December 4, By Michael Florio
Residents had the opportunity to voice their opinions on how to make a dangerous stretch of Astoria Boulevard safer at a workshop this week.
The corridor – Astoria Boulevard between 77th and 92nd Streets – has proven to be one of the most difficult for pedestrians to cross.…
December 4, By Laura A Shepard
Four recently vacated store fronts on Roosevelt Avenue are likely to be converted into a Planet Fitness if permits are approved.
The budget gym filed permits with the Department of Buildings on Nov.…
Dec. 4, Staff Report
A 40-year-old woman was raped in Jackson Heights in the early hours this morning, according to police.
The suspect approached the woman on 83rd Street just before 1 am and forced her into a back yard.…
December 3, By Michael Florio
The Red Cross will distribute free smoke and carbon monoxide alarms throughout Jackson Heights this Saturday.
The Red Cross will have hundreds of staff members and volunteers going to Jackson Heights to install 10-year smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in homes that do not have working devices.…
December 3, By Laura A Shepard
An old farmhouse in Elmhurst, the last of its kind, is at risk of being bulldozed and forgotten.
Demolition plans have been approved for the farmhouse, which is located at 90-11 56th Ave.…
December 3, Staff Report
The brutal attack of a transgender woman that took place in Jackson Heights Sunday is not being investigated as a hate crime, police said.
The victim was attacked following an argument with a man outside her 37-50 93rd Street home,…
December 2, By Michael Florio
Jackson Heights residents will have the opportunity to take a bike ride with Santa Claus this weekend.
The Queens Bike Initiative will host a holiday bike ride on Sunday at 9 a.m. The group will meet in Travers Park,…
December 2, By Laura A Shepard
Transgender and community advocates gathered at the Elmhurst 90th Street Station last night to speak out following Sunday’s brutal attack of Louisa Perez, a transgender woman in Jackson Heights.
Nearly a dozen people showed up to make it clear that they would not tolerate such violence.…
December 1, By Jackie Strawbridge
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz has joined growing opposition to the City’s two major zoning proposals.
Katz announced Tuesday that she opposes the Department of City Planning’s proposed “Zoning for Quality and Affordability” and “Mandatory Inclusionary Housing” zoning text amendments.…
December 1, By Michael Florio
A man was sexually assaulted and robbed by a group of men shouting gay slurs early Monday, representing the second possible hate crime this week in Jackson Heights.
The 23-year-old victim was beaten and sexually assaulted by three men on 37th Avenue and 83rd Street,…