June 27, By Jason Cohen
In February, when State Senator Jose Peralta (D-Jackson Heights) held a tense meeting following his controversial decision to join forces with the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC), he pledged that he would hold a second town hall meeting after the budget was passed.…
June 26, By Jason Cohen
Residents and civic leaders who are critics of State Senator Jose Peralta–following his decision to join the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC) in January— claim that he promised them a town hall meeting and are having one with or without him tonight.…
June 26, By Jason Cohen
An old wing of a Jackson Heights middle school will soon have air conditioned classrooms.
Last week, State Senator Jose Peralta (D-Jackson Heights) announced an allocation of $300,000 in state funds toward the installation of air conditioning for a section of I.S.…
June 26, Staff Report
The police are trying to locate a man who allegedly exposed his penis to a 13-year-old school girl in Woodside last month.
The suspect, who was walking with his bicycle in the vicinity of 51st Avenue and 72nd Place,…
June 24, Staff Report
A couple was shot while sitting in their car early this morning after leaving a baby shower in East Elmhurst, according to police.
The victims, who remain in critical condition at Elmhurst Hospital, left the party at around 3:30 am and were shot in their car near 32-13 101st Street.…
June 23, By Christian Murray
A Woodside man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Thursday for smuggling more than 50 kilos of cocaine from Costa Rico to his family’s Italian restaurant in Corona, according to federal prosecutors.
Angelo Giliotti,…
June 23, Staff Report
The police are looking for a man who allegedly punctured the tires of 10 parked vehicles in Corona last weekend.
The suspect was observed slashing the tires with an unknown object in the vicinity of 99th Street and 35th Avenue at around 2:30 pm on Saturday,…
June 23, Staff Report
The police are looking for a man who allegedly grabbed a 17-year-old woman’s buttocks while she was at the Broadway and Roosevelt Avenue station earlier this month.
The suspect, according to police, touched the woman’s butt at around 7:50 am on Friday,…
June 23, By Jason Cohen
Elected officials broke ground on a new elementary school in Jackson Heights Thursday.
The school, to be called Q398, will be located at 69-01 34th Ave. and is in School District 30, one of the most overcrowded districts in the city,…
June 22, By Jason Cohen
A bill requiring the MTA and the New York City Transit Authority to study lead paint levels along the elevated subway lines has now passed the state senate and assembly.
Both houses approved the legislation after only a month and a half and now it is in the hands of Governor Andrew Cuomo for it to become law.…