February 16, By Hannah Wulkan
A local politician is putting forward a new initiative to help protect the immigrant community of Jackson Heights.
State Senator Jose Peralta, whose recent move to leave the Democratic Party in favor a splinter group within the senate has drawn the ire of many community members,…
February 16, By Hannah Wulkan
A group of Jackson Heights residents and local politicians are gathering tonight to protest State Senator Jose Peralta’s move to leave the Democratic Party and join the Independent Democratic Conference.
The group plans to rally outside the Jackson Heights Post Office at 78th Street and 37th Avenue at 6:30 tonight to voice their opposition to Peralta’s decision.…
February 15, Staff Report
A Queens man pleaded guilty yesterday to committing a spree of residential break-ins throughout Elmhurst and Flushing at the end of last year.
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown announced this morning that 54-year-old Maspeth resident Juan Cuervo pleaded guilty to second-degree burglary after breaking in to nine separate residences over the last few months of last year.…
February 14, By Hannah Wulkan
Several scammers have been dressing up as Immigration and Customs Enforcement as a means to extort cash out of undocumented immigrants by claiming that they will be deported if they don’t pay up, according to reports received by Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer.…
February 14, Staff Report
Police are searching for two men who punched, kicked and struck another man with a beer bottle in Corona last month.
One of the men pushed the 34-year-old victim to the ground at about 2:30 a.m.…
February 10, By Hannah Wulkan
A carwash in Jackson Heights could soon be replaced with an eight-story office building, according to zoning documents filed with the City.
Developer H&M LLC filed a request for a zoning variance to build an office building at 74-04 Northern Boulevard,…
February 9, By Hannah Wulkan
The Port Authority has issued a Request for Proposals to build an AirTrain connecting LaGuardia Airport to Willet’s Point, in an effort to reduce car travel to the airport. Governor Andrew Cuomo initially proposed the AirTrain in 2015,…
February 8, Staff Report
Police are searching for three men who went on a robbery spree, assaulting and robbing 19 people in Jackson Heights and Corona over the last two months.
Between December 28 and February 6, police received 19 separate reports from victims who were approached from behind by two or three men who punched them in the head and pushed them to the ground before stealing their property and fleeing.…
February 7, By Hannah Wulkan
The plan to expand the Jackson Heights Business Improvement District has been halted, according to sources briefed on the matter.
The BID expansion, which would have added stores up Roosevelt Avenue from 82nd Street to 104th Street to the district,…
February 6, By Hannah Wulkan
State Senator Jose Peralta spoke to hundreds of constituents on Friday night, many of whom were outraged, on his decision to leave the Democratic Party in favor of a splinter group.
Peralta held a town hall at the Jewish Center of Jackson Heights Friday to explain why he defected from the Democrats to join the Independent Democratic Conference.…