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,…
August 17, By Jason Cohen
A Corona man was sentenced earlier this month to nine years in prison after being convicted in June of selling hundreds of bags of heroin to an undercover detective in Long Island last year.…
August 16, by Nathaly Pesantez
The Queens Museum has reversed its decision to cancel an event commemorating the United Nations resolution that made way for the founding of Israel after receiving backlash from politicians and other community groups.
The museum released a statement revealing that it spoke with Danny Danon,…
August 16, by Nathaly Pesantez
The Queens Museum has cancelled an event at its location scheduled for November commemorating the founding of the state of Israel.
The Jerusalem Post
reports that a reenactment of the United Nations 1947 vote to create the state of Israel and to partition Palestine was scheduled to take place in the Queens Museum in Flushing Meadows Park,…
August 16, Staff report
The man who was beaten to death in a fight outside an Elmhurst strip club early Saturday morning has been identified by police, along with the assailant.
Kevin Figueroa, 24, from Elmont, was the man killed,…