Sept. 12, 2019 By Christian Murray The City Council is expected to give the School Construction Authority the green light to go ahead and build a 3,100-seat high school on Northern Boulevard when it comes up for a vote Thursday. The high school is slated to go up on the corner of Northern Boulevard and… Read more »
Sept. 11, 2019 By Shane O’Brien A food festival dedicated to the Tibetan and Nepalese dumpling, called “the Momo,” will return to Jackson Heights this weekend. The annual Momo Crawl is set to take place for the eighth successive year this Sunday, Sept. 15 and will begin at 1 p.m. at Diversity Plaza. The crawl… Read more »
Sept. 11, 2019 By Allie Griffin Homeowners will no longer be penalized for sidewalk damage caused by city trees, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday. Previously if a sidewalk in front of a home was damaged by a tree’s roots, the homeowner would be notified by the city and a lien would be issued against… Read more »
Sept. 9, 2019 By Shane O’Brien A Forest Hills resident climbed to the top of the Unisphere in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park on Friday to hang a banner advocating for climate change action. Glen Schleyer, a retired attorney, climbed the 12-story sphere and hung a banner that read “Zero CO2 2025, Climate Justice Now.” He was… Read more »
Sept. 5, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Police are looking for a man who stole $1,400 during an armed robbery at a grocery store in Jackson Heights last week. The robbery took place at around 8:50 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 26 in Sweety Grocery Store at 86-18 37th Ave., according to the NYPD. The suspect approached… Read more »
Sept. 4, 2019 By Allie Griffin With New York City public schools opening tomorrow, the NYPD is ramping up its traffic safety enforcement, with more speed cameras being installed and additional cops assigned to write tickets. The city began adding cameras in July in an effort to rapidly expand its anti-speeding enforcements and in that… Read more »
Sept. 3, 2019 By Allie Griffin As if lead paint inside classrooms wasn’t worrisome enough, a new report shows that 39 public schools across Queens are near heavily polluting roadways. Booming residential development, coupled with overcrowded school districts has made it difficult to find spaces large enough to build new schools, often leading the city… Read more »
Sept. 3, 2019 By Allie Griffin A 19-year-old from East Elmhurst planned an ISIS-inspired knife attack at several Queens locations including the World’s Fair Marina — going so far as to purchase a knife and camera mount to livestream the attack, according to the FBI. Awais Chudhary, a U.S. citizen born in Pakistan, was arrested… Read more »
Aug. 29, 2019 By Allie Griffin Council Member Costa Constantinides has pledged $299,000 to keep the streets of Jackson Heights and Astoria clean over the next year, he announced today. The money will fund a number of organizations that will sweep the sidewalks, empty garbage cans, remove graffiti from walls and enhance natural plantings along… Read more »
Aug. 29, 2019 By Ryanne Salzano A new elementary school that will cater to 476 students is opening in Jackson Heights next week. The school, which is 5 stories tall and located at 69-01 34th Ave., features 22 classrooms, a library, a combined gym/auditorium and a 4,000 square-foot rooftop playground. The school, called P.S. 398,… Read more »