March 15, Staff Report
A former taekwondo instructor faces prison on sexual abuse and forcible touching charges after allegedly preying on his students.
Lorenzo Ramos, 26, allegedly violated two 12-year-old and two 14-year-old girls while working as an instructor at United Tae Kwon Do,…
March 15, Staff Report
Police have released surveillance footage of the two suspects who stabbed a 16-year-old boy and slashed his dog over the weekend.
The two suspects approached the boy near Northern Boulevard and 80th Street at 7 p.m.…
March 14, Staff Report
Students at 25 Queens and Bronx schools will have free access to tampons and pads by the end of the month.
Council Member Julissa Ferreras-Copeland announced the new program at Newtown High School in Elmhurst Monday morning.…
March 14, By Jackie Strawbridge
The Department of Transportation plans to extend western Queens’ bike network along nearly the entirety of 31st Avenue, stretching from Vernon Boulevard to Astoria Boulevard.
The proposed bike route project will involve a combination of bike lanes and shared vehicle/bike lanes,…
March 14, Staff Report
Two individuals were stabbed in two separate incidents, one leaving a dog injured as well, just hours apart around the same Jackson Heights location, according to police.
A 16-year-old was walking his dog at the intersection of Northern Boulevard and 80th Street,…
March 11, Staff Report
A Corona woman was struck and killed as a driver was backing into a parking spot this morning, according to police.
A 54-year-old woman was reversing into a parking space at the intersection of 37th Avenue and 113th Street.…
March 6, Staff Report
The police have arrested a Corona man who allegedly pushed a 15-year-old girl onto the subway tracks on Saturday as a 7 train was approaching the Roosevelt Ave and 103 Street Station.
George Pautt, 38,…
March 10, By Michael Florio
The Jackson Heights and Corona school communities gathered last week to celebrate nearly a billion dollars that the City has committed to new school construction over the next several years.
In an amendment to the Department of Education’s capital plan,…
March 9, By Michael Florio
The suspect who stabbed two people – one fatally – and set another on fire in Astoria last weekend is also being investigated for a stabbing in Jackson Heights.
James Dillon, 23, is being investigated for a stabbing that occurred in a building on Roosevelt Avenue at 1:30 p.m.…
March 8, Staff Report
Police have released a sketch of the suspect wanted for pushing a 17-year-old girl onto the subway tracks in Corona this weekend.
The suspect approached the woman from behind on the Manhattan-bound platform of the Roosevelt Avenue and 103rd Street subway station at 8:40 p.m.…