March 31, Staff Report
Police are searching for two men who robbed a taxi driver at knife point in East Elmhurst last week.
According to police, the 22-year-old taxi driver picked up the first suspect at Queens Boulevard and 71st Street,…
March 29, By Hannah Wulkan
The mother of a 1-year-old girl that was fatally struck by a truck last week has started a fundraiser to help pay for her daughter’s funeral.
Last week, mother Frederique Rowe was pushing her baby across 23rd Avenue at 94th Street in a stroller when a truck turned in to the crosswalk and hit the stroller.…
March 29, Staff Report
Police are searching for a man who allegedly beat up and hospitalized a passenger on the mezzanine of the Roosevelt Avenue-Jackson Heights E train station earlier this month.
According to the report, the suspect approached the 35-year-old male victim on the mezzanine around 4 p.m.…
March 29, Staff Report
The Department of Transportation has added new safety measures that will give pedestrians more time to cross a dangerous 37th Avenue intersection, following the death of a local man in a crosswalk in January.
The DOT has installed Leading Pedestrian Intervals,…
March 28, By Hannah Wulkan
A man who stole thousands of dollars from Queens businesses last year pleaded guilty and could face up to 10 years in prison, announced District Attorney Richard Brown today.
Hector Rodriguez, 38, pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary after breaking in to six stores throughout Queens between October 2015 and September 2016 and stealing $40,000 in cash,…
March 28, Staff Report
Mayor Bill de Blasio will head to Corona to take questions from residents tomorrow.
Along with local Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras Copeland and Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, de Blasio will host a town hall meeting this Wednesday at 7 p.m.…
March 28, By Hannah Wulkan
Police arrested eight men on Roosevelt Avenue last weekend for trying to solicit sex for money.
As part of an undercover sting operation, police busted the men for attempting to solicit sex from an undercover police officer at the corner of Roosevelt Avenue and 80th Street between 11 p.m.…
March 25, By Hannah Wulkan
The Department of Transportation unveiled a new traffic signal and crosswalks on Roosevelt Ave. Friday as part of the Vision Zero campaign to increase street safety.
Following a safety study of the area, the DOT installed a new traffic light and two signalized crosswalks at 90th Street and Roosevelt Avenue in an effort to increase safety in the area.…
March 24, By Hannah Wulkan
A group of Jackson Heights parents are planning to march to State Senator Jose Peralta’s office tomorrow to demand that the State Budget include more funding for education.
Several local parents are planning a march from P.S.…
March 24, Staff Report
A one-year-old girl was killed last night in East Elmhurst after a truck ran over her stroller while she and her mother were crossing the street, police said.
According to a preliminary investigation, one-year-old Skylar Perkins was in a stroller being pushed across the crosswalk at 94th Street and 23rd Avenue last night around 8:45 p.m.…