August 7, By Michael Florio
State Senator Jose Peralta is going to be handing out free backpacks tomorrow to help kids get ready to go back to school.
Peralta will host his sixth annual backpack giveaway on August 8th from 10 am to 1 pm,…
August 7, By Jackie Strawbridge
A public hearing is scheduled in Manhattan next week for the proposed site of a new elementary school on the Jackson Heights/Woodside border.
The hearing will take place on Tuesday at 250 Broadway in Manhattan,…
August 6, By Michael Florio
The former chef to the Canadian Ambassador who is opening a French restaurant on 37th Avenue this fall has come up with a name and design plans.
Stewart Wadden, a Canadian native, is naming his 76-05 37th Ave restaurant Swim Two Birds after the 1939 novel by Flann O’Brien At Swim-Two-Birds.…
August 6, By Michael Florio
A 24-year-old woman who was about to enter her home was sliced in the neck by a suspect who asked her several times if she lived alone, according to the NYPD.
The woman who lives in the vicinity of Hampton Street and Baxter Avenue was approached at 2:40 am on June 28 by the suspect who put a knife to her neck and wanted to know if she lived alone.…
August 5, By Michael Florio
The repavement of a bumpy Jackson Height thoroughfare has finally been completed.
The Department of Transportation finished repaving 37th Ave from 69th Street to Junction Blvd last night, after five days of work. Markings on the street will be painted within the next two weeks,…
August 5, By Michael Florio
A 74-year-old man was struck in the face with a pipe and hospitalized over a parking space, police said.
The victim was attempting to park his car in front of 32-65 83rd Street on July 11th at 1:40 pm,…
August 5, By Michael Florio
Councilman Daniel Dromm has allocated $2.4 million from the city’s 2016 budget to nearly 20 schools in Jackson Heights and Elmhurst.
The money will be used to pay for audio/visual system enhancements, library upgrades,…
August 3, By Michael Florio
The search continues for an alligator in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
The 110 police precinct, which responded to a call Saturday that there was a alligator in the park, will continue to search for the gator by sending out officers to check the area for about an hour each day,…
July 31, By Michael Florio
Caffé Bene, a multinational coffee giant with more than 1,600 locations in a dozen countries, will be opening its first café in Jackson Heights this fall.
The new cafe will be located at 80-27 37th Ave.,…
July 31, By Michael Florio
A local group is looking to clean up a historic 17th century burial ground so it can use it as a community space.
Hibridos Collective, a collective group of local artists, is looking to clean up the Leverick Cemetery,…