July 19, Staff Report
Pesticides will be sprayed over Western Queens tomorrow in a mosquito control initiative, according to the Department of Health (DOH).
On Thursday, June 20, trucks will drive and spray through Astoria, Ditmars, Sunnyside, Woodside, Jackson Heights,…
July 18, By Jason Cohen
Elected officials and the Parks Department unveiled a $1.75 million renovation of Junction Playground in Jackson Heights Tuesday.
The park, located at 33-59 Junction Blvd., now features handball and basketball courts, new playground equipment and swings,…
July 18, By Jason Cohen
The sponsors of a bill that would require the MTA to monitor the lead paint levels along the elevated subway lines are urging Governor Cuomo to sign their legislation into law.
The legislation, sponsored by State Senator Jose Peralta (D-Jackson Heights) in the Senate and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx) in the Assembly,…
July 17, By Jason Cohen
A 42-year-old Jackson Heights man faces up to 3-years in prison after violating an order of protection for contacting a woman he raped in 2012 when the victim was 15-years old.
Vernon Corbett, 42,…
July 17, By Jason Cohen
A Brooklyn man who felt his infant daughter was not getting the proper care at Elmhurst Hospital on Thursday threatened to “shoot it up or blow it up,” referencing the recent shooting at Bronx Lebanon Hospital,…
July 17, By Jason Cohen
A hotel in East Elmhurst is about to close and the City says that it is not being converted into a homeless shelter despite persistent rumors saying otherwise.
The Courtyard by Marriott LaGuardia Hotel,…
July 16, Staff Report
A 33-year-old man was found dead at the Elmhurst Avenue train station yesterday.
Police were called to the station at around 10:30 am and found an unconscious and unresponsive man lying on the platform of the ‘R’ line.…
July 13, By Jason Cohen
A Jackson Heights man who worked at a homeless shelter has been charged for sexually abusing a 10-year-old boy who lived at the facility, according to the Queens District Attorney’s office.
Amin Laboriel, a 37-year-old caseworker at the Bridge Haven Family Transitional Residence in the Bronx,…
July 13, By Christian Murray
A Jackson Heights man who was the head of a major heroin ring across Queens and Long Island was arrested Tuesday along with 12 of his underlings, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office.…
July 12, Christian Murray
The MTA will be installing countdown clocks across many of its subway lines in the next six months–including on the 7, N, W, F and E lines
The latest batch of countdown clocks are to appear across 40 stations along the C line this month,…