March 9, By Hannah Wulkan
Thirty people were indicted this week for participating in a credit card and identity theft ring based in Queens, announced Queens District Attorney Richard Brown today.
Following a nearly two year investigation, police busted a ring that allegedly stole credit card information from hundreds of consumers and cost businesses and individuals more than $3.5 million over the course of the scheme.…
March 8, By Hannah Wulkan
The Queens World Film Festival will bring more than 100 films to the screen in Astoria throughout next week, and will kick off with an opening celebration on Tuesday.
The festival will celebrate the beginning of its seventh year with a party sponsored by Investors Bank at the Museum of the Moving Image,…
March 6, Staff Report
Police are searching for a man who allegedly stole $1,500 from a car in Jackson Heights last month.
According to the report, an unknown man illegally entered an unlocked parked car near Northern Boulevard and 74th Street on February 24 around 6 p.m.…
March 6, Staff Report
The police arrested a woman Friday who allegedly stole cash and a debit card from a Jackson Height’s senior citizen while visiting the victim’s home pretending to be a home health attendant.
Vanessa Blake, a 20-year-old Brooklyn resident,…
March 3, Staff Report
The 7-train is down between 111th Street and Queensboro Plaza—in both directions– due to a gas leak in Jackson Heights.
The MTA received a request from the FDNY to close down service at 10:32 am after a gas leak was reported at 71-17 Roosevelt Avenue.…
March 2, Staff Report
A Chinese restaurant in Jackson Heights has been temporarily closed by the Health Department for sanitation violations.
Sea Star Chinese Restaurant, located at 91-21 37th Avenue, was closed on Tuesday by the Health Department for accumulating 40 violation points during an inspection.…
March 1, By Hannah Wulkan
A local council member is calling for the removal of a Community Board 4 member after she allegedly made racist remarks at a committee meeting last night.
Council Member Julissa Ferreras-Copeland called for CB 4 member Ann Pfoser Darby,…
February 28, By Hannah Wulkan
A Jackson Heights flower shop that has been an institution for more than 40 years is slated to close this month.
Ho Flowers and Plants, located at 82-43 84th Street, will close at the end of the month following the death of the longtime owner Susan Lee last year.…
February 28, By Hannah Wulkan
A man is in critical condition after being hit by an MTA bus last night in Jackson Heights, police said.
The 46-year-old man, who witnesses said appeared intoxicated, walked between cars in to the street on Roosevelt Avenue just east of 78th Street when he was hit by the bus around 8:55 p.m.,…
February 27, Staff Report
Weekend 7-train service between Queensboro Plaza and 34th Street-Hudson Yards will be down for the month of March.
The MTA announced that the closures are needed to test the new communications system it is installing.…