September 20, By Tara Law
A confrontation between State Senator Jose Peralta, a street vendor and a passerby that was caught on video last week has reignited the conflict between street vendors and store owners.
The video, which was posted on Facebook on Sept.…
September 20, By Tara Law
The Landmarks Preservation Commission unanimously voted to designate the Old St. James Episcopal Church, located at 86-02 Broadway, a landmark on Tuesday.
The church was constructed in 1735-36 and is the second oldest religious building and oldest Church of England mission church in the city.…
September 18, By Tara Law
The police are searching for a woman who allegedly robbed a bank in Corona on Saturday.
The woman entered the New York Community Bank branch located 51-31 108th Street at around 3 pm and passed a note to the teller demanding money,…
September 14, By Tara Law
A 71-year-old man is in critical condition after being struck in a hit and run in Jackson Heights yesterday.
The victim was walking across Northern Boulevard near 85th Street at about 4:00 pm Wednesday when he was hit by a black sedan,…
September 13, By Tara Law
Plans for a high-rise apartment building on Roosevelt Avenue were released to the media today.
The plans call for a 14-story mixed-use building to go up at 71-17 Roosevelt Avenue that will overlook the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and the 7 line subway.…
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,…