February 16, By Jackie Strawbridge
7 train service was halted during the afternoon commute today, after a Queens-bound train suffered what passengers described as an adrenaline-inducing incident.
According to the MTA, the train had a “mechanical problem” at the Hunters Point Avenue stop at 4:30 p.m.…
February 12, By Michael Florio
A Queens Boulevard safety revamp will hit the road in the coming months.
The Department of Transportation has started planning an “operational” project for Queens Boulevard between 73rd Street and Eliot Avenue, a busy corridor that runs past the Queens Center Mall.…
February 12, Staff Report
The City Council has set aside funding for the Department of Education to hire its first LGBT Community Liaison.
The liaison will support the implementation of a literacy program with gay authors as well as LGBT curriculum development for teachers,…
February 11, By Michael Florio
Diversity Plaza will soon officially go by that name.
Last week the City Council approved new names for 42 thoroughfares and public places in New York City, including the small Jackson Heights public space already known as “Diversity Plaza.”
Diversity Plaza is about a block long public space off of 37th Road that falls between 73rd and 74th Streets.…
February 11, Staff Report
Police are searching for an armed man who pleasured himself while watching a 30-year woman who was locked inside her car.
The alleged pervert parked his car alongside the woman’s vehicle in front of the BP Gas Station located at 99-49 Horace Harding Expressway on Friday at 10:10 pm.…
February 10, Staff Report
The homeless shelter at the former Pan Am hotel has been approved for a formal contract after first receiving three rejections from the City Comptroller.
According to Eric Sumberg, spokesperson for City Comptroller Scott Stringer,…
February 10, Staff Report
An after school instructor at a Jackson Heights mosque has been charged with sexual abuse of a young student, according to Queens District Attorney Richard Brown.
Mohammed Rana, an after-school religious instructor at Masjid Abu Huraira,…
February 10, By Michel Florio
The Health Department shut down two Jackson Heights restaurants within the last week.
Both Pizza Sam, located at 89-06 Northern Blvd., and Khaabar Baari, a Bangladeshi restaurant located at 37-22 73rd St., were shut down due to failing their health inspections.…
February 9, By Christian Murray
Several Queens-based council members are calling on the MTA to conduct a top-to-bottom study of the 7 line, claiming that weekday service is unreliable and riders are often left waiting on overcrowded platforms as they try to make their way into work.…
February 9, Staff Report
A correction officer is facing a number of charges including rape and promoting prison contraband in Rikers Island.
Nicole Bartley, 30, was arrested Saturday after an investigation showed that she had a package of marijuana at her home that she intended to give to an inmate with whom she had sexual relations,…