Sep. 20, 2023 By Ethan Marshall More than 450 people gathered for an evening full of fun and music at the 2023 Teej Festival on Sept. 17 in Elmhurst. Several local elected officials sent their Teej greetings at the festival celebration, including Mayor Eric Adams, Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, Congresswoman Grace Meng and…
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Sept. 19, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A Jackson Heights school is celebrating its centenary in style this year with the unveiling of major construction projects, a new lineup of adult programming, and a big celebratory gala in 2024. Garden School, an independent college preparatory school located at 33-16 79th St., has opened new art classrooms… Read more »
Sept. 18, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police are looking for two moped-riding suspects who allegedly mugged a man in Jackson Heights earlier this month. The alleged thieves approached the 43-year-old man on foot as he was walking in front of an apartment building on 81st Street, between 37th Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue, on Sept. 1… Read more »
Sept. 14, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The New York City Immigration Coalition partnered with Queens Council member Shekar Krishnan to hold a back-to-school family resource fair Sept. 9 at Paseo Park in Jackson Heights. The family resource fair was meant to assist immigrant families within Queens, helping to provide services and information for families and… Read more »
Sept. 12, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A 78-year-old woman was pickpocketed inside the Junction Boulevard subway station last month and police from the 115th Precinct on Tuesday have released a photo of the alleged thief. The victim was waiting for a 7 train inside the station, located above the intersection of Junction Boulevard and Roosevelt… Read more »
Sept. 11, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa said that prostitution is rampant in Corona and Jackson Heights in part because, as he claimed, dirty NYPD cops are on the take and not enforcing the law. He made the comments — without presenting evidence — at a march for safe streets and an… Read more »
Sep. 8, 2023 By Bill Parry It took more than three years but Queens Community House, one of the borough’s largest social service organizations, has resumed its Social Adult Day Services (SADS) program at its Forest Hills headquarters Monday to Friday every week. This marks the first time the vital program has fully reopened for…
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Sept. 8, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police in the 115th Precinct are looking for a group of five suspects wanted for attacking a man in an alleged LGBTQIA+ hate crime assault in Jackson Heights last month. The alleged beating took place in front of Los Chuzos y Algo Mas, a Colombian restaurant located at 79-01… Read more »
Sept. 5, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A 76-year-old man was allegedly bashed in the head with a rock outside a house in north Corona on Monday morning, Sept. 4, and police say the suspect in the vicious attack is still at large. The septuagenarian was in front of the detached house on 37th Drive, between… Read more »
Sept. 5, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police have released an image of one of two suspects on a moped who is wanted in connection with the robbery of a woman in Jackson Heights in July. The suspects were riding the moped on 84th Street, between 35th Avenue and 34th Avenue at around 10:35 p.m. on… Read more »