April 27, 2018 By Tara Law Queens Library will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Louis Armstrong’s beloved song “What a Wonderful World” with events in all 62 of the system’s branches. Queens Library is partnering with the Louis Armstrong House Museum and the Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College to host free workshops, concerts,… Read more »
April 27, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The long-awaited completion date for the MTA’s signal upgrade work on the 7 line has once again been pushed back, according to a new report. The new date for the system’s complete implementation is now set for sometime in November, months away from its June 30 deadline, the Wall… Read more »
April 27, 2018 By Tara Law A restaurant that specializes in Peruvian cuisine opened its fifth location today–this one in Jackson Heights. Riko Peruvian Cuisine opened at 78-14 Roosevelt Ave, the same building as Blink Fitness. The restaurant serves Peruvian meat, seafood and ceviche dishes as well as specialty cocktails such as margaritas and sangria…. Read more »
April 27, 2018 By Tara Law The police have determined that a teenager found dead in Kissena Park Tuesday was the victim of a homicide. North Corona resident Andy Peralta, 17, was discovered lying unconscious in the park near 161st St around noon, police said. The police were called and emergency personnel rushed to the… Read more »
April 26, 2018 By Tara Law Two additional workers will sweep the streets and empty garbage cans along sections of Roosevelt Avenue and Ditmars Boulevard for the next year, State Sen. Jose Peralta announced last week. Peralta secured $75,000 of state funds to hire the workers, who will be cleaning up the area in addition… Read more »
April 25, 2018 By Tara Law The Trump administration is likely to cancel a humanitarian program that allows many Nepalese citizens to live and work legally in the United States, reports say. Members of the Queens Nepalese community are calling on the Trump administration to preserve Nepal’s Temporary Protected Status after the Washington Post reported yesterday that the… Read more »
April 25, 2018 By Tara Law A progressive Democrat is running a grassroots campaign to “end” Joseph Crowley’s 19-year tenure in congress. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old resident of Parkchester in the Bronx, is working full-time to replace Crowley as the Democrat representing the 14th congressional district, which covers north west Queens and a southern portion… Read more »
April 24, 2018 By Tara Law Police are searching for two men who shot a 40-year-old man in the chest with a stun gun in an attempted robbery on April 15 outside the victim’s North Corona apartment. The victim was exiting his apartment, which is in the vicinity of 108th Street and 38th Avenue, to… Read more »
April 24, 2018 By Tara Law Police are searching for a man who attempted to rob an Elmhurst bank on April 23. The man approached the teller at the Chase Bank at 89-21 Queens Boulevard around 10 a.m, before passing a note demanding money. The suspect took off before the teller responded, police said. The… Read more »
April 22, 2018 By Tara Law A long-awaited reconstruction project that will merge Travers Park with Staunton Field and the 78th Street Plaza is symbolically underway after a groundbreaking ceremony Friday. Construction began in March and is slated to be completed in 2019. The project will remove curbs separating the three areas to create a… Read more »