December 7, By Hannah Wulkan
A Jackson Heights artist is looking to bring local artists together each month to discuss their work and to foster the growing artist community in the neighborhood.
In a new series of monthly art talks at Espresso 77 (35-57 77th Street),…
December 7, Staff Report
Police are searching for a man who allegedly attacked a Muslim MTA worker at Grand Central Station after abusing her on a Manhattan-bound 7 train Monday.
The victim, who was wearing her MTA uniform and hijab,…
December 6, By Christian Murray
Scores of congregants from a Woodside church attended Community Board 2’s monthly meeting Thursday to support their leaders who seek a zoning variance that would permit the construction of a 5 story structure on the corner of 69th Street and Roosevelt Avenue.…
December 6, Staff Report
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle on the Grand Central Parkway last night.
According to police, a 72-year-old man was hit by a yellow taxi while trying to walk across the Grand Central Parkway around 11:18 p.m.…
December 5, By Hannah Wulkan
The East Elmhurst Library, located at 95-06 Astoria Blvd., will nearly be twice its current size by 2018.
A groundbreaking ceremony took place today officially kicking off the $8.9 million renovation of the library,…
The police have arrested two additional men for the deadly Thanksgiving Day stabbing during an apparent robbery in Elmhurst.
Jesse Granados, 23, and Michael Velez, 27, who both live on 88th Street in Jackson Heights, were arrested on Friday for the murder of 23-year-old Jan Carlos Salcedo on November 24.…
December 5, Staff Report
Police are searching for two men who robbed a T-Mobile store and then fired a gun at an employee as they fled the Elmhurst location this weekend.
The two alleged perpetrators entered the T-Mobile store at 86-16 Queens Boulevard around 5:35 p.m.…
December 2, By Hannah Wulkan
A local politician was arrested this week for civil disobedience at a rally pushing for a $15 minimum wage in New York.
Assemblymember Francisco Moya joined Service Employees International Union 32BJ in a National Day of Disruption” protest demanding a $15 minimum wage in Lower Manhattan early Tuesday.…
December 2, Staff Report
Police have arrested a man for the fatal stabbing of a 23-year-old man in front of an Elmhurst house last week.
Fernando Balcarce, a 25-year-old Brooklyn resident, was charged with murdering Jan Carlos Salcedo on Thanksgiving Day,…
December 1, By Hannah Wulkan
A Jackson Heights woman was indicted on felony animal cruelty charges and may face up to eight years in jail if convicted, announced District Attorney Richard Brown today.
Elizabeth Grant of 25-44 82nd Street in Jackson Heights,…