The city will spend $33 million on sewer upgrades to reduce pollution in Bowery Bay and Flushing Bay.
The Department of Environmental Protection announced the sewage upgrade yesterday, which they say will prevent 225 million gallons of pollution from being discharged into Bowery Bay and Flushing Bay each year.…
February 3, Staff Report
A police officer was arrested early Wednesday for leaving the scene of an accident after hitting a 13-year-old boy with his vehicle on his way to work at the 115th precinct late Tuesday.
David Walker,…
February 2, Staff Report
The MTA will increase service on the Q70 bus this spring to meet the needs of its growing ridership.
The Q70 Limited, which runs to LaGuardia Airport via Jackson Heights and Woodside, has seen its customers double in recent years.…
January 30, Staff Report
A Corona man has been arrested after following a 10-year-old girl along 81st Street, asking her to come over to him and trying to hold her hand, according to police.
Jaminton Carela, 29, allegedly saw the girl walking across the street from him along 81st Street at 7:40 am yesterday and motioned for her to come over to him.…
January 29, Staff Report
Local officials will donate hundreds of winter coats to the community, about a week after Winter Storm Jonas pounded the city with snow.
State Sen. Jose Peralta, in cooperation with Woodside on the Move, will donate 1,700 winter coats to several local community organizations and churches,…
January 28, By Michael Florio
Responding to requests from the residents of 77th Street, the Department of Transportation is working to turn a narrow section of that road one-way. The one-way conversion would apply to 77th Street between 25th Avenue and 30th Avenue and will require a route change for the Q47 bus,…
January 28, By Christian Murray
Two brothers who pleaded guilty to felony charges in a case where a 25-year-old woman was “bought” for $200 and then held against her will for a week while she was forced to have sex were sentenced today.…
January 28, By Michael Florio
Police busted two men on Tuesday night who were driving around Jackson Heights with 100 pounds of heroin concealed in a pickup truck, according to authorities.
The men, both Guatemalan natives, were caught in possession of heroin near the intersection of Northern Boulevard and 84th Street Tuesday night.…
January 28, Staff Report
Police are searching for two suspects who allegedly stole more than $2,000 worth of sunglasses from the Banana Republic store at the Queens Center Mall last October.
The police, who released a photo of the suspects yesterday,…
January 27, By Michael Florio
The Department of Transportation will continue efforts to increase pedestrian safety along Northern Boulevard with plans to build five more pedestrian islands on the dangerous road.
The DOT proposes putting the pedestrian islands between 105th Street and 114th Street,…