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,…
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.…
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,…
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,…
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,…
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.…
July 5, By Christian Murray
A Jackson Heights man who placed an ad on Craigslist seeking ‘virgins’ and high school girls was arrested last week after attempting to meet a 13-year-old girl for sex, according to the Queens District Attorney’s office.…
July 3, Staff Report
An emotionally disturbed person was arrested for allegedly stabbing a man in Corona Thursday, police said.
According to an NYPD spokesman, the assailant, Steven Ponce, 30, of Corona, attacked the victim at 104 St. near 37th Drive around 8 p.m.…
June 30, By Jason Cohen
An emotionally disturbed person stabbed a man in Corona last night, police said.
According to an NYPD spokesman, the assailant attacked the victim at 104 St. near 37th Drive around 8 p.m. The suspect,…
June 29, By Jason Cohen
A Manhattan-based development company has purchased the Queens Boulevard site that is home to the Entenmann’s Bakery Outlet for $11.8 million.
The 70-50 Queens Boulevard property was purchased by The Chetrit Group, a major Manhattan-based real estate development firm, …