July 22, By Nathaly Pesantez
Mayor Bill de Blasio is pushing for more speed cameras to be installed in school zones and other high-traffic streets in Queens and in the city.
The mayor was joined by State Senator Jose Peralta and other local leaders near William Cullen Bryant High School in Astoria yesterday to discuss efforts in expanding the speed-camera program.…
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Mayor Bill de Blasio and Councilmember Daniel Dromm, joined by city officials and local community groups, broke ground on the $4.5 million expansion and upgrade to Diversity Plaza today.
The project will bring new trees,…
July 21, By Jason Cohen
A 17-year-old shot two men in Elmhurst late Wednesday in a gang related incident, the police said.
Luis Duchitanga, from Corona, allegedly shot the men at around 11:54 p.m. in the vicinity of 94th Street and 45th Avenue,…
July 20, By Nathaly Pesantez
Al-Araf Halal Fried Chicken and Frozen Delights, a restaurant in Jackson Heights, has been closed by the Department of Health (DOH).
The restaurant, located on 76-03 37th Avenue, was closed due to several sanitary violations,…
July 19, By Jason Cohen
Elected officials broke ground on the new 14,000-square-foot $23 million Louis Armstrong Education Center in Corona on Monday.
The new center is going up across the street from the Louis Armstrong House Museum—the legendary jazz great’s nationally landmarked Queens home,…
July 19, By Jason Cohen
A developer filed plans with the Department of Buildings Monday to construct a seven-story, 22-room hotel in Jackson Heights.
The building, which would go up at 37-38 73rd Street, would be narrow. It would consist of five rooms per floor–from the third through sixth floors–and two rooms on the seventh.…
July 19, By Jason Cohen
A former Queens resident faces up to 25 years in prison after being found guilty of manslaughter in the disappearance of his estranged girlfriend who vanished 15 years ago.
Rafael Rodriguez, 47, who now resides in the Dominican Republic,…
July 19, Staff Report
An Elmhurst store has sold a winning jackpot ticket, with a prize amount of $1,000 a day for life.
The July 17 Cash4Life jackpot ticket was sold at Pronto Food Mart (40-04 74th Street), according to the New York Lottery. …
July 19, Staff Report
Pesticides will be sprayed over Western Queens tomorrow in a mosquito control initiative, according to the Department of Health (DOH).
On Thursday, June 20, trucks will drive and spray through Astoria, Ditmars, Sunnyside, Woodside, Jackson Heights,…
July 18, By Jason Cohen
Elected officials and the Parks Department unveiled a $1.75 million renovation of Junction Playground in Jackson Heights Tuesday.
The park, located at 33-59 Junction Blvd., now features handball and basketball courts, new playground equipment and swings,…