May 21, 2018 By Tara Law A 47-year-old pedestrian was fatally struck by a car on Northern Boulevard just after midnight this morning. Carlos Gavilanes, who was just steps from his 101st Street home, was crossing Northern Boulevard from south to north between 100th Street and 101st Street when he was struck by a 2003… Read more »
May 20, 2018 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who allegedly grabbed the buttocks of a 19-year-old woman on the platform of a Manhattan-bound E train inside the Jackson Heights/Roosevelt Station yesterday. The suspect allegedly grabbed the teenager’s butt on the platform at around 10:20 a.m. on Saturday, May 19, before… Read more »
May 19, 2018 By Christian Murray The police have released video footage of a man who slapped a senior citizen in the face Friday after getting into a heated argument. The suspect allegedly hit a 94-year-old man in the face on the front steps of a 97th Street apartment building in Jackson Heights at around… Read more »
May 18, 2018 By Tara Law Double Rainbow, an Asian bakery in Elmhurst, has been temporarily closed by the Health Department. Double Rainbow, located at 82-51 Broadway, was closed after an inspection on May 16. The health inspector described two violations, including live roaches, which earned the bakery 32 violation points. The inspector also issued… Read more »
May 18, 2018 By Tara Law Two weeks after 9-year-old Giovanni Ampuero was killed by a driver on Northern Boulevard, the Department of Transportation has taken steps to make the thoroughfare safer. The DOT has put in place changes that aim to make the boulevard safer for pedestrians to cross, particularly when vehicles make left… Read more »
May 18, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez An LGBT center in Woodside will begin offering an array of services geared toward LGBT youth in a new program starting today. The LGBT Youth Drop In Center, the name of the new initiative, will be located within the AIDS Center of Queens County offices at 62-07 Woodside Ave.,… Read more »
May 18, 2018 By Staff Report Nearly 1,000 people have signed up to participate in this year’s LIC Post Waterfront 5K, with the event expected to be a sellout. The charity run/walk, in its third year, is scheduled to take place on Saturday, June 2 at 8:30 a.m. and the number of participants is being… Read more »
May 17, 2018 By Tara Law A Jackson Heights civic organization will host a weekend-long celebration of the neighborhood’s history as a planned garden community. The Jackson Heights Beautification Group will host “Celebrate Historic Jackson Heights” on June 9 and 10. The group will offer tours of the neighborhood’s houses and gardens, an exhibition of… Read more »
May 16, 2018 By Tara Law A Jackson Heights Islamic congregation is planning to demolish its current mosque and replace it with a 3-story house of worship. The Islamic Center of Jackson Heights, also known as Masjid Abu Huraira, filed permits to demolish its existing 2-story building at 78-04 31st Ave. yesterday. The center will… Read more »
May 15, 2018 By Tara Law Queens Borough President Melinda Katz approved a proposed zoning change on 82nd Street last week that would permit developers to construct a controversial 13-story mixed-use building. Katz’s decision, although advisory, marks an important step forward for the project which the developers titled “The Shoppes at 82nd Street.” The developers,… Read more »