August 17, By Hannah Wulkan
The Parents Association at P.S. 69Q is hosting a flea market this weekend to raise funds to support school programs.
The flea market will be at the school from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.…
August 15, Staff Report
A man gained entry to a Corona church last month and then tried to pry open the door to a back office to fill his bag with items.
The suspect entered Mount Horeb Church, at 109-20 34th.…
August 11, By Michael Florio
A homeless man who allegedly robbed and stabbed a pregnant woman has been arrested, according to police.
Hannah Perez, 26, was entering the 7-train subway station at 111th Street and Roosevelt Ave on August 8,…
August 11, By Hannah Wulkan
A Jackson Heights man pleaded guilty yesterday to killing his girlfriend’s three-year-old Chihuahua by slamming it against the floor during a dispute with this girlfriend in January.
Carlos Hernandez, 33, pleaded guilty before Acting Queens Supreme Court Justice Deborah Stevens Modica to one count each of aggravated cruelty to animals,…
August 11, By Michael Florio
Drivers will want to avoid Queens Blvd on the weekend of August 19-21.
The Department of Transportation will be shutting down the main Queens Blvd roadways by the Queens Center Mall that weekend.
The DOT will be closing the six-lane main roadways along Queens Blvd between 57th Ave and 62nd Drive from Friday,…
August 10, By Hannah Wulkan
The city will be conducting a survey testing civic engagement in Jackson Heights, Sunnyside and Woodside on Saturday, examining how involved people are in the community and how to increase that participation.
Volunteers with the Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit will be conducting a door-to-door survey throughout the neighborhoods on Saturday.…
August 10, Staff Report
Police are searching for a man who allegedly grabbed a woman’s buttocks while she was riding the escalator with her son at the 74th Street/Roosevelt Avenue station on Saturday.
The 31-year-old victim was riding up the escalator with her 13-year-old son at around 12:50 am August 6 when the suspect grabbed her butt from behind,…
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.…