July 29, By Jackie Strawbridge
The City’s smallest stores would be required to keep their doors shut while running an air conditioner if a local councilman’s bill becomes law.
Councilman Costa Constantinides (D-Astoria) introduced a bill last week that would prohibit stores smaller than 4,000 square feet from keeping their doors open while air conditioning is running.…
July 28, By Michael Florio
The Jackson Heights Food Court, known for its buffet-style food and grocery items, mysteriously closed last week.
Speculation has been rampant among adjacent business owners since as to its sudden closing. Many store owners and their employees claim that the food market has been sold.…
July 28, By Michael Florio
The movement to add bicycle lanes in several western Queens neighborhoods is gaining momentum.
Queens Bike, a bike advocacy group, has generated a lot of support since it announced earlier this month that it aims to connect residents to various parks in western Queens via bike lanes.…
July 27, By Michael Florio
Several Jackson Heights muni-meters will be replaced this week as part of the Department of Transportation’s goal to install technologically-advanced meters city wide.
The DOT began installing the new muni-meters in 2013 and is expected to complete the revamp across the 5 boroughs by the end of the week,…
July 24, By Michael Florio
The owner of a 37th Avenue Colombian restaurant is opening a sports bar on the same block.
The new bar, to be called Pollos Mario, will be located at 83-14 37th Avenue and is expected to open in September,…
July 23, By Michael Florio
Construction work has begun on the ‘Boulevard of Death’ that advocates say will help keep pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists safe.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced this morning that the Department of Transportation (DOT) started work Monday on its $101 million Vision Zero project to improve safety conditions on a 7-mile stretch of Queens Boulevard that goes from Roosevelt to Jamaica Ave.…
July 22, By Michael Florio
Police are searching for a suspect who broke into a Roosevelt Ave cell phone store and took off with more than $9,000 worth of cell phones earlier this month.
The alleged perpetrator cut a hole in the back wall of the cell phone store,…
July 22, By Michael Florio
The fathers of Jackson Heights are coming together for a beer.
A local dad with a 4-year-old daughter is looking to revive his social life, and is calling upon other neighborhood dads to do the same.…
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,…