A local politician and a school principal are calling on the Department of Transportation (DOT) to ensure the safety of pedestrians, especially school children, who cross a “dangerous” intersection. In March, Senator Jose Peralta urged DOT to take a closer look at the intersection of Junction Boulevard and the Horace Harding Expressway in Elmhurst. The [...]
Updated 7:37 a.m. Friday Police arrested a man suspected in several carjackings and gunpoint robberies in Long Island City Thursday morning. Nicolas Almonte, 27, has been charged with robbery and attempted robbery of a motor vehicle, robbery and attempted robbery with a firearm, and unlawful imprisonment, said police. The suspect was apprehended in Greenpoint, Brooklyn Thursday [...]
Some 35 years ago, if you lived in Brooklyn or Queens and wanted to shop, Jamaica was the place to go. The retail hub has since declined, with those department stores still standing all closed. The neighborhood is looking to make a comeback with a new department store and other development. “This will build up [...]
The city might take legal action after two school construction officials were threatened Monday at a contentious community board meeting. Bayside residents were enraged at a proposal by the city’s School Construction Authority (SCA) to build a 416-seat elementary school at 210-11 48th Avenue. They said it would destroy their quality of life, worsen parking [...]
A Bayside bicyclist toured the city on wheels for the first time, thanks to help from a local club. Jason Yi, 26, hit the brakes on plans to pedal through the city’s 36th annual TD Bank 5 Boro Bike Tour when he saw all individual registration slots were filled in April. “Like any other cyclist [...]
The man sought in the rape of a 20-year-old in Ozone Park Sunday has been arrested, said police. Travis Wynter, 25, of Queens, has been charged in the incident. He allegedly attacked the victim after he gave her a ride in his car around 5:10 a.m. When the woman exited his vehicle, he chased her to the [...]
Get ready to start hoppin’. Area businesses are participating in Hoppin’ Thursdays in Sunnyside, a weekly promotion for the month of May. Thirty-three business are offering exclusive deals to customers. The promotion is co-sponsored by the Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement District (BID) and Sunnyside’s Boulevard Bars. The deals include dining and drink specials, discounts on [...]
Police are looking for a man who raped a woman in Ozone Park Sunday. The attack occurred as the suspect was giving the victim a ride in his vehicle around 5:10 a.m., said police. After the 20-year-old victim exited the suspect’s car, he chased her to the corner of 98th Street and 97th Avenue where [...]
Build a school, say Bayside residents, just not in our backyards. Community Board (CB) 11 voted against a controversial proposal to build an elementary school in the place of a popular garden center after enraged residents who live near the 210-11 48th Avenue site vehemently opposed it. “This area is saturated with schools, and we [...]
The Fair Housing Justice Center (FHJC) and a woman living with AIDS have filed a lawsuit against the Lefrak Organization, one of the nation’s largest real estate firms, alleging it discriminates based on disabilities and source of income. The housing advocacy group filed the lawsuit after receiving a complaint from Housing Works, Inc., an advocacy [...]
