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 »
April 20, 2018 Staff Report A developer filed permits Wednesday to construct a 7-story mixed use building in Elmhurst. The building is slated to go up on a vacant lot at 91-23 Corona Ave. and will consist of 35 residential units and 4,500 square feet of ground floor retail space. The apartments will be located… Read more »
April 18, 2018 By Tara Law The fields used by the Elmjack Little League, located at the foot of the Rikers Island Bridge, will undergo a major revamp that will consist of the installation of an all-weather playing dome, field leveling and other improvements. The $1.8 million overhaul will be rolled out over the next… Read more »
April 18, 2018 By Christian Murray The Department of Transportation is facing heavy criticism from business leaders, Community Board 4 and Councilmember Francisco Moya over the implementation and results of its Roosevelt Avenue ‘Clear Curbs’ program. The program, which started March 19, prohibits cars and delivery trucks from standing on both sides of Roosevelt Avenue—between… Read more »
April 19, 2018 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who has been snatching wallets from Queens subway riders. The suspected allegedly struck at the Roosevelt Avenue station at around 6:40 p.m. on Saturday, April 7, when he reached into a 22-year-old woman’s backpack and took her wallet. The wallet contained the… Read more »