May 26, By Jason Cohen
Elmhurst Hospital officials claim that emergency room wait times have come down this year.
The hospital, in a statement, claimed that in March the average wait time for all patients was down to 1 hour and 16 minutes and that for sicker patients the wait time was far less.…
May 25, By Jason Cohen
State Senator Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst) and the IDC (Independent Democratic Conference) passed a senate bill Tuesday requiring food vendors to post letter grades on their carts on the same day he released a lengthy report detailing the worst pushcarts in the city.…
May 23, By Jason Cohen
An 11-year-old boy accidentally shot a teacher with a pellet gun at a Queens school Monday afternoon, police said.
According to a police spokesman, the youth brought the BB gun to I.S. 5-Walter Crowley Intermediate School,…
May 22, By Jason Cohen
The MTA has been putting the public’s health at risk for decades by allowing hazardous lead paint chips to fall off the 7 train trestles unabated, according to a class action lawsuit filed this morning.…
May 22, By Jason Cohen
The city will be able to add an additional 610 speed cameras in school zones—in addition the existing 140–should a bill introduced by state Senator Jose Peralta (Jackson Heights) last Monday become law.
“This bill will save lives and make our streets safer for everyone,” Peralta said in a statement.…
May 22, By Christian Murray
Residents in the 21st Council District, which covers sections of Elmhurst/Corona and Jackson Heights, will see five projects funded through the participatory budgeting process after a record number of people voted this year, announced Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras-Copeland on Friday.…
May 22, By Jason Cohen
Two licensed street vendors, one from Jackson Heights and another from Brooklyn, are the lead plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit filed against the NYPD and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene for allegedly throwing out food vendors’ carts and equipment without due process.…
May 19, By Jason Cohen
The Jackson Heights Post Office will officially be renamed in honor of two late advocates for the LGBT community tomorrow.
The post office, located at 78-02 37th Avenue, will be named after Jeanne and Jules Manford,…
May 19, By Christian Murray
Three people have been charged for multiple burglaries that took place in several Queens neighborhoods between January and May, according to the district attorney’s office.
The defendants, all Queens residents, allegedly broke into people’s homes in the neighborhoods of Jackson Heights,…
May 17, By Christian Murray
A 48-year-old Jackson Heights woman was convicted of manslaughter today for a deadly car crash that killed a mother and her two pre-teen daughters.
Deborah Burns, of 76th Street, was found guilty after testimony revealed that she had driven recklessly through a 25 mph school zone in Bayside causing the fatal crash.…