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.…
March 8, By Michael Florio
A two-alarm fire broke out at the X-ist Jeans clothing store on Roosevelt Avenue last night.
The blaze erupted at 84-19 Roosevelt Ave., a one-story commercial building, at 8:50 p.m. It quickly spread to a two-alarm fire at 9:06 p.m.,…
March 7, By Michael Florio
State Sen. Jose Peralta will host a ceremony in Albany on Wednesday to pay tribute to a New York baseball hero.
The ceremony will celebrate New York Met Mike Piazza for his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and celebrate his career accomplishments.…
March 6, Staff Report
The police are searching for a man who allegedly pushed a 17-year-old woman onto the subway tracks last night as a 7 train was approaching at the Roosevelt Ave and 103 Street Station.
The suspect approached the woman on the Manhattan-bound platform from behind at 8:40 pm Saturday and pushed her in front of an oncoming 7 train,…
March 4, By Michael Florio
The Corona man who was arrested in January for following a 10-year-old girl along 81st Street faces up to a year in prison.
On Jan. 29, Jaminton Carela, 29, called a 10-year-old on 81st Street and told her to come with him,…
March 4, By Michael Florio
The 115 Precinct is not immune to New York City’s recent uptick in knife crime.
The City has seen a more than 20 percent increase in knife slashings and stabbings compared to the same period last year,…
March 4, By Jackie Strawbridge
Council Member Costa Constantinides has released the ballot items for his district’s Participatory Budgeting session, which include upgrades to schools, community facilities, local parks and more.
Participatory Budgeting is a process that allows constituents to vote on how capital dollars are spent in their district.…
March 2, By Michael Florio
The Queens Center Mall will soon serve cheesecake.
The popular chain restaurant The Cheesecake Factory will open inside the mall, located at 90-15 Queens Blvd., in the coming months, the company has confirmed.
“Yes,…