March 27, 2019 By Alexa Beyer An East Elmhurst woman has been sentenced to three years in prison following the brutal slashing of her boyfriend with a samurai sword in June 2016. Karla Barba, 40, of 31st Avenue, was found guilty of second-degree assault and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child in… Read more »
March 26, 2019 By Christian Murray The police are searching for an armed robber who held up a store in Jackson Heights and another in Elmhurst on Monday, just days after a botched attempt to rob a check-cashing store in Woodside. The suspect went into a Metro PCS store at 88-13 37th Ave. at around… Read more »
March 25, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Plans have been filed for a four-story, mixed use building at 108-63 Roosevelt Ave in Corona. The building is slated to go up on a vacant site at 108-63 Roosevelt Ave., previously used as a parking lot by Metropolitan Lumber and Hardware. John Po Sheng Hsu, who is listed as… Read more »
March 22, 2019 By Meghan Sackman A New York non-profit that focuses on helping the Asian community has recently moved into new space in Jackson Heights. Asian Americans For Equality (AAFE), founded in 1974 in Chinatown, has moved from it second floor office space at 93-03 Roosevelt Ave. to a larger ground floor space at 37-61… Read more »
March 21, 2019, By Meghan Sackman More people were diagnosed with Tuberculosis in Queens last year than in any other borough, according to a report released by the NYC Health Department on Monday. More than one third, or 37 percent, of the cases diagnosed in New York City in 2018 were in Queens, with a… Read more »
March 20, 2019 By Meghan Sackman A Peruvian restaurant is opening in Jackson Heights this month after a year-long legal battle forced its owner to flee his Astoria location. Warique Restaurant will be opening at 90-04 37th Ave., a space previously occupied by Taco Mix. The owner, Jimmy Lozano, anticipates a grand opening next week. Lozano… Read more »
March 19, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Residents and city workers will be removing graffiti Wednesday to help combat a problem that has been plaguing Jackson Heights and surrounding neighborhoods in recent times. Workers will be cleaning graffiti off 48 buildings known to have been tagged, many by gangs. The event, dubbed the Queens Graffiti Clean Up… Read more »
March 18, 2019, By Meghan Sackman The police are investigating the cause of death of a man who died inside his Jackson Heights apartment this morning. Police responded to a 911 call around 7:42 a.m. regarding an unconscious man who was inside his apartment at 35-01 93rd St. They found Hector Fernandez, 40, unconscious and… Read more »
March 15, 2019 By Meghan Sackman All 14 city council members who represent Queens districts received high scores on their efforts to pass green legislation in 2018, according to a report released by the New York League of Conservation Voters last week. The report, called the NYC Council Environmental Score Card, evaluated all 51 city… Read more »
March 15, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Two men are wanted in connection to a violent gang assault and stabbing that took place last week outside Queens Center Mall in Elmhurst. Three men, one man who is now custody, allegedly approached an 18-year-old male in front of the mall at around 4:15 p.m. on March 8… Read more »