July 16, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst are looking for a nighttime bike rider who has targeted pedestrians in two grand larcenies on Roosevelt Avenue in recent weeks. In both incidents, the perpetrator rode up alongside his victims on a white bicycle before snatching their property and riding off…. Read more »
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Two teens remain at large weeks after they assaulted, robbed woman at Willets Point 7 train station: NYPD
Mar. 21, 2024 By Bill Parry
A 7 train rider was injured after she was roughed up by two teenagers during a robbery at the Mets-Willets Point subway station earlier this month and the suspects remain at large.
Korean restaurant chain Bonchon opens new location at Queens Center Mall
Feb. 21, 2024 By Rachel Butler Bonchon, the globally celebrated Korean restaurant chain, has announce the grand opening of their newest venue inside the Queens Center Mall, located at 90-15 Queens Boulevard, Elmhurst. This grand opening is set for Wednesday, Feb. 21st. Owned and operated by local Queens franchisees, Kelly Moughal and Muhammad Saleem, this…
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Two men sought in attempted armored truck heist at Queens Center Mall: NYPD
Feb. 16, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst are looking for two men who attempted to rob an armed security guard transporting money from an armored truck into the Queens Center Mall in broad daylight last week. The attempted heist unfolded at around 2:10 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8 as… Read more »
NYC restaurant week is back with over 30 restaurants participating in Queens
Jan. 15, 2024 By admin Jan. 15, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer and Czarinna Andres New York City Restaurant Week is back and better than ever with over 600 participating restaurants, including more than 30 in Queens. Beginning Jan. 16 and running through Feb. 4, NYC Restaurant Week bills itself as an opportunity to explore… Read more »
Elmhurst senior dies ten days after he was struck by an e-bike rider in Jackson Heights: NYPD
Jan. 11, 2024 By Ethan Marshall A 75-year-old Elmhurst man died on Saturday, 10 days after he was struck by an e-bike rider while walking in the vicinity of Roosevelt Avenue and Broadway in Jackson Heights. Kabrinda Nath Sen succumbed to his injuries at Elmhurst Hospital, a block away from his home on Ithaca Street,… Read more »
Elmhurst Hospital celebrates new Citi Bike installation
Dec. 12, 2023 By Bill Parry Elmhurst Hospital recently celebrated a new arrival, not in its maternity ward, but outside, with the Department of Transportation installing a Citi Bike rack across the street. DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez cut the ribbon on the much-anticipated Citi Bike rack on Nov. 29 that has been installed… Read more »
Cops searching for armed suspects who snatched man’s cellphone in Jackson Heights
Dec. 4, 2023 By Bill Parry A man was robbed at gunpoint of his cell phone on Oct. 31 within the confines of the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights and the two suspects remain at large more than a month later, according to the NYPD. Investigators caught a break in the grand larceny case when… Read more »
E train rider attacked, robbed by stranger inside Jackson Heights transit hub: NYPD
Nov. 21, 2023 By Bill Parry A man was beaten and robbed on board an E train in Jackson Heights on Sunday night, according to the NYPD. Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst and Transit District 20 are looking for a man who approached the 49-year-old victim as he was riding in a southbound… Read more »
Parent association plants daffodil bulbs at Elmhurst school in honor of 9/11, COVID-19 victims
Nov. 16, 2023 By Rachel Butler Members of a school parent association in Queens planted more than 1,000 daffodil bulbs earlier this month at an Elmhurst school to honor the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and COVID-19. Parents and students from the P.S./I.S. 102Q Parent Association planted the bulbs at the 55-24 Van Horn St. school on Nov. 3 that were donated by New Yorkers for Parks, a nonprofit organization. The non-profit has been in existence for over 100 years and aims to protect and promote open spaces across New York. In 2001, the organization established The Daffodil Project,…
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