April 17, 2018 By Tara Law A 100-year-old Elmhurst house will be demolished to make way for a 4-story healthcare building. Permits have been filed for a new ambulatory care or diagnostic services building at 41-12 77th St. Demolition permits for the existing 2-story home, which was built in 1905, were filed on April 4…. Read more »
April 17, 2018 By Tara Law Police are searching for a 14-year-old autistic girl who was last seen in front of her North Corona home on Monday. Mishel Martinez was last seen at 7 a.m. in front of her 104-56 39th Ave. apartment building, police say. Martinez is described as being about 5 feet 1… Read more »
April 16, 2018 By Christian Murray The police are investigating the death of a 4-month-old girl who was found by cops inside her Jackson Heights this morning. Police received a 911 call at about 10:50 a.m. Monday and discovered the infant unconscious and unresponsive at her 35th Avenue/73rd Street home. There were no obvious signs… Read more »
April 16, 2018 By Christian Murray Councilmember Costa Constantinides plans to run for higher office in 2021 and all indications are that it will be for Queens Borough President. Constantinides held a fundraiser in Astoria last week and the highest donation sought was $3,850. That figure is the maximum allowed for the borough president race… Read more »
April 13, 2018 By Tara Law State Senator Jose Peralta held a press conference Friday to urge his colleagues in the State Senate to pass the DREAM Act, which would give undocumented childhood arrivals access to financial aid for college. Standing in front of the Unisphere in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Peralta said that the… Read more »
April 13, 2018 By Tara Law Residents of Jackson Heights, Corona and Jamaica struggle to find stores that offer healthy food, according to a new report published by a New York City nonprofit. The neighborhoods are deemed “food swamps” since the number of stores offering healthy food are vastly outnumbered by junk food outlets, according… Read more »
April 12, 2018 By Tara Law The Georgia Diner is settling in at its new location two weeks after merging with the Nevada Diner. Longtime diner patrons were shocked in February when news spread that the Georgia Diner, which has been around since the late 1970s, was set to close after the owner sold the… Read more »
April 12, 2018 By Tara Law Immigrant advocacy and social service provider Make the Road New York plans to break ground on a new 3-story community center in North Corona later this year. Make the Road New York, which promotes civic engagement and provides immigrants with educational, health and legal services, is looking to open… Read more »
April 11, 2018 By Tara Law A local group will be recognizing the 80th anniversary of Scrabble—which was invented in Jackson Heights— with a special tournament this Saturday, April 14th. Word lovers will gather at 1 p.m. at the Community Church, located at 81-10 35th Ave, for a tournament hosted by the Jackson Heights Beautification Group…. Read more »
April 9, 2018 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a pickpocket who stole an 88-year-old woman’s wallet while she was inside the newly-opened Old Navy on 82nd Street. The victim was shopping at the 37-50 82nd Street store at around 4:00 p.m. on March 31 when an unidentified woman reached into her pocketbook… Read more »