June 10, 2019 By Meghan Sackman The graffiti-covered wall across the street from the Corona Arts and Sciences Academy is undergoing a colorful transformation. Publicolor, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping at-risk youth through design-based programs, has partnered with Council Member Francisco Moya and the 110th Precinct to beautify a 3-block section of the Long Island… Read more »
June 10, 2019 By Meghan Sackman A man is wanted in connection to a brutal assault of a 70-year-old man in Corona last month. The assailant allegedly approached the 70-year-old victim on May 12 around 11:20 a.m. in front of a sportswear store, located at 103-12 39 Avenue, and punched him in the mouth with a… Read more »
June 7, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A Jackson Heights man was placed under arrest yesterday for buying illegal firearms as part of an elaborate plan to carry out a terrorist attack on Times Square. Ashiqul Alam, a 22-year-old Bangladeshi citizen, was arrested on weapons charges Thursday, as he was putting the pieces in place to… Read more »
June 7, 2019 By Max Murray The New York State Assembly and Senate passed legislation this week that will guarantee car wash workers receive minimum wage in New York City, Westchester, Nassau, and Suffolk counties. The bill, sponsored by Jessica Ramos in the senate, will reduce car wash workers’ dependence on tips to earn a living… Read more »
June 5, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Police are searching for a man who forced two teenagers out of the 74 Street-Roosevelt Avenue station at knifepoint on Monday and then robbed them nearby. The suspect approached the teenage boys (a 15-year-old and a 17-year-old) in the mezzanine area of the station around 11:36 a.m. and asked them… Read more »
June 4, 2019 By Max Murray A town hall meeting is taking place Thursday to discuss the future of Rikers Island as an area that can be used to generate renewable energy. Council Member Costa Constantinides is holding the event June 6 where he will discuss his plan of utilizing one-quarter of the 413-acre island… Read more »
June 4, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Target is coming to Elmhurst as the New York City Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) voted today to approve the building plans that would permit the retail giant to open in neighborhood. Sun Equity Partners and Heskel Group, the developers of the 40-31 82 St. site, were… Read more »
June 4, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Congress Member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez mixed drinks and waited on tables at a Jackson Heights restaurant Friday to promote legislation that would increase the federal minimum wage for tipped workers. Nearly 100 guests and activists gathered at The Queensboro Restaurant, located at 80-02 Northern Blvd., to watch Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, a former… Read more »
June 3, 2019 By Christian Murray (Updated) Another piece of debris appears to have fallen from the 7 train tracks along Roosevelt Avenue in Woodside. A resident took to twitter Monday afternoon after almost being struck by a piece of metal while walking under the Roosevelt Avenue line near 53rd Street. Pictures were posted, accompanied… Read more »
June 3, 2019 By Meghan Sackman The police have determined that a 56-year-old man found dead in his Jackson Heights apartment in February was the victim of a homicide. Jackson heights resident Rafael Huertas was discovered unconscious on the floor of a bedroom inside his apartment at 37-41 79 Street on Feb. 9 around 7:47 p.m.,… Read more »