April 6, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights and Transit District 20 are on the lookout for a pickpocket who was wearing a “Top Gun” jacket when he allegedly robbed a 7 train rider at the 82nd Street subway station early Sunday morning. The suspect approached the 22-year-old man… Read more »
April 6, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A 70-year-old woman suffered a fractured knee as she fought off a would-be-robber who tried to steal her bag at a Corona bus stop on Sunday morning, April 2. The senior was waiting for a bus at the intersection of Granger Street and Horace Harding Expressway at around 8:25… Read more »
April 6, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police have released video of a suspect wanted for allegedly attacking a straphanger with a blunt object last month while they were both riding an F train in Jackson Heights. The suspect allegedly got into an argument with the 43-year-old victim as the Brooklyn-bound train approached the Jackson Heights–Roosevelt… Read more »
April 5, 2023 By Michael Dorgan The NYPD’s 115th Precinct in western Queens welcomed a new commanding officer on Monday, April 3. The precinct, which covers Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst and North Corona, celebrated Deputy Inspector Eileen Downing become its new leader at a ceremony inside its headquarters at 92-15 Northern Blvd. The precinct patrol… Read more »
April 4, 2023 By Michael Dorgan The owner of a well-known pet shop in Astoria has become the first person to get Community Board 1 approval to open a legal cannabis dispensary in the neighborhood. Keith Dalessio, whose family has operated Astoria Pets on Steinway Street for around 40 years, appeared before the board’s executive… Read more »
April 4, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A Jackson Heights school that is celebrating its centenary year has one more reason to cheer after it secured a $100,000 grant to construct new art and music classrooms, as well as other upgrades. Garden School, an independent college preparatory school located at 33-16 79th St., received the sizeable… Read more »
April 3, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Tenants of the Jackson Heights apartment building at 94-16 34th Road were joined by representatives from the Right to Counsel NYC Coalition (RTCNYC) and Catholic Migration Services on April 3 for a rally demanding safer living conditions and a statewide right to counsel. The rally outside the Queens Housing… Read more »
April 3, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police have released photos of two suspects wanted for allegedly stealing more than $5,000 worth of Apple goods from a Target store at the Queens Place Mall last month. The suspects, a man and a woman, allegedly swiped the Apple goods from the store on March 23 at around… Read more »
April 1, 2023 By Zach Gewelb Police are searching for three suspects who worked in tandem to break into a North Corona home in broad daylight and steal more than $17,000 before speeding away in a getaway vehicle. Police say that the suspects approached a residence in the vicinity of 32nd Avenue and 99th Street… Read more »
March 31, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Western Queens residents have just a few days left to have their say on which capital projects in their district should be funded via a process known as participatory budgeting. Participatory budgeting is a process in which area residents can pitch ideas and vote on how to spend $1… Read more »