April 13, Staff Report
A contractor has been arrested for setting ablaze a 112-unit Elmhurst apartment building Tuesday that led to the evacuation of the building and 11 injured firefighters.
According to the FDNY, 53-year-old contractor Declan Mcelhatton of Maintenance Asset Management in Yonkers was arrested yesterday and charged with arson and reckless endangerment.…
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Flakes of paint that are falling off some of the 7 train stations along Roosevelt Avenue contain 50-times the amount of allowable lead, according to union officials.…
April 12, By Hannah Wulkan
A new Queens-based opera company will launch its first performance this weekend.
Queens Opera Theatre, the borough’s only opera company, will stage a free preview performance on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Flushing Town Hall at 135-37 Northern Boulevard to introduce the company to the public.…
April 12, By Hannah Wulkan
Elmhurst residents will have the chance to experience the diversity of the neighborhood through their stomachs.
Councilman Danny Dromm announced yesterday that he would be sponsoring the “Eat Elmhurst Restaurant Week” from April 22 to 29 in an effort to stimulate the local economy,…
April 12, Staff Report
A fire erupted inside a seven-story apartment building in Elmhurst last night that led to the evacuation of 112 apartments and 10 firefighters being injured.
The fire broke out in the cockloft of the roof at the 56-11 94th Street apartment building and the fire department was called at 6:25 p.m.…
April 11, By Hannah Wulkan
A local developer is looking to knock down an East Elmhurst church to make way for five three-story buildings, with a total of 14 units.
The developer filed plans last week to build five two or three-family homes on the site of the former Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church at 69-05 Ditmars Boulevard.…
April 10, By Christian Murray
Corona Plaza is about to undergo a $5.6 million overhaul and city officials celebrated a groundbreaking today as work commences.
The plaza, which was built on an interim basis in 2012, replaced the Roosevelt Avenue service road that was known for heavy pedestrian and vehicular traffic.…
April 10, By Hannah Wulkan
A local school honored a Jackson Heights man who died in combat while serving in Iraq.
To commemorate the life of US Army Specialist Jonathan Rivadeneira who died in Iraq in 2007, Councilman Danny Dromm,…
April 10, By Hannah Wulkan
The City council passed a bill last week sponsored by Councilman Danny Dromm that aims to protect immigrants from fraudulent legal service providers.
The bill imposes stricter standards on immigration service providers and imposes hefty fines for those firms that fail to comply.…
April 7, By Hannah Wulkan
A longtime Community Board 4 member was ousted from the board after she made disparaging comments about undocumented immigrants last month.
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz did not reappoint 30-year veteran Ann Pfoser Darby of Corona to Community Board 4 in the most recent set of appointments for the 2017 to 2019 term,…