Jackson Heights Teen Takes On N.A.M. Teen New York
BY ARIEL HERNANDEZ Staff Writer Jackson Heights’ 19-year-old Maria Paula Forero will be competing this weekend for the title of Miss New York at the National American Miss Teen New York Pageant at the...
View ArticleDiner Grows Into Jackson Heights Icon
BY MATT SHORTALL The Jackson Diner has been a landmark in the Jackson Heights community of Queens for decades. Attracting a diverse demographic of customers since 1983, the diner has earned such a good...
View ArticleNewYork-Presbyterian Queens Teams With St. John’s
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens is now the official hospital for St. John’s University’s Red Storm Athletics programs, the institutions announced on Jan. 25. Last June, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens opened a...
View ArticleJackson Heights Residents Rally Against Peralta
BY ARIEL HERNANDEZ Staff Writer Fury warmed Jackson Heights residents last Thursday night as they rallied in freezing temperatures and called for state Sen. Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst) to return to...
View ArticleCB4 Member Blasted For Immigration Comment
BY ARIEL HERNANDEZ Staff Writer A member of Community Board 4 was called upon to step down after she made statements during a recent board meeting that were deemed by some to be racist and xenophobic....
View ArticleIce Confines Elderly Jax Heights Residents
BY ARIEL HERNANDEZ Staff Writer A group of senior and disabled residents were finally relieved on Sunday after having been confined to their homes for five days due to an approximately three-inch block...
View ArticleMan Accused Of Attacking Transgender Women
BY ARIEL HERNANDEZ Staff Writer A Long Island man has been arrested after he allegedly shouted homophobic slurs and attacked two transgender women outside a McDonald’s in Jackson Heights on Friday,...
View ArticleTarget Store Planned For Jackson Heights
BY ARIEL HERNANDEZ Staff Writer A 23,580-square-foot Target chain store is in the works to replace a long-time movie theater that was shuttered three years ago in Jackson Heights. Last year, Sun Equity...
View ArticleJackson Heights Elementary School Breaks Ground
BY ARIEL HERNANDEZ Staff Writer One of the most overcrowded school districts in the city will finally be getting a new elementary school. As part of the city Department of Education’s plan to add 2,700...
View ArticleJackson Heights March Honors Trans-Latinas
BY ARIEL HERNANDEZ Staff Writer In the wake of approximately 20 cases that are being investigated as hate crimes during the past year in Jackson Heights, Corona and Woodside, local residents turned out...
View ArticleScam Artists Bilk Apartment Seekers For $5K
The city’s Police Department is searching for four scam artists who have been taking advantage of apartment seekers in Queens. The quartet has been sighted in Whitestone, Flushing, Jackson Heights and...
View ArticleHotel Planned For Jackson Heights Sparks Concern
BY ARIEL HERNANDEZ Staff Writer A seven-story residential hotel that is being planned for construction in Jackson Heights has raised concerns with local leaders, who say that there is little...
View ArticleThousands Attend Ecuadorian Parade in Jax Heights
BY TRONE DOWD Editor Ecuadorian Americans proudly showed their pride for their native country in Jackson Heights on Sunday as they chanted, cheered and sang alongside friends and family. Sunday’s...
View ArticleNYPD Looking For Jackson Heights Groper
The NYPD is searching for a man who allegedly groped a woman in Jackson Heights in September. On Sept. 27, at 3:40 a.m., the man allegedly approached the 57-year-old victim from behind, grabbed her...
View ArticleNYPD Looking For Queens Bank Robber
The NYPD is searching for a man who robbed a Jackson Heights bank on Nov. 6. According to the NYPD, the man entered the Sterling National Bank at 72-35 Broadway at 4:15 p.m. The suspect passed a note...
View ArticleMake The Road Calls For Passage Of DREAM Act
BY ARIEL HERNANDEZ Four buses docking from Jackson Heights, Brooklyn, Staten Island and Brentwood were filled to full capacity at 5:30 a.m. Today to drive to Washington D.C. to call on Congress to pass...
View ArticleEx-City Hall Aide Mulls Run Against Peralta
BY JON CRONIN Editor The reintegration of the Independent Democratic Caucus (IDC) into the mainline Democratic Party is still up in the air, and while the state legislature is in flux, some contenders...
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