August 9, Staff Report
Two Roosevelt Ave restaurants have been shut down by the Health Department.
Namaste Chautari Restaurant, an Indian establishment located at 74-15 Roosevelt Ave, was shut down on August 4th.
The restaurant received a handful of violations,…
August 8, By Michael Florio
The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene will be spraying chemicals in Jackson Heights and Astoria Tuesday night an attempt eradicate mosquitoes and the diseases they carry.
Trucks will be spraying from Tuesday at 10 pm through Wednesday 6 a.m.…
August 8, By Michael Florio
A new middle school is set to open in Corona next month that city officials argue will help combat school overcrowding in the district.
I.S. 311, located at 97-11 44th Avenue, will open Sept.…
August 8, By Michael Florio
With school right around the corner, State Sen. Jose Peralta distributed more than 3,000 backpacks stuff with necessities to local students over the weekend.
Peralta hosted his seventh annual Back to School Giveaway on Saturday behind St.…
August 5, Staff Report
Police are searching for two men who allegedly threw a brick through a store window before going on to steal a pair of sunglasses.
The two suspects smashed through the front window of Cocos Vision,…
August 4, By Michael Florio
The Landmarks Preservation Commission once again decided to table a controversial proposal to enlarge a one-story building on 37th Ave.
Developers presented their plan to build four stories of residential units on top of the current one-story commercial building located at 84-11 through 84-23 37th Ave and got a mixed reception from the commission.…
August 2, By Hannah Wulkan
Three Queens teenagers have been charged with breaking in to a FDNY firehouse in Jackson Heights at about 2 a.m. on Monday morning, Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced today.
The defendants, identified as Christian Gaguancella,…
August 2, Staff Report
A fire broke out Sunday night in the basement of a popular Halal restaurant on 74th Street.
The fire started at 5:44 pm inside the basement of Merit Kabab & Dumpling Place, located at 37-67 74th Street,…
August 2, By Michael Florio
Residents of Jackson Heights and East Elmhurst will be able to watch a free movie at their local park this August.
State Sen. Jose Peralta will host “Movies in the Park 2016,” with a film playing in each neighborhood this month.…
August 1, By Michael Florio
A controversial plan to enlarge a one-story building on 37th Avenue within the confines of the Jackson Heights Historic District is scheduled to go before the Landmarks Preservation Commission tomorrow.
Tomorrow’s hearing will be the second held concerning the proposal to build four stories of residential units on top of the current one-story commercial building at 84-11 through 84-23 37th Ave.…