April 12, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Queens leaders gathered together in Woodside on Tuesday for a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the opening of the new $5 million Cohen Family Wellness Center. The center was funded by a nonprofit group headed by the Cohen family, who own the New York Mets. The new facility is located on… Read more »
April 12, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police have released video of a man wanted for firing a gun on the boundary of Jackson Heights and Corona last month. The suspect discharged a firearm multiple times in the direction of an unknown individual at the intersection of Elmhurst Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue on March 18 at… Read more »
Apr. 10, 2023 By Thomas J. Grech The state of New York started 2023 by opening the proposal process in the downstate region of New York for up to three full-scale casino licenses that will allow for live dealers at table games, such as blackjack, poker and roulette. As the process begins to review proposals,…
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April 10, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A motorist is dead after he lost control of his SUV and struck a tree on the Grand Central Parkway in East Elmhurst on Sunday, April 9. The victim, Raeven Rishi, 20, was driving a 2022 Hyundai SUV eastbound in the left lane of the thoroughfare near exit 8… Read more »
April 6, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights and Transit District 20 are on the lookout for a pickpocket who was wearing a “Top Gun” jacket when he allegedly robbed a 7 train rider at the 82nd Street subway station early Sunday morning. The suspect approached the 22-year-old man… Read more »
April 6, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A 70-year-old woman suffered a fractured knee as she fought off a would-be-robber who tried to steal her bag at a Corona bus stop on Sunday morning, April 2. The senior was waiting for a bus at the intersection of Granger Street and Horace Harding Expressway at around 8:25… Read more »
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 »