March 27, 2020 By Allie Griffin Mayor Bill de Blasio has repeatedly said that he has no plans of releasing a neighborhood breakdown of coronavirus cases, despite numerous requests from reporters and the public. The mayor has only released borough breakdowns of the number of cases each day as the pandemic worsens and has said… Read more »
March 26, 2020 By Allie Griffin A stretch of 34th Avenue in Jackson Heights will be closed to traffic and opened to pedestrians Friday in order to promote social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic. The DOT announced that 34th Avenue between 73rd and 80th Streets will close to cars and other vehicles from Friday, March… Read more »
March 6, 2020 By Allie Griffin Police are searching for two men who burglarized at least seven businesses in Elmhurst, Maspeth and Woodside in February. The duo hit six businesses in just three days and a seventh spot about two weeks later. The first burglary took place at 85-08 Grand Ave. on Feb. 7 at… Read more »
March 2, 2020 By Allie Griffin A developer has filed plans to construct a school at the former Entenmann’s bakery outlet site on Queens Boulevard, according to a Department of Buildings filing. Chetrit Group, a Manhattan-based development company, filed a plan to construct a five-story school building at 70-50 Queens Blvd. site on Feb. 28…. Read more »
Feb. 18, 2020 By Allie Griffin A local NYPD precinct community council launched a “NYPD Blue Ribbon” social media challenge last week to show support for police officers. The 110th Precinct Community Council — which encompasses Corona and Elmhurst — challenged New Yorkers to tie blue ribbons around trees, poles or fences in their community… Read more »
Feb. 18, 2020 By Allie Griffin An Elmhurst deli sold a winning Take 5 ticket worth more than $53,000 on Sunday. M & B Candy Grocery Store, located at 89-45 Elmhurst Ave., sold the lucky lottery ticket that grabbed the top prize of $53,258.50. The winner has a year to come forward and accept the… Read more »
Feb. 13, 2020 By Allie Griffin A Corona man will serve 25 years in prison for fatally stabbing his estranged wife at the Jackson Heights salon where she worked — in front of horrified onlookers. William Rivas, 39, was given the maximum sentence of 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the… Read more »
Feb. 10, 2020 By Allie Griffin A 34-year-old man was shot dead in an apparent drive-by shooting on a North Corona street Saturday. The man was shot in the left leg and torso around 12:20 p.m. in the vicinity of Northern Boulevard and 101st Street, police said. The victim, according to the NYPost, was riding… Read more »
Feb. 10, 2020 By Allie Griffin Police arrested a man who allegedly stabbed his girlfriend to death in their Corona home Saturday. Police say that 30-year-old Edwin Sarmiento stabbed Juliet Ximena Galindo Puentes, also 30, inside their 58-27 Van Cleef St. housing unit at around 4:15 a.m. The NYPD responded to a 911 call of… Read more »
Feb. 4, 2020 By Allie Griffin Two Queens delis sold winning lottery tickets worth upwards of $50,000 last week. In Astoria, Stop-N-Go Astoria, located at 22-55 31st St., sold a winning Take 5 ticket worth $58,206 on Thursday, Jan. 30. A few days later in Corona, Flor Azteca Deli & Grocery, located at 48-12 104th… Read more »