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. 20, 2019 By Kristen Torres A Lyft driver was convicted Wednesday of sexually assaulting a 28-year-old female passenger who had fallen asleep in his vehicle during a ride to her home last year. Welinton Fernandez, 31, of Corona, faces 25 years in prison. He was convicted by a jury after a four-day trial of… Read more »
Nov. 20, 2019 By Kristen Torres New York Representative Grace Meng has joined forces with other congressional Democrats in an effort to stop the Department of Homeland Security from pursuing plans to hike immigration application fees. Meng, along with three of her congressional colleagues, penned a letter to the heads of the Department of Homeland… Read more »
Nov. 20, 2019 By Michael Dorgan A 34-year-old Queens man has been convicted of brutally stabbing his ex-girlfriend in retaliation for being dumped. Marco Baez, 34, of 43rd Avenue in Corona, was found guilty Monday of first-degree assault, criminal contempt and other crimes following a five-week trial. Baez now faces up to 25 years in… Read more »
Nov. 19, 2019 By Kristen Torres A new fundraiser has been set up to recoup losses for the churro vendor whose handcuffing went viral last week. Sofia Newman was exiting the turnstiles at the Broadway Junction MTA station when she noticed a woman and her churro cart surrounded by police officers. She videotaped the entire… Read more »
Nov. 18, 2019 By Christian Murray The MTA plans to overhaul the dilapidated 82nd Street station along with at least five other stations along the 7 line, the agency told the Queens Post on Friday. The MTA says that it is in the design phase to rehabilitate the 52nd Street, 61st Street, 69th, 82nd ,… 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 »