Mahmet Kadayifci, 19, of Elmhurst, was working his midnight to 8 a.m. shift Tuesday at the United States Tennis Association's command center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park when he made the prank calls, authorities said.

Published by amNY.com on September 4, 2008.

Mehmet M. Kadayifci, 19, of Elmhurst, made the threats while working early Wednesday morning at the U.S. Tennis Association's fire command center in Flushing Meadows where he was supposed to be monitoring surveillance cameras for signs of fire, said

Published by WNBC on September 4, 2008.

Philomena Gotti, the mother of the late John (Dapper Don) Gotti, was buried in a plot next to her husband, John Gotti Sr., at St. John's cemetery in Middle Village.

Published by New York Daily News on August 31, 2008.

Queens Boulevard in Woodside, you go under some railroad arches near 67th Street, with windows. It’s a dark and sinister-looking structure, which makes me wonder: Who manages these arches and what’s inside them?

Published by New York Times on August 30, 2008.

On a routine ride-along in Jackson Heights, Queens, last week, Alvarado stumbled across a downed tree, potholes and walls covered in graffiti.

Published by New York Daily News on August 24, 2008.

The first stop was Elmhurst, Queens, where a caller had reported that five pit bulls were caged in the back of a used-car lot.

Published by New York Times on August 23, 2008.

The used-car lot around the corner at 76th Road and Queens Boulevard was the place they had come to investigate. The men approached from the back, across a sidewalk that was under construction. The workers stopped their jackhammers and stared as a half-dozen tattooed men followed a nervous woman wearing a floral blouse.

Published by New York Times on August 23, 2008.

Soon, they pulled in at an old-fashioned diner below the No. 7 train on Roosevelt Avenue in Woodside and piled in. Des removed the kitten from his bag and dabbed ointment on its chin.

Published by New York Times on August 23, 2008.

Jerry Antonacci, owner of Crown Container, says he reached an agreement earlier this week to sell his 23,000-square-foot parcel on 34th Avenue and move to Maspeth, Queens, should the city’s proposal pass successfully through the land-use process.

Published by Crain's New York Business on August 22, 2008.

New playgrounds are also set to open this fall at PS 12, on 72nd St. in Woodside; PS 134 at 109th Ave. and 203rd St. in Hollis; and PS 153, on 60th Lane in Maspeth.

Published by New York Daily News on August 21, 2008.

One of the suspects, Danielle Bremner, 26, of Woodside, apparently knew she was being sought and flew from Europe to Chicago, where authorities there arrested her Tuesday night.

Published by amNY.com on August 20, 2008.

Benjamin Chao, 52, of Maspeth, felt the same way - and hoped the end of the Olympics would bring a new appreciation of China.

Published by New York Daily News on August 15, 2008.

It's tough to get a parking spot in Jackson Heights, Queens - unless you are City Councilwoman Helen Sears.

Published by New York Daily News on August 13, 2008.

But the breakfast was nowhere near the 15th State Senate District, which stretches from Ozone Park and Howard Beach to Glendale and Maspeth

Published by New York Times on August 12, 2008.

The New York State Board of Elections has ruled that Jun Policarpio, a Queens congressional candidate accused of forging petition signatures, will not be allowed on the Republican ballot.

Published by New York Sun on August 8, 2008.

Lastly, a car was reported stolen from Morgan Avenue, between Withers Street and Maspeth Avenue at around 7:50 am on July 31. The owner was given some good news; that the 113th Precinct in neighboring Queens had found and towed the car. Of course, this came with some bad news: the car was found without wheels and tires, and it was running without keys.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 6, 2008.

The first two seasons of Ugly Betty which is set in Jackson Heights were taped in Los Angeles.

Published by New York Daily News on August 5, 2008.

If successful, he could prevent her from getting on the ballot, which would make him the de facto assemblyman in the heavily Democratic Jackson Heights district.

