Jackson Heights

Teen killed by dump truck in Jackson Heights
Teen killed by dump truck in Jackson Heights
Top Stories Billy Rennison 12/28/2012 at 11:59AM

A teenage boy was struck and killed by a dump truck in Jackson Heights this morning at the intersection of 80th Street and Northern Boulevard. The accident occurred at approximately 8:45 a.m. when the rear wheels of a white dump truck towing a green generator hit the teen as it turned onto Northern Boulevard from [...]

Dromm, DRUM lead rally after Bangladesh factory fire
Dromm, DRUM lead rally after Bangladesh factory fire
News Alexa Altman 12/11/2012 at 8:45AM

With his handheld camcorder, Gulam Sarwar Harum swept through the chanting crowd, capturing their faces and voices as they bellowed for the workers who perished in a fire in a Bangladesh factory. “Workers’ rights and human rights! Workers’ rights and human rights!” they yelled, waving homemade signs etched with English and Bengali cries for justice. [...]

Cops nab suspect in sex assault of 2 Queens girls
Police Billy Rennison 11/15/2012 at 5:51PM

Police nabbed a Brooklyn man for the alleged sexual assault of two young girls in their Queens apartment building. On November 12, around 7:10 p.m., the suspect entered a Jackson Heights apartment building and went into the laundry room, said police, where he sexually assaulted two girls, aged 4 and 9. Mario Lopez, 52, was [...]

Suspect wanted for child sex assault in Jackson Heights
Suspect wanted for child sex assault in Jackson Heights
Police Cristabelle Tumola 11/14/2012 at 10:08AM

The NYPD is looking for a man who sexually assaulted two girls in Queens Monday. On November 12, around 7:10 p.m., the suspect entered a Jackson Heights apartment building and went into the laundry room, said police. There, he sexually abused a four-year-old and nine-year-old girl, then fled the scene. Authorities describe the suspect as [...]

Two NYPD officers arrested for DWI in Queens
News Cristabelle Tumola 11/13/2012 at 3:07PM

Within four days, two NYPD police officers were arrested and charged with DWI in Queens, according to authorities. The first arrest occurred around 4 a.m. on Saturday, November 10 in the 112th Precinct, which consists of the Forest Hills and Rego Park areas of Queens, said police. The NYPD could not specify the exact location of [...]

Dime Savings Bank grand re-opening
Dime Savings Bank grand re-opening
Business Queens Courier Staff 11/05/2012 at 2:25PM

Dime Savings Bank, located at 75-23 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights, celebrated its grand re-opening and extended hours on October 27 with fun and family games, food, trick-or-treating and a prize for best kid’s costume. Pictures at the event – and in the Halloween spirit – is the staff including (third from left) Marlene Bruce, [...]

Queens Morning Roundup
Queens Morning Roundup
News Billy Rennison 10/26/2012 at 7:14AM

TODAY’S FORECAST Friday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 71. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Friday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind 5 to 7 mph. EVENT OF THE DAY: Halloween Haunted House Visit for some thrills and chills! Stay for hayrides, treats, mulled cider and pumpkins on sale. [...]

Queens’ Morning Roundup
Queens’ Morning Roundup
News Cristabelle Tumola 10/23/2012 at 8:08AM

TODAY’S FORECAST Tuesday: Overcast with a chance of rain. High of 68. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 50%. Tuesday night: Overcast with a chance of rain. Low of 57. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 50% with rainfall amounts near 0.3 in. possible. EVENT of the DAY: Trifecta: Curators’ Choice This is the last [...]

Select Bus Service coming to LaGuardia Airport
Select Bus Service coming to LaGuardia Airport
News Melissa Chan 10/17/2012 at 1:12PM

A faster commute is in the future for Woodside and Jackson Heights straphangers traveling to LaGuardia Airport, the city’s top transit leaders announced last week. Three Select Bus Service routes — said to bring faster and more reliable service to the boroughs with its streamlined stops and pay-before-boarding feature — are slated to be launched [...]

Non-profit investigates fraud against Latin American immigrants
News Alexa Altman 10/17/2012 at 10:33AM

Desperate for work, Gerardo Llanque, a Peruvian immigrant, visited an employment agency in search of a job five years ago. He paid $120 in exchange for a temporary construction position. When Llanque arrived at the address where his job was supposed to be, he found an abandoned house. “It can be exasperating not to find [...]