March 29, 2017 By Tara Law Community members asked Mayor Bill de Blasio questions about real estate development and school safety at a town hall in Jackson Heights Wednesday night. About 600 residents packed into the gymnasium of Joseph Pulitzer Middle School for a chance to speak directly to the mayor. Multiple residents told the… Read more »
March 28, 2018 By Tara Law Archer Hardware Store, which has been in Jackson Heights for 79 years, will close Saturday. Vasantal “Victor” Mehta, 72, has operated the store at 73-21 Broadway with his wife, Jayaovaben, for 35 years. The pair have decided that its time to retire. Mehta, who moved to Queens as a… Read more »
March 28, 2018 By Tara Law Two restaurants–one in Elmhurst and the other in Jackson Heights–have been closed temporarily by the Health Department. He Lin Restaurant, a Chinese eatery at 83-11 Broadway in Elmhurst, was closed for the third time in three years. He Lin racked up 51 sanitary violation points when it was inspected… Read more »
March 27, 2018 By Tara Law Legislators from across Queens condemned the Commerce Department’s decision to include a question in the 2020 Census about citizenship status for the first time since 1950. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, who was nominated by President Donald Trump, announced Monday that the upcoming census will ask respondents to identify… Read more »
March 26, 2018 By Tara Law A Bronx man has confessed to burglarizing a number of apartments across Queens— including in Elmhurst and Astoria— in the past year, the Queens District Attorney announced Friday. Kenneth Dellaquila, 59, allegedly broke into a series of apartments on six separate occasions between July 2017 and this month, snatching… Read more »
March 26, 2018 By Tara Law Mayor Bill de Blasio is holding a town hall meeting in Jackson Heights Wednesday night and will be taking questions from the public. The mayor, who will be joined by Councilmember Daniel Dromm and other elected officials, is hosting the meeting that is titled “Working for Council District 25”… Read more »
March 26, 2018 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who allegedly exposed himself near Junction Playground last month. The suspect is wanted in regards to a public lewdness incident that took place in the vicinity of 96th Street and 34th Avenue at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 22, police said. The… Read more »
March 23, 2018 By Tara Law A woman was killed on Grand Central Parkway early this morning after colliding with a guardrail near Flushing Meadows Corona Park. The woman was driving a black 2017 Toyota Highlander east down the parkway close to Exit 9P around 3:42 a.m. She suddenly drove into the guardrail and slammed… Read more »
March 23, 2018 By Tara Law A 31-year-old man was shot and killed inside a Jackson Heights bodega last night. Police responding to a 911 call arrived at Cinco de Mayo Food Market at 81-06 Roosevelt Avenue around 8:16 p.m. They discovered the victim unconscious and with gunshot wounds to his chest, police say. EMS… Read more »
March 22, 2018 By Tara Law Egg hunts and musical performances in East Elmhurst and Astoria will welcome Easter starting this Saturday. East Elmhurst Community School PS 329 at 26-25 97th St. will start the celebrations early with an Egg Hunt and Craft Fair on March 24. Local vendors will also set up tables to… Read more »