March 18, By Michael Florio
A block of 74th Street will be renamed to honor one of its late residents, a longtime local advocate.
Community Board 3 voted unanimously at its monthly meeting Thursday to name 74th Street between 30th Avenue and 31st Avenue as “Emma Brandt Way.”
Emma Brandt,…
March 17, By Michael Florio
The 115 Precinct wants surveillance cameras to go at the intersection of Northern Boulevard and 80th Street following a number of violent incidents.
Deputy Inspector Brian Hennessy, the commanding officer of the 115th Precinct,…
March 17, By Michael Florio
A popular Jackson Heights coffee shop re-opened today after two months of renovations.
Espresso 77, located at 35-57 77th St., had closed in January to expand into a neighboring space.
The owners, Afzal Hossain and Julie Nymann,…
March 17, Staff Report
Residents will be able to keep a closer eye on much of the criminal activity taking place in Jackson Heights and surrounding neighborhoods using the NYPD’s recently released CompStat2.0 website.
The site allows users to search crime stats by precinct and to see criminal incidents pinpointed on a map.…
March 16, Staff Report
A Queens youth summit designed to support the borough’s young LGBTQ people in health, job readiness and more is scheduled for this weekend in Jackson Heights.
The youth summit – presented by the Hetrick-Martin Institute in partnership with City Council members and the Council’s LGBT Caucus – is scheduled for Saturday from 11 a.m.…
March 16, Staff Report
A Corona man was sentenced to 14 years to life in prison for the murder of a young woman he pursued on the street and strangled to death in 2009, when he was 15 years old,…
March 15, Staff Report
A former taekwondo instructor faces prison on sexual abuse and forcible touching charges after allegedly preying on his students.
Lorenzo Ramos, 26, allegedly violated two 12-year-old and two 14-year-old girls while working as an instructor at United Tae Kwon Do,…
March 15, Staff Report
Police have released surveillance footage of the two suspects who stabbed a 16-year-old boy and slashed his dog over the weekend.
The two suspects approached the boy near Northern Boulevard and 80th Street at 7 p.m.…
March 14, Staff Report
Students at 25 Queens and Bronx schools will have free access to tampons and pads by the end of the month.
Council Member Julissa Ferreras-Copeland announced the new program at Newtown High School in Elmhurst Monday morning.…
March 14, By Jackie Strawbridge
The Department of Transportation plans to extend western Queens’ bike network along nearly the entirety of 31st Avenue, stretching from Vernon Boulevard to Astoria Boulevard.
The proposed bike route project will involve a combination of bike lanes and shared vehicle/bike lanes,…