July 17, By Jason Cohen
A hotel in East Elmhurst is about to close and the City says that it is not being converted into a homeless shelter despite persistent rumors saying otherwise.
The Courtyard by Marriott LaGuardia Hotel,…
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Man found dead at Elmhurst Avenue Station on Saturday, police say
July 16, Staff Report
A 33-year-old man was found dead at the Elmhurst Avenue train station yesterday.
Police were called to the station at around 10:30 am and found an unconscious and unresponsive man lying on the platform of the ‘R’ line.…
Jackson Heights man uses job at homeless shelter to sexually abuse 10-year-old boy, DA says
July 13, By Jason Cohen
A Jackson Heights man who worked at a homeless shelter has been charged for sexually abusing a 10-year-old boy who lived at the facility, according to the Queens District Attorney’s office.
Amin Laboriel, a 37-year-old caseworker at the Bridge Haven Family Transitional Residence in the Bronx,…
Jackson Heights man who allegedly headed major heroin and cocaine ring nabbed: DA
July 13, By Christian Murray
A Jackson Heights man who was the head of a major heroin ring across Queens and Long Island was arrested Tuesday along with 12 of his underlings, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office.…
Subway Countdown Clocks to be installed across 7-line in December
July 12, Christian Murray
The MTA will be installing countdown clocks across many of its subway lines in the next six months–including on the 7, N, W, F and E lines
The latest batch of countdown clocks are to appear across 40 stations along the C line this month,…
East Elmhurst man pleads guilty to possessing child porn
July 11, By Jason Cohen
An East Elmhurst man faces three years in prison and must register as a sex offender after pleading guilty to possessing video files of young children performing sex acts and an illegal firearm, according to the Queens District Attorney’s office.…
An off-duty cop bites and chokes wife at their Jackson Heights home, according to NYPD
July 11, By Jason Cohen
An off-duty police officer was arrested Thursday after allegedly choking, biting and threatening to kill his wife in their Jackson Heights apartment, according to the NYPD.
The officer, Brayan Terrazas, 31, was charged Friday with criminal obstruction of breathing,…
Crowley to introduce bill that would give green cards to 9/11 workers, faces long odds of becoming law
July 10, By Jason Cohen
Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Jackson Heights) plans to introduce legislation in the House this week that would provide undocumented 9/11 rescue and clean-up workers with green cards, he announced yesterday.
Crowley’s bill, called the 9/11 Immigrant Worker Freedom Act,…
East Elmhurst man gets two life sentences for killing girlfriend and her daughter with a hammer
July 6, By Christian Murray
An East Elmhurst man who bludgeoned his girlfriend and her daughter to death with a hammer in 2014 was sentenced today to two life sentences without the possibility of parole.
Carlos Alberto Amarillo, 48,…
Several Jackson Heights businesses make a stand against hate, join movement
July 6, By Jason Cohen
More than 20 Jackson Heights businesses that are part of the 82nd Street Partnership have joined the “Hate Has No Business Here” campaign, which launched last week in 21 Business Improvement Districts across the city.…