Jan. 2, 2018 By Tara Law (Updated 2:50 p.m.) A man is dead after jumping off a balcony inside the Queens Center Mall on New Year’s Day, according to police. Tobar Galo, 45, jumped off the third floor at around 7:50 p.m. in an apparent suicide. Medics treated him on the scene and took him… Read more »
Jan. 2, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez All stations along the 7 train line now have working countdown clocks, the last line through the entire subway system to roll out the displays. Countdown clocks installed through the line’s 22 stations went live on Dec. 31, and tell riders, in minutes, when the next train is scheduled… Read more »
Dec. 31, 2017 By Christian Murray A Jackson Heights father whose 14-year-old daughter went missing Thursday has announced that she has been found. Mike Solis posted a photo of his daughter, Destiny Solis, early Sunday morning saying that she was back home. “Our missing Destiny Solis has been found safe…We can’t thank all our friends… Read more »
Dec. 29, 2017 By Tara Law A Jackson Heights father has taken to social media to find his 14-year-old daughter who went missing from 81st Street yesterday. Mike Solis posted a photo of his missing daughter, Destiny Solis, on Facebook last night that has been shared nearly 20,000 times since. The photo was captioned with… Read more »
Dec. 28, 2017 By Christian Murray Five teenage boys are wanted by the police for allegedly stealing cellphones from two Roosevelt Avenue stores. The teenagers allegedly entered 86-05 Roosevelt Ave. on Thursday, Dec. 21 and forcibly took two cellphones with an estimated value of $1,450, according to police. The teenagers allegedly struck again the following… Read more »
Dec. 28, 2017 By Tara Law Police are searching for two masked men who burglarized a Corona apartment on Christmas Eve. The two burglars allegedly entered an apartment building by prying open a roof door in the vicinity of 42nd Avenue and 108th Street around 7 p.m. The men went to the second floor and… Read more »
Dec. 26, 2017 By Christian Murray The number of older adults reentering society after being incarcerated in state prisons is near an all-time high and the majority of older inmates face a torrid time upon their release—from homelessness to unemployment, according to an advocacy group for older prisoners. Council Member Danny Dromm sponsored a bill… Read more »
Dec. 24, 2017 By Christian Murray A man was found hanging from a tree at local park in Jackson Heights this morning, according to police. The man, described as Asian, was found unconscious and unresponsive at around 7 a.m. at Rory Staunton Field Park at 33-16 79th Street, police said. The park is located near… Read more »
Dec. 22, 2017 By Tara Law Two five-story residential buildings are going to go up in Elmhurst, replacing a pair of single family homes, according to a Thursday filing with Dept of Buildings. The two buildings will be located at 88-30 and 88-34 54th Ave. and will each have seven residential units. Each structure will… Read more »
Dec. 22, 2017, By Christian Murray The Department of Consumer Affairs, which filed charges against Major World in March for deceptive sales practices, has increased the damages sought from $1.5 million to $36.5 million. The DCA claimed in March that the Northern Boulevard-based dealership had a long-standing practice of luring unsuspecting consumers, particularly those with… Read more »