May 12, By Michael Florio
Plans to convert the former Pan America Hotel into a permanent homeless shelter remain uncertain after Comptroller Scott Stringer rejected a contract Monday citing concerns for residents’ safety.
The Department of Homeless Services and the non-profit group Samaritan Village had entered into a 5-year contract to turn the 79-00 Queens Blvd hotel building into a permanent transitional housing shelter.…
May 12, By Michael Florio
Police are on the hunt for a suspect who they say fatally shot and killed a man in broad daylight on Roosevelt Ave last week.
The police allege that Raul Zamora, 33, shot and killed Jorge Manzanarez,…
May 6, By Michael Florio
Police are searching for a 61-year-old man who allegedly flashed a female victim on the 7-train last week.
The suspect, identified as Roger Almeida, was riding the Manhattan-bound 7-train on April 26th, when he exposed himself to a 31-year-old female victim at 3:30 pm.…
May 5, By Michael Florio
A new school might be on the horizon in Jackson Heights.
Councilman Daniel Dromm has been in discussions with the School Construction Authority (SCA) about building a school at the old White Castle Headquarters at 69-01 34th Avenue.…
May 6, By Michael Florio
The police are searching for a suspect who shot and killed a man on Roosevelt Avenue yesterday.
Police discovered a 38-year-old male with a gunshot wound to the torso Tuesday at about 2:20 pm.…
April 27, By Michael Florio
Police are searching for a man who allegedly groped a female rider on the 7 train this weekend.
The incident occurred Saturday afternoon at around 3:30 pm, when the suspect grabbed a 23-year-old female’s buttocks near the 74th Street and Broadway 7-train station.…