April 2, 2019 By Meghan Sackman The manager of a Jackson Heights tattoo parlor, who allegedly used homophobic slurs before getting into a physical altercation with a gay couple last year, pleaded guilty to assault in the third degree and harassment in the second degree last week, according to the DA. Mohammed Hoque, 26, attacked… Read more »
April 1, 2019 By Alexa Beyer Many New Yorkers claim that neighborhood rezonings lead to the displacement of existing residents–yet have lacked data to back-up their assertion. Queens City Council Member Francisco Moya introduced legislation last week that aims to provide such data. His bill calls for the city to study the effect of each… Read more »
April 1, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Police are searching for two men who allegedly stabbed and robbed another man in front of a Corona house during the early hours on Friday. The two men approached the victim from behind, at 37-55 99th St, around 12:20 a.m. on March 29, and pushed him to the ground, police… Read more »
March 31, 2019 Sponsored Story The Woodside Café, owned and operated by the long-time proprietors of Sean Ogs, is evolving much like the neighborhood. The restaurant, known best for its Irish breakfasts, corned beef and Irish chicken curries, is now catering to a global clientele, offering traditional central and south American dishes as well as… Read more »
March 29, 2019, By Meghan Sackman Jackson Heights residents and advocacy groups are rallying tomorrow to ensure that 78th Street, between 34th Street and Northern Boulevard, will be car free as part of the original Travers Park redesign. The rally, to take place on March 30 at 11 a.m. on 78th Street, comes after residents… Read more »
March 29, 2019, By Meghan Sackman A Buddhist congregation in Corona has applied to demolish a three-family house that it currently uses for its temple and replace it with a traditional house of worship. The congregation of the New York Dhammram Temple, in association with the Khippapanyo Buddhist Monastery, filed plans with the DOB on… Read more »
March 27, 2019, By Meghan Sackman A Jackson Heights group of dog owners have created a petition calling on the city to allow their pooches to run off-leash during specified hours in a fenced off section of Travers Park. The petition, created four days ago by a community group named The Responsible Dog Owners of… Read more »
March 27, 2019 By Alexa Beyer An East Elmhurst woman has been sentenced to three years in prison following the brutal slashing of her boyfriend with a samurai sword in June 2016. Karla Barba, 40, of 31st Avenue, was found guilty of second-degree assault and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child in… Read more »
March 26, 2019 By Christian Murray The police are searching for an armed robber who held up a store in Jackson Heights and another in Elmhurst on Monday, just days after a botched attempt to rob a check-cashing store in Woodside. The suspect went into a Metro PCS store at 88-13 37th Ave. at around… Read more »
March 25, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Plans have been filed for a four-story, mixed use building at 108-63 Roosevelt Ave in Corona. The building is slated to go up on a vacant site at 108-63 Roosevelt Ave., previously used as a parking lot by Metropolitan Lumber and Hardware. John Po Sheng Hsu, who is listed as… Read more »