May 3, By Jackie Strawbridge
Council Member Daniel Dromm has called on the Queens Center Mall to reconsider its new lease with Chick-fil-A due to the fast food restaurant’s support of an anti-LGBT organization.
Chick-fil-A, a fried chicken restaurant slated to open at the mall this fall,…
May 2, Staff Report
Developers have their eye on a Roosevelt Avenue property near Corona Plaza.
Plans to demolish a one-story commercial space at 102-05 Roosevelt Ave. were filed with the Department of Buildings late last month.
These filings come on the heels of other construction plans indicating that developers want to put a new,…
May 2, Staff Report
Police are searching for a man who allegedly masturbated while staring at a 26-year old woman on the F train.
The suspect sat on a Manhattan bound F train and at the Northern Blvd station masturbated while staring at the woman on April 30th between 10:30 pm and 11:00 pm.…
April 29, By Michael Florio
Another popular chain is coming to the Queens Center Mall.
Chick-fil-A, a fast food chain specializing in chicken sandwiches, will open in the food court in the Queens Center Mall (90-15 Queens Blvd.) this fall.…
April 29, By Michael Florio
Drivers will now have to pay to park on a stretch of Northern Boulevard.
The Department of Transportation installed 25 muni-meters last week along Northern Boulevard from Junction Boulevard to 112th Street.
The 17-block stretch of meters will allow for one-hour parking,…
April 28, By Michael Florio
An East Elmhurst supermarket illegally moved bus stops to create an impromptu parking lot.
Trade Fair Supermarket, located at 99-10 Astoria Blvd., tried to make its own parking lot by breaking into the ground,…
April 27, Staff Report
A Jackson Heights man has been indicted on charges for allegedly killing his girlfriend’s Chihuahua during a heated argument.
The defendant allegedly slammed the 3-year-old dog’s head against the floor while his girlfriend’s 11-year-old daughter looked on,…
April 26, By Christian Murray
A Jackson Heights woman has been charged with aggravated animal cruelty for allegedly keeping more than 50 animals in an unsanitary conditions, according to the Queens District Attorney’s Office.
Elizabeth Grant, 48, allegedly kept the animals in such squalor that veterinary professionals claimed they suffered from malnutrition to respiratory infections and many other painful conditions.…
April 26, Staff Report
A registered sex offender who rubbed his genitals against a 13-year-old girl on the 7 train and then minutes later against a 24-year woman on a different 7 train was convicted of a series of sex crimes yesterday,…
April 26, Staff Report
Jackson Heights residents helped raise thousands of dollars for victims of the massive Ecuador earthquake.
The “Queens for Ecuador” benefit concert, held Sunday night at La Boom New York, raised more than $10,000 for the victims of the April 16 earthquake.…