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 »
May 14, 2018 By Tara Law Firefighters discovered the body of a 39-year-old man in the wreckage of a fire that injured 12 others in Elmhurst on Friday. Emergency responders were called to the fire at 40-46 Case Street at around 5:13 a.m. on Friday. Fire fighters managed to extinguish the blaze, but in the… Read more »
May 11, 2018 By Christian Murray Two large house fires broke out in Queens last night with one erupting in Jackson Heights and the other in Elmhurst. The first blaze swept through a 3-story house on 71st Street near 31st Avenue shortly after midnight, according to the FDNY. Sixty firefighters arrived on the scene to… Read more »
May 10, 2018 By Tara Law Police are searching for a man who allegedly tried to rape a woman in Corona on April 28. The suspect approached a 28-year-old woman near Junction Boulevard and 52nd Avenue around 10:35 p.m. and attempted to stick his hands down the victim’s pants, police said. He was unsuccessful and… Read more »
May 8, 2018 By Tara Law Businesses and community members will rally Wednesday to protest a Department of Transportation program that restricts parking on a stretch of Roosevelt Avenue during rush hour periods. The protest will take aim at the DOT’s Clear Curbs initiative, a six-month pilot program that went into effect March 9 that… Read more »
May 7, 2018 By Tara Law Two weeks after it announced that it will end a humanitarian program that allows Nepalese to live and work in the United States, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security declared that it will also end the program for Hondurans. Honduras was given “Temporary Protected Status,” (TPS) which is granted… Read more »
May 8, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Several Queens Library locations are set to host Drag Queen Story Hour events all through the month of May. The events, which involve drag queens reading stories to children ages 3 to 8, aim to raise awareness of gender diversity and self-acceptance, all while enjoying a fun literary experience,… Read more »
May 7, 2018 By Tara Law New bilingual programs teaching Chinese, Spanish and other languages will be launched at 14 Queens schools this fall, Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza announced Thursday. The Schools Chancellor said that the city plans to spend approximately $1.2 million to open 48 new Transitional Bilingual Education and Dual Language programs… Read more »
May 4, 2018 By Tara Law Councilmember Francisco Moya declared his support of a controversial development on 82nd St. in Elmhurst Thursday, saying that his office has negotiated a deal with the developer to lower the income levels for units designated ‘affordable’ and to add more low-income units. The councilmember’s announcement represents a significant step… Read more »