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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, 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, [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
