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Assemblymember González-Rojas praises 2025 fiscal budget for investments in Queens communities
Assemblymember González-Rojas praises 2025 fiscal budget for investments in Queens communities

Apr. 26, 2024 By Ethan Marshall

Queens Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas (D-34) celebrated the passing of the New York State budget for the 2025 fiscal year, highlighting its inclusion of investments in numerous Queens neighborhoods.

Many of these investments include in the budget, which was passed on Saturday, Apr. 21, will have a large impact on her district, which includes Astoria, Corona, East Elmhurst, Jackson Heights and Woodside.

González-Rojas was able to help secure a variety of local investments as part of the budget, including a pilot of a program to legalize basement apartments and bring them up to code in the neighborhood of Woodside, $140 million for capital projects at NYCHA buildings, including those in NYCHA Woodside Houses, $903,000 for the Lexington School for the Deaf, a 4201 school in the district that educates deaf and blind students, and $100,000 for Selfhelp Community Services, which serves Jackson Heights residents.

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Flushing man indicted in fatal collision that killed 10-year-old boy in East Elmhurst last month: DA

A Flushing man was indicted by a Queens grand jury in a fatal collision that killed an 8-year-old boy in East Elmhurst last month.

Jose Barcia, 52, is accused of speeding through a crosswalk while making a left turn, killing Bayron Palomino Arroyo and injuring his 10-year-old brother Bradley on Mar. 13. The grand jury indictment was filed on Apr. 18, and Barcia will be arraigned on May 2, according to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz.

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FDNY prevents disaster in East Elmhurst by seizing 68 illegally stored propane tanks

For the second time in four months, FDNY fire inspectors averted a potential catastrophe in East Elmhurst after finding stockpiles of illegally stored propane tanks in the residential neighborhood.

Fire inspectors from the Special Investigation Unit received a complaint of illegal occupancy at a home just south of LaGuardia Airport at 23-57 89th St. They discovered 68 propane cylinders, which they seized along with five food trucks and a box truck parked on the property last week. The inspectors also found illegal single-room-occupancy in the home’s cellar.

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Crunching the Queens crime numbers: grand larcenies down across borough, rapes halved in the north, robberies decrease in the south

Apr. 17, 2024 By Ethan Marshall

The number of grand larcenies across Queens was down during the 28-day period from March 18 to April 14, compared to the same period of time last year, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD Monday. At the same time, rapes and robberies decreased significantly in northern and southern Queens, respectively.

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