July 21, By Michael Florio
The Jackson Heights Beautification Group is assisting the Parks Department count and map out all the trees in the neighborhood.
Every ten years the Parks Department–with the help of neighborhood groups such as the Jackson Heights Beautification Group– counts and maps out all the trees across the city to identify where more trees need to be planted and what trees need to be replaced.…
July 21, By Michael Florio
Police are searching for five men who allegedly forced their way into a 60-year-old woman’s apartment, displayed a gun and robbed her.
The robbery took place on July 7 at around 4:50 pm within the confines of the 115th Precinct,…
July 20, By Michael Florio
The Parks Department revealed its design plans for Travers Park, located on 34th Ave between 77th and 79th Street, on Saturday.
The new design transforms Travers Park’s multipurpose asphalt field into a great lawn.…
July 17, By Michael Florio
The public will have the opportunity to go on a walking tour of Jackson Heights this Sunday.
Kornblit Tours, which offers walking tours of New York City neighborhoods, will host a four-hour tour of Jackson Heights,…
July 16, By Jackie Strawbridge
A small, historic park on the Jackson Heights/East Elmhurst border will see $400,000 for upgrades.
Councilman Costa Constantinides allocated the funding, through the City’s Fiscal Year 2016 budget, to One Room Schoolhouse Park. The park is located at 90th Street and Astoria Boulevard,…
July 15, By Michael Florio
Jackson Heights will soon be home of a Banana Republic outlet.
The clothing chain will be opening a location at 37-41 82nd Street this Fall, according to Sean Piazza, spokesman for Gap Inc., which owns Banana republic.…
July 14, By Michael Florio
Local advocates are calling for Diwali, the five-day festival of lights celebrated by those in the Hindu, Sikh, Jain and Buddhist communities, to be recognized as a holiday in New York City public schools.…
July 14, By Michael Florio
A new Japanese restaurant and sake bar opened last week in Jackson Heights.
Sake Bar by Zabb opened on July 4th in the basement level at 71-28 Roosevelt Ave, according to owner Palm TangJuntuk.…
July 13, By Michael Florio
Travers Park is set to undergo a makeover.
On July 18, the Parks Department will unveil redesign plans at 11:30am at the park, which is located on 34th Avenue between 77th and 78th Street.…
July 12, By Michael Florio
A newly formed bike advocacy group has started a campaign for additional bike lanes in several western Queens neighborhoods.
Called Queens Bike, the group was formed in the past two weeks by resident Sergio Pecanha’s idea to connect Jackson Heights residents to various parks throughout western Queens via bike lanes.…