Oct. 10, 2019 By Allie Griffin A pedestrian was struck by a car this morning in Elmhurst, according to the FDNY. Just before 8 a.m., a car hit the pedestrian at the busy intersection of Queens Boulevard and 51st Avenue. EMS transported the victim to Elmhurst Hospital in an unknown condition, fire officials said. Details… Read more »
Oct. 10, 2019. By Shane O’Brien Police have arrested a man in connection with a fatal stabbing that took place outside a baby’s christening party in Corona last month. Antonio Martinez, 47, from Corona, fatally stabbed Roque Alvarez-Montes, 22, multiple times in the chin, back and left arm, according to police. The incident took place… Read more »
Oct 9, 2019 By Shane O’Brien A number of immigration organizations and some elected officials are holding three days of rallies across Queens and Brooklyn in opposition to the mayor’s borough-based jail plan. The groups–as well as elected officials such as Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer- are calling for the closure of Rikers Island but… Read more »
Oct. 9, 2019 By Christian Murray A demolition permit has been filed to tear down a 2-story brick building on Queens Boulevard. The building, which houses a safety equipment story on the ground floor and apartments above, will be replaced by a large mixed-use building. Plans for the new building, to be located at 70-01… Read more »
Oct. 9, 2019 By Allie Griffin Local Queens artists have the chance to create an artwork to be displayed in Flushing Meadows Corona Park next summer. NYC Parks and the Alliance for Flushing Meadows Corona Park have issued a call for art proposals from Queens-based artists for a site-specific artwork to live in the borough’s… Read more »
Oct. 8, 2019 By Christian Murray (Updated Oct. 9) Community activists and elected officials have filed a lawsuit against Target and a pair of developers to block the retail giant from opening on 82nd Street. The lawsuit filed by Queens Neighborhood United Sept. 30 in state supreme court looks to overturn a decision made by… Read more »
Oct. 8, 2019 By Allie Griffin The city issued more than $10 million in speed camera violations in Queens alone in the first six weeks after the program’s expansion this summer. During the first six weeks following the program’s July 11 expansion, the city mailed out more than 200,000 tickets to Queens drivers caught speeding… Read more »
Oct. 8, 2019. By Shane O’Brien Police are looking for a man in connection with a series of armed robberies that took place across Queens earlier this month. The robberies occurred over a 24-hour period in Corona, Dutch Kills and Willets Point late last week, according to the NYPD. The first robbery took place at… Read more »
Oct. 7, 2019 By Allie Griffin Dozens of community members and local elected officials joined together in Jackson Heights Sunday for a special street co-naming ceremony to remember the late State Senator José Peralta who passed away last fall. On Sunday, Oct. 6, 79th Street between 37th Avenue and 35th Avenue in Jackson Heights was… Read more »
Oct. 7, 2019. By Shane O’Brien Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has come out against the Mayor’s borough-based jail plan joining the likes of Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer and the advocacy group No New Jails. Ocasio-Cortez took to Instagram Wednesday to call on the city council to vote against the proposal or to at least delay… Read more »