December 8, By Jackie Strawbridge
The City Council overwhelmingly approved a bill Monday that will allow taxpayer dollars to fund security guards at private schools.
Under the legislation, the City will provide up to $19.8 million to fund unarmed security guards at private schools that request them,…
December 8, By Michael Florio
IS 145’s dual language program has been selected to serve as a model for schools around the city.
Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina selected IS 145, the Joseph Pultizer School, as part of the Citywide Model Dual Language Program.…
December 7, By Laura A. Shepard
Construction is almost finished at the Bruson Building more than year and a half after it was ravaged by fire.
Most of the scaffolding at 74-09 37th Ave. has been removed and owner Craig Bruno said he hopes to wrap up by New Year’s.…
Dec. 7, Staff Report
A fire erupted inside an Elmhurst house early this morning, leaving nine injured.
The blaze broke out at 42-67 Ketcham Street, off Britton Ave, at around 4:20 am Monday in a three-story private house, according to the FDNY.…
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,…