October 1, By Michael Florio
Residents gathered Wednesday night at a local church to express concern and even outrage over the opening of an East Elmhurst homeless shelter.
The Landing Hotel Shelter (formerly the Clarion Hotel) began housing families last month,…
Sept. 30, By Michael Florio
State Senator Jose Peralta wants more Queens residents to sign up to be organ donors.
Peralta is joining forces with LiveOnNY, a non-profit organ donor group, as a means to encourage residents to donate their organs upon death.…
Sept. 29, By Michael Florio
Residents will be able to ask city officials questions about the opening of a homeless shelter in East Elmhurst at a public meeting on Wednesday.
Community Board 3 and the East Elmhurst Corona Civic Association are co-hosting a public information meeting on the opening of The Landing Hotel Shelter (formerly the Clarion Hotel),…
Sept. 29, By Jackie Strawbridge
Subway masturbators will face harsher sentences starting in November, now that a new law has been signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Currently, first-time offenders who subject another person to sexual contact on public transit can receive a maximum sentence of ninety days in prison or one year of probation.…
Sept. 28, By Michael Florio
Residents who are fed up with noisy planes that soar above their homes will be able to voice their opposition at a town hall meeting next month.
Several local officials are hosting a town hall meeting regarding plane noise that stems from La Guardia Airport on Sunday,…
Sept. 28, By Michael Florio
Port Authority officers saved a schizophrenic man from jumping to his death at La Guardia Airport on Saturday.
The police were alerted to a 24-year-old man’s mental condition after his mother told officers that he was off his prescription drugs and was behaving irrationally,…
Sept. 27, Staff Report
The Michelin Guide has just released its 2016 “Bib Gourmand” picks and numerous restaurants surrounding Jackson Heights and Corona were among the picks for the best value for money.
Paet Rio, Sweet Yummy House, Uncle Zhou,…
Sept. 26, By Michael Florio
Residents of Elmhurst, Corona and parts of Jackson Heights will soon have a direct say on how $1 million in city funds will be spent in the district.
Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras, who each year allocates city funds toward local parks,…
Sept. 25, By Michael Florio
Calling all families.
Friends of Diversity Plaza, a Jackson Heights community group, along with elected officials and several local organizations, will be hosting the first annual Family Day at Diversity Plaza Saturday.
The event,…
Sept. 24, By Michael Florio
An East Elmhurst school will pilot a first-of-its-kind class unit on infectious disease, inspired by a Sunnyside boy who died of sepsis in 2012.
McClancy Memorial High School will pilot a new science education module designed to teach middle and high school students about infectious diseases,…