August 25, by Nathaly Pesantez
The number of families with children from the western Queens neighborhood of Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, and Corona who have entered homeless shelters has gone up in recent years, according to a newly released report on homelessness in the city.…
August 24, by Nathaly Pesantez
Elected officials are urging US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to deport a 92-year-old former Nazi guard living in Jackson Heights.
In an Aug. 23 letter to Tillerson, Congressman Joseph Crowley (D- Jackson Heights) and 20 other signees call on him to use his clout to deport Jakiw Palij,…
August 23, Staff Report
Pesticides will be sprayed over several western Queens neighborhoods Thursday as part of a mosquito control initiative, according to the Department of Health (DOH).
Tomorrow night, August 24, trucks will drive and spray sections of Astoria,…
August 23, by Nathaly Pesantez
69 Coffee Shop in Woodside has been temporarily shut down by the department of health.
The shop, located at 50-01 69th Street, closed after an Aug. 21 inspection by the DOH that found 64 violations,…
August 22, Staff Report
A former Queens resident who evaded justice by residing in the Dominican Republic for more than a decade was sentenced to 24 years in prison yesterday after being found guilty of manslaughter stemming from the disappearance of his estranged girlfriend,…
August 21, Staff Report
The police are looking for two suspects who allegedly robbed a man inside an elevator at the Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street subway station on August 12.
At approximately 4:54 p.m., the pair—a man and a woman–followed the 51-year-old victim into the elevator and demanded money.…
August 18, Staff Report
Jackson Heights will be one of several neighborhoods in the five boroughs where the Department of Transportation will be taking away parking spaces for the exclusive use of carshare companies.
The DOT, which is launching a carshare pilot program in 15 neighborhoods this fall,…
August 18, by Nathaly Pesantez
A thief broke into a Corona church early Tuesday and stole $2,300 worth of musical instruments, according to police.
At 2:25 a.m. on Aug. 15, the suspect entered the Canaan Baptist Church at 35-23 108 Street through a window after unlocking a side door to the church,…
August 17, By Jason Cohen
The owners of Arepa Lady, the popular Jackson Heights restaurant offering Colombian treats, have six months left on 77th Street since the building they are in is slated for demolition.
“The permits to tear down our building were approved,” they wrote in a tweet sent Tuesday evening.…
August 17, Staff Report
A popular Elmhurst café known for its bubble tea was shut down by the health department earlier this week for unsanitary conditions.
Quickly Cafe, located at 8306 Broadway, was closed Monday by the department after racking up a total of 58 violation points,…