October 27, Staff Report
A Corona man has been arrested for endangering the welfare of a child after allegedly trying to lure a girl from her Elmhurst apartment building earlier this month.
Jaime Arias, 33, allegedly went inside the lobby of an apartment building near 81st Street and 41st Avenue and tried to lure a 13-year-old girl away who was waiting for her school bus.…
October 26, By Christian Murray
A 22-year-old Corona man faces up to 40 years in prison after being convicted of trying to kill a police officer and another man in Elmhurst in 2014, according to the Queens District Attorney’s office.…
October 26, By Hannah Wulkan
Queens residents may be about to stack on the pounds as the Cheesecake Factory has just opened its first location in the City.
The Cheesecake Factory opened in the Queens Center Mall in Elmhurst yesterday,…
October 25, By Hannah Wulkan
The illegal Cash-For-Cars signs that can be found throughout Queens have caught the attention of an elected official.
State Senator Tony Avella, who represents a large portion of central Queens, announced his intention to take action against these signs last week after receiving many complaints from his constituents and witnessing someone putting up the signs for himself.…
October 24, Staff Report
Two people were found dead in an apartment in North Corona today, according to police.
Around 4:45 a.m. this morning police responded to a 911 call of two unconscious individuals at 35-21 94th Street. Upon arrival,…
October 24, By Hannah Wulkan
The Department of Homeless Services quickly moved a man out of a temporary homeless shelter when residents began pointing out he was on the state sex offender registry.
State Sen. Jose Peralta sent out a statement on Thursday warning the community of the presence of a Level 2 sex offender staying in the Holiday Inn Express in Corona at 113-10 Horace Harding Expressway that has been partially converted in to a homeless shelter.…
October 22, Staff Report
Casa Colombia, a long-time Colombian restaurant located at 86-23 Roosevelt Avenue, was closed Thursday by the Department of Health.
The restaurant was shut down after accumulating 41 violation points, with four violations listed as “critical,” including the presence of live roaches and flies on the premises as well as evidence of mice.…
October 21, Staff Report
Police are searching for a man who tried to lure a young girl away from her home two weeks ago.
According to police, a 13-year-old girl was waiting for her school bus inside the lobby of her apartment building near 81st Street and 41st Avenue when a man approached her.…
October 20, By Hannah Wulkan
Local politicians gathered on Monday to call for a down zoning of South Corona to cap large developments and allow infrastructure to begin to catch up to demand.
Standing outside of school trailers at P.S.…
October 20, By Hannah Wulkan
The Department of Transportation will move forward with a revised plan to increase safety measures on 111th Street in Corona bordering Flushing Meadows- Corona Park, including adding parking spaces and a designated bike lane.…