Oct. 2, 2018 By Christian Murray The body of a 53-year-old Jackson Heights man was found floating in the water by the World’s Fair Marina this morning, police said. Cops found the fully-clothed body of Michael Panico, a resident of 88th Street, at about 9:15 a.m. in the water just off the marina, which is… Read more »
Oct. 1, 2018 By Tara Law The body of a 26-year-old man with head trauma was found inside of a car in North Corona yesterday. Police responded to a 911 call about an assault–but found the body of Daryl Whitfield, a Jamaica resident, in a car at 95-01 Northern Blvd. at 7:02 a.m. Whitfield was… Read more »
Sept. 28, 2018 By Tara Law An unidentified adult man was stabbed to death on an Elmhurst street corner last night. Police responding to a 911 call found the man lying on the corner of Roosevelt Avenue and 80th Street at around 9:41 p.m. The man had stab wounds to his upper torso, police said…. Read more »
Sept. 26, 2018 By Tara Law More than 1,000 people are expected to explore Jackson Heights and Elmhurst on Oct. 7 in a quest to try a unique Tibetan and Nepali specialty— the momo. Attendees of the neighborhood’s seventh annual Momo Crawl are invited to taste $1 momos from more than 25 local Nepali and… Read more »
Sept. 25, 2018 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who robbed a Jackson Heights bank Monday and is believed to have robbed three other banks in Queens over the past month. Yesterday, the suspect entered the Chase Bank branch located at 37-15 82nd St. at around 11:10 a.m. and passed the… Read more »
Sept. 24, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The owner of the Queens Boulevard building that once housed an Entenmann’s bakery outlet took a significant step last week toward developing the site. The developer filed plans on Sept. 20 to tear down the one-story structure at 70-50 Queens Blvd., located within a roughly 20,000 square foot lot…. Read more »
Sept. 24, 2018 By Tara Law Police have released a photo of a man who allegedly broke into an Elmhurst mosque and stole from its donation box. Police say that the thief broke into Masjid Al-Taufiq, a mosque located at 41-02 Forley St., on Sept. 17 at around 8:35 a.m. The suspect rifled through the… Read more »
Sept. 19, 2018 By Tara Law The controversial 82nd St. development, which will include a small-scale Target, will now move forward as the Department of Buildings has revoked a Stop Work Order on the property that had been issued last month. The Department of Buildings lifted the order after the developers, Sun Equity Partners and Heskel… Read more »
Sept. 20, 2018 By Tara Law Residents of western Queens will soon have an easy option to get rid of their electronic waste— calling the Department of Sanitation. Starting Oct. 1, residents of community boards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 9 will be able to request curbside collection of their e-waste by calling… Read more »
Sept. 20, 2018 By Tara Law A Junction Boulevard Japanese restaurant has been temporarily closed by the Health Department. Sarku Japan, which is located at 37-21 Junction Blvd, was closed after it failed a health inspection on Sept. 17. The restaurant is part of a chain of teriyaki and sushi Japanese restaurants. The company has more… Read more »