March 29, 2022 By Allie Griffin The Metropolitan Transportation Authority unveiled a revised draft bus plan Tuesday that would overhaul the existing bus network in Queens. The 515-page updated plan replaces an original 2019 draft plan that the MTA decided to scrap because it was highly unpopular among borough residents and officials. MTA officials, Queens… Read more »
March 29, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A community-led group is hosting guided food crawls through Jackson Heights next month. The restaurant crawls, which will see participants visit a diverse mix of local eateries to savor takeout food, will take place on April 9 and April 23. There will be two tours each day, with one… Read more »
March 29, 2022 By Allie Griffin Council Member Francisco Moya teamed up with more than 30 middle school students Friday to remove graffiti near their Corona school building. Moya and students from the Corona Arts & Sciences Academy — along with the Association of Community Employment Programs for the Homeless (ACE), the Neighbors of the… Read more »
March 29, 2022 By Christian Murray New York’s hometown airline is adding thousands of new jobs. JetBlue, which is headquartered in Long Island City, announced yesterday that it is recruiting 5,000 additional employees this year in anticipation of a big increase in summer-time demand. The positions will primarily be based at its John F. Kennedy… Read more »
March 28, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A 19-year-old teen has been charged with murder in relation to the fatal shooting of a college student during a botched drug robbery in East Elmhurst last month. Joseph Barahona, of 35th Avenue in Jackson Heights, was indicted by a grand jury and arraigned before Queens County Supreme Court Friday… Read more »
March 28, 2022 By Christian Murray A 32-year-old Corona man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the firing of an illegal gun that killed a mother of three children—via a stray bullet— inside her Jackson Heights apartment in 2020. Issam Elabbar, who pleaded guilty in December 2021 to manslaughter in the second… Read more »
March 25, 2022 By Allie Griffin About three-quarters of Asian seniors in New York City are afraid to leave their homes due to the recent spike in anti-Asian violence, according to a report released Thursday. The Asian American Federation (AAF) surveyed 153 Asian seniors as well as 15 community-based organizations across the city and found… Read more »
March 24, 2022 By Allie Griffin State Sen. Jessica Ramos is calling on the city council to invest in mental health services for alleged lawbreakers rather than pumping money into the prison system. Ramos joined a rally on the steps of City Hall Wednesday morning to demand the council add funding to mental health services… Read more »
March 24, 2022 By Christian Murray Council Member Shekar Krishnan, the chair of the Parks and Recreation Committee, unveiled a five-point plan last week that aims to increase the city’s investment in parks, upgrade playgrounds and add trees across the city. Krishnan, who represents Jackson Heights and Elmhurst, held a press conference at the Unisphere… Read more »
Match 24, 2022 By Michael Dorgan An Astoria woman who went on the run after allegedly shoving an 87-year-old woman to her death earlier this month has turned herself in. Lauren Pazienza, 26, who lives at the Shore Towers apartment complex near Astoria Park, was arrested Tuesday after giving herself up to police for the… Read more »