October 25, By Tara Law
The MTA board voted unanimously today to eliminate alcohol advertisements from the NYC transit system, bowing to pressure from health advocates who claim they target children and low-income minorities.
The vote will not affect ads that are already up,…
October 25, By Tara Law
Organizers of the 27th annual Jackson Heights Halloween Parade are getting ready to hand out 3,500 bags of candy to marching trick or treaters this Tuesday.
The giant costume march will take place at 5 p.m.…
October 25, By Christian Murray
The police are looking for a woman who snatched a two-year-old Shih Tzu in broad daylight from the front yard of a North Corona house last week.
The woman allegedly walked onto the front year at 97-04 37th Avenue at around 8:20 am Friday,…
October 24, By Tara Law
A new bill has been filed in the state senate that aims to clamp down on massage therapy businesses that are fronts for prostitution.
State Sen. Jose Peralta, who introduced the bill on Oct.…
Oct. 24, by Nathaly Pesantez
Michelin has released its picks for the 2018 Bib Gourmand award, a recognition designated to 127 restaurants this year where diners can eat quality food for a good value.
The restaurants, revealed on Oct.…
October 23, By Christian Murray
A 51-year-old Jackson Heights man was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver on Roosevelt Avenue in Corona early Sunday morning.
Pedro Perez was hit by a black sedan traveling west at around 5:10 am on Roosevelt Avenue 112th Street,…
October 20, By Tara Law
The Parks Department has released renderings of the $2 million revamp planned for the tot lot at Travers Park.
Parks Dept. architect Thomas Brown revealed the plans at Community Board 3’s monthly meeting on Thursday night.…
October 20, By Tara Law
A construction worker died Thursday after he fell from the roof of a Corona home while installing solar panels.
The 60-year-old man was working on the roof of a two story house at around 11:30 am at 94-22 50th Avenue (between 94th and Junction Blvd.) when he fell,…
October 20, By Christian Murray
Women continue to get sexually harassed on the 7 train, with police looking for two men who grabbed their victims’ butts in two separate incidents.
The first incident took place at the 103 Street and Roosevelt Avenue station when a man grabbed the buttocks of a 45-year woman exiting the Flushing bound “7” train on Saturday,…
October 19, By Tara Law
Officials held a ground-breaking ceremony today to mark the renovation and renaming of a popular Jackson Heights park.
The park, formerly known as Bulova Park and located at 25th Avenue and 76th Street, is undergoing a $1.87 million revamp that includes the addition of new playground equipment,…