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, …
June 29, By Jason Cohen
A Queens man who helped clean up the World Trade Center site after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and was facing deportation was freed from ICE custody Wednesday afternoon.
Carlos Humberto Cardona, who was being housed at the Hudson County Correctional Facility in New Jersey,…
June 27, By Jason Cohen
In February, when State Senator Jose Peralta (D-Jackson Heights) held a tense meeting following his controversial decision to join forces with the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC), he pledged that he would hold a second town hall meeting after the budget was passed.…
June 26, By Jason Cohen
Residents and civic leaders who are critics of State Senator Jose Peralta–following his decision to join the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC) in January— claim that he promised them a town hall meeting and are having one with or without him tonight.…