young boy’s buttocks with his hand while riding the southbound 7-train on Monday night at approximately 7:45 p.m.,…

Man Gets Robbed inside Woodside Hotel Room

March 1, Staff Report

A man who told by police that he was robbed by a woman in a Queens Blvd hotel room last week was destined for a surprise after thinking he was in for a good time.…

Longtime Activist And Roosevelt Ave Street Vendor Dies

February 29, By Michael Florio

A longtime street vendor and community activist passed away this week.

Claudia Lopez, 45, who was known as a churro vendor on Roosevelt Avenue near the Junction Boulevard train station, died last Sunday due to a known illness,…

Police arrest man for allegedly groping girls in Jackson Heights

February 29, Staff Report

A Jackson Heights man has been arrested on charges relating to the touching of two girls near his home—with one of the victim’s being just 10 years old.

Luis Ramon Bencosme, 29, allegedly approached a 17-year-old girl and attempted to touch her buttocks with his hand near 35th Ave and 92nd Street at around 8:00 pm on Feb.…