September 13, By Tara Law
Assemblyman Francisco Moya defeated Hiram Monserrate in a bitterly contested run for city council.
Moya took in 55 percent of the vote, with all districts reporting last night. He will replace Councilmember Julissa Ferreras-Copeland,…
September 11, By Tara Law
A five-year-old boy died after falling from a third-floor window yesterday in Corona, police said.
The child, William Chen, fell from a bathroom window at around 1:30 p.m. from a multi-family building still under construction at 35-59 99th Street,…
September 8, By Tara Law
A celebration of food and culture spanning the Americas and Asia is coming back to Jackson Heights for the sixth year running.
The 82nd Street Alliance is hosting the annual Viva la Comida festival on September 16th,…
September 8, By Tara Law
Hundreds of immigrants and their allies marched through in Jackson Heights on Thursday evening calling for the reinstatement of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA.
DACA was implemented as an executive order by President Barack Obama to shield undocumented immigrants who arrived as children from deportation.…
September 8, By Tara Law
Francisco Moya and Hiram Monserrate, who are facing each other in a Democratic primary race next week, attacked each other’s character during a heated debate on New York 1 Wednesday as they vie for the city council seat representing the district that covers all or part of East Elmhurst,…
September 6, By Tara Law
Several members of the Queen’s Latino community gathered for a town hall in Jackson Heights last night to discuss the implications of President Trump’s order to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program,…
September 6, By Christian Murray
The police are looking for two men who allegedly stole a car in East Elmhurst and then days later were caught on tape going through a McDonald’s drive-through in Flushing.
According to police, the car was stolen on Saturday,…
September 5, By Tara Law
Several elected officials who represent Queens districts condemned President Donald Trump today for ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA.
President Trump urged Congress to find an alternative to DACA,…
August 31, by Nathaly Pesantez
A flurry of LinkNYC kiosks have been installed in Jackson Heights and Elmhurst, and are expected to have full WiFi capabilities in the coming weeks.
On Roosevelt Avenue, 17 kiosks awaiting Wi-Fi activation have been installed from 80th Street to Warren Street,…
August 31, By Christian Murray
A 26-year-old Woodside woman who bought a CASH4LIFE ticket in Elmhurst last month struck it big, winning $7 million.
Yangi Sherpa, who works as an administrative assistant, said she was making deliveries for her employer when she decided to buy a Lottery ticket.…