June 3, 2019 By Meghan Sackman The police have determined that a 56-year-old man found dead in his Jackson Heights apartment in February was the victim of a homicide. Jackson heights resident Rafael Huertas was discovered unconscious on the floor of a bedroom inside his apartment at 37-41 79 Street on Feb. 9 around 7:47 p.m.,… Read more »
May 31, 2019 By Meghan Sackman The Santander Bank branch on Roosevelt Avenue was robbed Tuesday, according to police. The perpetrator entered the bank, located at 83-20 Roosevelt Avenue, at around 11:29 a.m. on May 28 and handed a note to the teller demanding money and stating that he had a firearm, police say. The teller… Read more »
May 31, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Queens’ LGBTQ community will be celebrated in Jackson Heights Sunday at the 27th Annual Queens Pride Parade and Festival. The vibrant parade celebrating diversity and unity will begin at noon and run along 37th Avenue, starting at 89th Street and concluding where 37th Avenue meets 75th Street. The parade will… Read more »
May 30, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Police have arrested a man wanted in connection with a sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl while she was asleep on the 7 train in Corona on Sunday, according to police. Kenneth Kou, 28, was taken into custody Wednesday around 6:30 p.m. at his place of employment in Nassau County… Read more »
May 30, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Queens politicians cut the ribbon for an 8 story, 67-unit building in Corona Wednesday that provides low income seniors, including a number of formerly homeless seniors, with housing. The building, located at 54-17 101 St., contains 61 one-bedroom apartments and six studio apartments, of which 21 have been reserved for… Read more »
May 29, 2019 By Meghan Sackman The Federal Aviation Administration will be holding two public scoping meetings in East Elmhurst next week to get public input on the proposed LaGuardia AirTrain project, which is now entering the environmental review process. The meetings aim to get public comment on the project, which involves constructing a 1.5-mile elevated… Read more »
May 28, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Queens is likely to be the borough with the highest number of lead contaminated drinking fountains in its parks, according to the early stages of a study by the NYC Parks Department. The Parks Dept. has identified and turned off at least 20 of the 559 drinking fountains it has… Read more »
May 28, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The Department of Transportation installed the first of hundreds of new speed cameras–specifically in school zones–on Friday. The new speed camera, which went up near P.S. 199 on the Upper West Side, was the first to be installed since the city got the go ahead from Albany that it… Read more »
May 28, 2019 By Meghan Sackman A man is wanted for allegedly sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl while she was asleep on the 7 train in Corona on Sunday, according to police. The suspect allegedly pressed his body against the victim while she was sleeping on a Queens-bound 7 train as it was approaching the Junction… Read more »
May 21, 2019 By Meghan Sackman The future of the controversial 82nd Street Target proposal will be decided on June 4, according to the NYC Board of Standards and Appeals. BSA Chair Margery Perlmutter made the announcement at the end of a four-hour hearing Tuesday, after a heated debate as to whether Target’s plan to occupy… Read more »