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 »
Nov. 22, 2023 By Bill Parry Once known as the commercial beating heart of Astoria, the slow decline of the Steinway Street business corridor began a half century ago with the opening of the Queens Center mall in Elmhurst. Shoppers migrated to the borough’s largest mall and Steinway Street storefront businesses bore the brunt of… Read more »
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 »
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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Oct. 12, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police are looking for a crazed straphanger who flung pieces of wood out from a moving R train in western Queens last week, striking four victims at three different stations. The bizarre series of attacks – which took place within a 12-minute period on Thursday, Oct. 5 — left… Read more »
Oct. 4, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A man allegedly punched a woman in the face inside an Elmhurst subway station last week and police at the 115th Precinct are continuing their search for the suspect behind the attack. The victim, 24, was on a staircase inside the 90th Street-Elmhurst Avenue station at around 4:50 p.m…. Read more »
Sept. 26, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police are looking for three suspects on bicycles wanted in connection with a series of muggings in Jackson Heights and Corona earlier this month. The alleged robberies took place during three different incidents, between Sept. 2 and Sept. 16, with the suspects making off with nearly $650 cash in… Read more »
Sept. 12, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A 78-year-old woman was pickpocketed inside the Junction Boulevard subway station last month and police from the 115th Precinct on Tuesday have released a photo of the alleged thief. The victim was waiting for a 7 train inside the station, located above the intersection of Junction Boulevard and Roosevelt… Read more »
Aug. 21, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Queens Borough President Donovan Richards presented representatives of Elmhurst Hospital with a $3 million check for capital funding on Monday, Aug. 21, to help centralize its maternal and neo-natal services unit (NICU). The presentation took place in front of the hospital — which is also known as NYC Health… Read more »
July 25, 2023 By Michael Diorgan Police are looking for a suspect who allegedly knocked a man’s teeth out with a power punch in Elmhurst earlier this month. Authorities say the suspect got into a dispute with the 42-year-old victim in the vicinity of Broadway and 76th Street at around 5:30 a.m. on July 2…. Read more »