Jackson Heights Post

09/05/2026

ICYMI: AM Berger announces almost $1 million in funding for infrastructure upgrades at Flushing Meadows Corona Park

Assembly Member Sam Berger has announced almost $1 million in funding for Flushing Meadows Corona Park, stating that the funding will support the preservation

09/04/2026

Council Member Shanel Thomas-Henry joined Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Kenny Minaya in Corona earlier in the week to promote city’s updated Business Owner Bill of Rights, which provides New York City business owners with the right to access the information, tools and resources necessary to compete in the city.

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09/04/2026

Several construction projects are ongoing in Elmhurst right now. This includes seven different locations where work is progressing at various stages.

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09/03/2026

Community development non-profit City Parks Foundation held its annual Tennis Benefit at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, raising more than $470,000 for the organization’s free youth tennis instruction.

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09/03/2026

A Queens grand jury indicted a Brooklyn man for wielding a hammer while chasing a woman onto the grounds of the Jewish Institute of Queens in Elmhurst in late July, where he shoved a child and later bit an employee inside the school.

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09/02/2026

Police from the 110th Precinct are looking for two suspects who robbed a man at gunpoint on Roosevelt Avenue in Corona during the morning of Sunday, Aug. 16.

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09/02/2026

The USTA Foundation says it raised $2.7 million at its Opening Night Gala at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Sunday, Aug. 30, raising funds that the non-profit says will help provide tennis, education and mentorship opportunities to young people from under-resourced communities.

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09/02/2026

Assembly Member Sam Berger has announced almost $1 million in funding for Flushing Meadows Corona Park, stating that the funding will support the preservation of the park’s infrastructure and enhance its public spaces.

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09/01/2026

Construction recently wrapped up on Forte Preparatory High School, located at 78-02 Queens Blvd. in Elmhurst, just in time for the start of the 2026-2027 school year.

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09/01/2026

Two New York Lottery big-winning tickets were bought in Jackson Heights in the past few weeks, including one belonging to a Queens resident, proving that if lightning doesn’t strike twice, sometimes the lottery does.

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