Feb. 21, 2019 Staff Report A Queens-based advocacy group is holding a forum in Jackson Heights Monday night where the leading candidates for the office of Queens District Attorney will attend and answer questions on how they plan to serve in the position if elected. The event comes well in advance of the Democratic primary… Read more »
Feb. 21, 2019 By Meghan Sackman The man who was fatally dragged by a moving 7 train at Grand Central Station earlier this week was an area resident, according to police. The 39-year-old victim, whose name has yet to be publicly released, died after he was dragged by a Queens-bound train at the station just… Read more »
Feb. 21, 2019 By Christian Murray The number of arrests, deportations and immigration court proceedings brought by ICE involving New York residents has surged since President Donald Trump took office, according to a scathing report released today by Comptroller Scott Stringer. The report, titled “The Demographics of Detention,” noted that nearly 2,600 people were deported… Read more »
Feb. 20, 2019, By Meghan Sackman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the newly sworn in representative of the 14th District, will be opening a Jackson Heights district office next month. Ocasio-Cortez’s office will be located in the Bruson Building at 74-09 37th Ave., about eights blocks from where her predecessor Joseph Crowley operated from. She anticipates opening the office… Read more »
Feb. 19, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez The city has unveiled a new Vision Zero plan highlighting the next batch of streets and intersections deemed dangerous across the boroughs that will see enhanced safety measures—with a long avenue running between Jackson Heights and Woodside among the targeted locations. The Department of Transportation, in its updated Borough… Read more »
Feb. 19, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez Former Congressman Joe Crowley, who represented Queens and the Bronx for 10-terms until he was unseated last year by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, has moved on to a new position at a Washington, D.C.-based law and lobbying firm. Squire Patton Boggs, the international firm and one of the largest in… Read more »
Feb. 18, 2019 By Christian Murray The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn released the names on Friday of more than 100 priests credibly accused of child sex abuse. The diocese, which covers Catholic churches in Queens and Brooklyn, named 108 priests, many of whom have served at local parishes in recent decades. The priests spent… Read more »
Feb. 16, 2019 By Christian Murray Payless Shoes, which has about 15 stores in Queens, is closing all its United States locations. The company, known for its inexpensive footwear, announced Saturday that it would be liquidating all 2,100 of its American stores and winding down its online business. Payless Shoes has an enormous presence in… Read more »
Feb. 16, 2019, By Meghan Sackman Dozens of community activists who led the charge against Amazon and its plan to build a headquarters in Long Island City celebrated in Jackson Heights Thursday night shortly after learning the E-commerce giant had announced it was no longer coming. The more than 100 attendees congregated at Diversity Plaza, located… Read more »
Feb. 15, 2019 By Meghan Sackman A French bakery is slated to open on the corner of 37th Avenue and 75th Street next month. The eatery, to be called Farine Baking Company, will offer pastries and artisanal coffee and will be owned and operated by famed pastry chef Michael Mignano, who worked as the executive pastry chef at… Read more »