July 24, 2019, Staff Report A man was found dead with an injury to the head yesterday at the Corona Hotel on Roosevelt Avenue, according to the NYPD. At 4:10 p.m. Tuesday, police responded to a 911 call of an unconscious person inside the hotel, which is located at 112-23 Roosevelt Avenue. On arrival, police… Read more »
July 23, 2019, Staff Report A Jackson Heights man will serve five months in prison for a con that involved collecting $55,000 in security deposits from 20 apartment hunters—all for fake apartments. Ulises Reyes, 39, of Warren Street in Jackson Heights, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree grand larceny and first-degree scheme to defraud earlier this month,… Read more »
July 19, 2019, Staff Report Jackson Heights residents looking for relief from this weekend’s heat wave can visit the Queens Public Library branch at 35-51 81 St. during special Sunday opening hours. The Queens Public Library will open 11 branches around the borough that are normally closed on Sunday, to serve as City-designated cooling centers…. Read more »
July 18, 2019 Staff Report A man attempted to rape a 74-year-old woman in her own home in Corona in the early hours of Wednesday morning, police said. At around 1:20 a.m. on Wednesday, July 17, the woman answered a knock on the door of her residence in the vicinity of 108 Street and 38… Read more »
July 17, 2019 Staff Report Public defender Tiffany Cabán out-raised Queens Borough President Melinda Katz by more than $171,270 as their contentious Queens District Attorney primary race headed towards a recount, financial documents show. According to Board of Elections financial reports, Cabán raised more than $207,400 in the most recent filing period from July 1… Read more »
July 16, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan As the manual recount in the Queens District Attorney Democratic Primary got underway yesterday, the first ballot objection quickly surfaced, causing yet another rift in the already contentious race. As Board of Elections staffers began the process of tallying by hand more than 93,000 individual ballots, attorney for Melinda… Read more »
July 16, Staff Report The Citi Bike fleet will stretch into Jackson Heights by the end of 2023 as part of a massive expansion to the bike sharing system. City officials today announced the boundaries for the expanded Citi Bike fleet, which will ultimately double the size of the service area and triple the number… Read more »
July 15, 2019 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who allegedly broke into six apartments over the past month in the East Elmhurst and Corona neighborhoods by getting in through windows or pushing through AC units. The first incident took place on June 18 at around 4:25 p.m. at an undisclosed… Read more »
July 15, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The manual recounting of more than 93,000 ballots in the Queens District Attorney Democratic Primary officially began today, following the conclusion of a days-long ballot sorting process late last week by Board of Elections staffers. The recount operation, which kicked off on July 9, was automatically triggered by Melinda… Read more »
July 12, Staff Report A 64-year-old woman was struck in the head by a wrench that was thrown during an argument between two men at the Roosevelt Ave-Jackson Heights subway station, according to police. The victim was sitting on the platform at the station at 4:25 p.m. on Monday, July 1, when two men became… Read more »