April 6, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police have released video of a suspect wanted for allegedly attacking a straphanger with a blunt object last month while they were both riding an F train in Jackson Heights. The suspect allegedly got into an argument with the 43-year-old victim as the Brooklyn-bound train approached the Jackson Heights–Roosevelt… Read more »
April 5, 2023 By Michael Dorgan The NYPD’s 115th Precinct in western Queens welcomed a new commanding officer on Monday, April 3. The precinct, which covers Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst and North Corona, celebrated Deputy Inspector Eileen Downing become its new leader at a ceremony inside its headquarters at 92-15 Northern Blvd. The precinct patrol… Read more »
April 4, 2023 By Michael Dorgan The owner of a well-known pet shop in Astoria has become the first person to get Community Board 1 approval to open a legal cannabis dispensary in the neighborhood. Keith Dalessio, whose family has operated Astoria Pets on Steinway Street for around 40 years, appeared before the board’s executive… Read more »
April 4, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A Jackson Heights school that is celebrating its centenary year has one more reason to cheer after it secured a $100,000 grant to construct new art and music classrooms, as well as other upgrades. Garden School, an independent college preparatory school located at 33-16 79th St., received the sizeable… Read more »
April 3, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police have released photos of two suspects wanted for allegedly stealing more than $5,000 worth of Apple goods from a Target store at the Queens Place Mall last month. The suspects, a man and a woman, allegedly swiped the Apple goods from the store on March 23 at around… Read more »
March 31, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Western Queens residents have just a few days left to have their say on which capital projects in their district should be funded via a process known as participatory budgeting. Participatory budgeting is a process in which area residents can pitch ideas and vote on how to spend $1… Read more »
March 30, 2023 By Michael Dorgan City Councilwoman Julie Won helped to organize a donation drive for migrants held on March 26 that brought in more than 50 large bags of clothing, shoes and other essentials. The event, called Sunnyside Swap, was held at Won’s district office in Long Island City with hundreds of local… Read more »
March 29, 2023 By Michael Dorgan The popular retail chain Target held a soft opening for its new store in Long Island City on Tuesday, March 28, three days before its official grand opening. Target is opening its new store at 1 Court Square West, a retail building connected to the former Citigroup Building known… Read more »
March 29, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A pair of Queens lawmakers took part in a rally in Jackson Heights on Friday, March 24, calling on state lawmakers to help make basement and cellar apartments safer for tenants to live in. Assembly members Steve Raga and Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas joined housing advocates and community groups at Diversity… Read more »
March 23, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police have arrested a 16-year-old boy who was allegedly part of a group that mugged a man in Corona last month. The teen, whose name is not being released because he is a juvenile, was arrested on Thursday, March 23, and charged with robbery and grand larceny in connection… Read more »