December 22, By Michael Florio
A representative for a family owned restaurant believes it was treated unfairly after having its liquor license renewal application shot down by Community Board 3.
Mala Noche No, a bar and restaurant located at 39-09 104th St.,…
December 22, Staff Report
The MTA will suspend 7 train service between Queens and Manhattan for eight weekends in 2016, while it conducts service work on the line.
The shutdowns will take place Jan. 22 to 25, March 18 to 21,…
December 21, Staff Report
He was 15 years old when he strangled a woman to death in Astoria. Nearly seven years later, at the age of 22, Corona resident Jose Martinez now faces 14 years to life in prison for his crime.…
December 17, By Michael Florio
Local politicians met with representatives of the Department of Transportation on Wednesday at the intersection of Northern Boulevard and Junction Boulevard, where 17-year-old Ovidio Jaramillo was killed by a hit and run driver while crossing the street last week.…
Dec. 16, Staff Report
A cement truck struck a mother and her two children who were crossing a Corona street this afternoon.
The driver drove into the three while they were crossing at the intersection of 55th Avenue and Junction Blvd at 2:30 pm,…
December 16, By Michael Florio
An independent pharmacy focused on personal relationships and unique sales items opened recently on Northern Boulevard.
Viva Pharmacy and Wellness opened at 80-14 Northern Blvd. on Dec. 2. Owner Latchmin Raghunauth said the pharmacy offers a variety of special services,…
December 15, Staff Report
Police are searching for the man who beat up his transgender girlfriend so badly she had to be taken to the hospital in critical condition.
Tomas Rivera, 29, is suspected of assaulting his 35-year-old girlfriend on Nov.…
December 14, By Laura A. Shepard
With several organizations requesting the ability to rent areas of Flushing Meadows Corona Park for paid-admission concerts, local residents fear that they will lose access to their community parkland.
“It’s not good news for us,” Community Board 4 chair Louis Walker said.…
December 14, Staff Report
Police have released a photo of a man who they believe was a passenger in the vehicle that struck and killed a 17-year-old on Northern Blvd in a hit-and-run last Tuesday.
The police said that the photo is of a man who exited the passenger door shortly after the black Toyota Camry ran down Jaremello Ovidio at the intersection of Northern Blvd and Junction Blvd at around 10:50 pm.…
December 10, By Michael Flor
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State Senator Jose Peralta urged the Department of Transportation (DOT) to increase pedestrian safety at Northern Blvd and Junction Blvd following a fatal hit-and-run that took place there Tuesday.
Ovidio Jaremillo, 17, from East Elmhurst,…