Dec. 20, 2018 By Meghan Sackman Roosevelt Avenue just got a whole lot brighter. Officials announced earlier this week that the first phase of work on a street lighting project through Roosevelt Avenue has recently wrapped up, with revamped street lighting featuring new “pedestrian arms” installed over more than 20 blocks along the stretch. The… Read more »
Dec. 17, 2018 By Meghan Sackman A 73-year-old Elmhurst woman is dead after being struck by an SUV on Monday morning while crossing Queens Boulevard. Police say Yimei Gao was crossing Queens Boulevard from north to south at 56th Avenue when she was hit by the 38-year-old male driver of a 2017 Kia driving west… Read more »
Dec. 17, 2018 By Meghan Sackman Police are searching for a Corona woman who has been missing since last Thursday. Stephanie Roberts, 41, was last seen inside her home near 101st Street and Northern Boulevard at around 5 p.m. on Dec. 13, police say. She is still missing as of press time, according to an… Read more »
Dec. 16, 2018 By Christian Murray The police are searching for a man who allegedly grabbed a 20-year-old woman’s buttocks while she was exiting the 74th Street-Roosevelt Avenue station earlier this month. The suspect allegedly grabbed the woman’s bottom on Saturday, Dec. 8 at around 8:45 p.m. while she was leaving the station after being… Read more »
Dec. 13, 2018 By Meghan Sackman A number of Queens-based vendors will gather to sell handmade and other artisan goods at an area winter market next week. The event will be held at East Elmhurst’s Bulova Corporate Center, located at 75-20 Astoria Blvd., from Dec. 17-19, and marks the first winter market for Bulova. The… Read more »
Dec. 11, 2018 By Meghan Sackman Police are searching for a man who punched a passenger in the face on a 7 train as it pulled into the 90th Street-Elmhurst Avenue station late last month. The suspect allegedly punched the victim, a 40-year-old man, in the face and head after getting into a dispute on… Read more »
Dec. 10, 2018 By Meghan Sackman Elmhurst Hospital has been nationally recognized for its efforts to curb and treat high blood pressure among its patients, the hospital announced today. The center, known officially as NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, was recognized by the American Medical Association and the American Heart Association for its leadership in controlling… Read more »
Dec. 7, 2018 By Meghan Sackman The Italian Charities of America will be hosting a holiday flea market this Saturday, Dec. 8. The market, which will be the last of the four scheduled holiday markets hosted by this non-profit, will be located at 83-20 Queens Blvd. and will operate all day from 9 a.m. to… Read more »
Dec. 6, 2018 By Christian Murray Another day, another pervert. Police are looking for a man who allegedly exposed his ‘private parts’ in front of a 27-year-old woman on the 7 train Monday. The suspect allegedly exposed himself at around 9:05 p.m. on a Flushing-bound 7 train. The woman confronted him, prompting the man to… Read more »
Dec. 6, 2018 By Meghan Sackman The 82nd Street Partnership will host their second annual holiday tree lighting tonight. The community event will take place at Dunningham Triangle, located at 82nd Street and Baxter Avenue, at 4:30 p.m. The tree lighting will feature a performance by the Urzua Queens Choir, a local performing arts school… Read more »