August 16, by Nathaly Pesantez
The Queens Museum has reversed its decision to cancel an event commemorating the United Nations resolution that made way for the founding of Israel after receiving backlash from politicians and other community groups.
The museum released a statement revealing that it spoke with Danny Danon,…
August 16, by Nathaly Pesantez
The Queens Museum has cancelled an event at its location scheduled for November commemorating the founding of the state of Israel.
The Jerusalem Post
reports that a reenactment of the United Nations 1947 vote to create the state of Israel and to partition Palestine was scheduled to take place in the Queens Museum in Flushing Meadows Park,…
August 16, Staff report
The man who was beaten to death in a fight outside an Elmhurst strip club early Saturday morning has been identified by police, along with the assailant.
Kevin Figueroa, 24, from Elmont, was the man killed,…
August 15, By Jason Cohen
State Senator Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst) introduced legislation earlier this month that would require banks and other businesses with ATMs to post signage warning users about the criminal practice calling skimming.
On a daily basis,…
August 14, by Nathaly Pesantez
A man is dead after a large fight outside of an Elmhurst nightclub over the weekend, according to police.
At around 4:25 a.m. on Aug. 12, police responded to a 911 call and found a 24-year-old man unconscious and unresponsive on the ground at the corner of Queens Boulevard and Hillyer Street,…
August 11, By Jason Cohen
Elected officials are asking parents to download a free app designed to protect children from unsavory characters in city parks and playgrounds.
State Senator Jose Peralta and Assembly man Ron Kim spoke to parents yesterday at the Northern Playground,…
August 10, by Nathaly Pesantez
An Elmhurst church, built in the early 1700s and deemed the second-oldest religious building in the city, could achieve landmark status next month.
The Old Saint James Episcopal Church, the wood-framed, rectangular structure built in 1735-36 and located at 86-02 Broadway,…
August 10, by Nathaly Pesantez
A man was stabbed at a Jackson Heights food cart early Thursday morning, and is in critical condition at Elmhurst hospital, according to police.
The 40-year-old victim was eating at a food cart on 92nd Street and Roosevelt Avenue at around 1:30 a.m.…
August 9, by Nathaly Pesantez
A 71-year-old man from East Elmhurst has been found after he was reported missing earlier this week.
On Aug. 8, the NYPD asked for the public’s assistance in helping to locate Ciro Bravo, who was reported missing on Monday,…
August 9, by Nathaly Pesantez
The average number of food service violations per eatery in Queens is fewer than in any other borough in 2016, according to a report by Consumer Protect.
An average of 3.99 violations per business were found in Queens zip codes.…