Nov. 20, 2019 By Allie Griffin A Jackson Heights resident has started a petition calling on the MTA to add an elevator when it overhauls the 82nd Street subway station. The Change.org petition, posted by Jackson Heights Beautification Group president Nuala O’Doherty on Tuesday, has already garnered more than 300 signatures at the time of… Read more »
Nov. 18, 2019 By Allie Griffin Police are looking for a group of teenage boys who violently robbed a 25-year-old man in North Corona earlier this month. Ten teenagers, who cops say are between 15 and 18 years old, approached the man on Nov. 5 at about 12:25 a.m. and forced him against the wall… Read more »
Nov. 18, 2019 By Allie Griffin A 41-year-old man was kicked in the face after getting in a fight with another man on board a northbound E train at the Roosevelt Avenue – Jackson Heights stop Saturday. The two got into an argument on Nov. 16 at 9 a.m., after the alleged perpetrator kept the… Read more »
Nov. 15, 2019 By Allie Griffin A new community center for the immigrant justice organization Make the Road New York (MRNY) just got a boost of funds thanks to Assemblymember Aravella Simotas. Simotas secured $125,000 in funding for the new Queens community center currently being built in Corona. Construction of the building, located at 104-19… Read more »
Nov. 14, 2019 By Allie Griffin A new affordable housing lottery has opened in East Elmhurst with rents starting at $2,185 a month. Through the lottery, three apartments up for grabs in a newly constructed building at 104-22 Astoria Blvd. One one-bedroom unit is available for $2,185 a month and two two-bedroom units are available… Read more »
Nov. 7, 2019 By Allie Griffin Six out of 10 people who recently commuted to LaGuardia Airport (LGA) said they would have used the AirTrain LGA to get there if it had already been built, according to a survey. The online survey of 409 recent commuters to LaGuardia Airport found that there was even greater… Read more »
Nov. 6, 2019 By Allie Griffin State Senator Jessica Ramos wants to lift the city’s cap on the number of street vendors allowed throughout the five boroughs. Ramos introduced a bill on Oct. 28 that would prohibit cities throughout the state, including New York City, from limiting the number of street vendor permits. The bill… Read more »
Nov. 5, 2019 By Allie Griffin Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez apologized Monday to a former Brooklyn Assemblyman, who had filed a First Amendment lawsuit against her for blocking him on Twitter. The Congresswoman said she reconsidered her decision to block Dov Hikind from her Twitter account. Her apology and subsequent unblocking were part of a settlement… Read more »
Oct. 31, 2019 By Allie Griffin Construction has begun on a new 306 seat Pre-K center focused on science and art in Corona, with an opening scheduled for fall 2021. The Pre-K Center is being built on the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) campus at 47-01 111th St. in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. It… Read more »
Oct. 30, 2019 By Allie Griffin A man groped a 45-year-old woman onboard a Q35 bus earlier this month and now police are asking for help identifying him. The man was riding onboard the MTA bus on Oct. 10. When the bus neared the corner of 99th Street and 59th Avenue in Corona, he grabbed… Read more »