Published by The New York Observer on August 5, 2008.

Police raided Lynch's Middle Village home on Wednesday and discovered handguns, rifles, an AK-47 machine gun, a bulletproof vest, cocaine, heroin and marijuana.

Published by New York Daily News on August 2, 2008.

The architects were Edward York and Philip Sawyer, then just beginning their careers. They would become New York’s pre-eminent specialists in bank architecture. Later, they designed the Central Savings Bank at 73rd and Broadway.

Published by New York Times on August 1, 2008.

Two days after they were seen at C.W. Post, Odierno's late-model Cadillac was recovered by the New York Police Department in Middle Village, Queens, after Odierno's wife activated the car's onboard OnStar tracking system, which pinpointed the car on Gates Avenue in the borough, Suffolk police said. The wife became worried after she hadn't heard from her husband, McCarthy said.

Published by amNY.com on July 30, 2008.

Mr. Dines, who for five years sold his meat at Greenmarkets in Jackson Heights in Queens; Cortelyou, Fort Greene and Greenpoint in Brooklyn; and Murray Hill, West 97th Street, Tompkins Square, TriBeCa and Union Square in Manhattan, admitted he had on occasion sold meat he had bought from others and has placed his animals in other farms or facilities to be raised.

Published by New York Times on July 30, 2008.

"What is so special about Brooklyn?? That's all we ever read about in this rag. Are you telling me the snotty (white) infants in Park Slope will be getting a better slice of life than the (brown/white/asian) kids in Astoria and Jackson Heights??" ["Brooklyn, The Borough: Growing Up New York"]

Published by The New York Observer on July 29, 2008.

"She was trying to help her," Armaza's mom, Rosa, told The Post yesterday from her home in Jackson Heights, Queens.

Published by New York Post on July 20, 2008.

The announcement was made at a block party Thursday night, thrown by the cast of ABC’s Ugly Betty in Jackson Heights, Queens, where production for the show has just moved. The party, attended by stars that included America Ferrera, and city officials that included Deputy Mayors Robert Lieber and Dennis Walcott, was intended to thank the community for hosting production.

Published by Crain's New York Business on July 18, 2008.

The incident started early in the morning Oct. 21 as Officer Sawyer was driving south on the F.D.R. Drive after spending time at a bar in Woodside, Queens.

Published by New York Times on July 10, 2008.

The first winner from Woodside, Queens will receive a Lotto prize check valued at $65,000,000.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 9, 2008.

Cops said the man had just left a bar at about 4 a.m. when at least six people jumped him in Jackson Heights.

Published by New York Post on July 5, 2008.

"I been harassed so much, I'm selling my business," said Espinoza, owner of Delicias de Mi Tierra on 91st Place in Elmhurst.

Published by New York Daily News on July 2, 2008.

The 52-year-old victim claims Dennis Gallagher raped and assaulted her in a local bar last year. Gallagher pleaded guilty to a lesser sex-abuse charge and resigned in return for no jail time. But the victim said last night, "It's not enough. He got away with a ticket." Gallagher, a Republican from Middle Village, said he'd be vindicated.

Published by New York Post on July 1, 2008.

The three undercover cops - Henry Tavarez, Steven Anderson and Alan Figueroa - could be hit with perjury, official misconduct and filing false documents charges stemming from the Jan. 4 incident inside Club Delicioso, sources said. Video footage from the Elmhurst club exonerated the four men arrested and contradicted the officers' claims that they had purchased two bags of cocaine from the quartet.

Published by New York Post on June 29, 2008.

The latest flap to hit the Organized Crime Control Bureau - revealed in The Post today - involves a botched "buy-and-bust" operation on Jan. 4 in which undercover officers allegedly framed two brothers and their friends at Elmhurst bar and restaurant Club Delicioso.

Published by New York Post on June 28, 2008.

It’s green, it’s playful, and it gives Jackson Heights another bit of distinctive charm.

Published by amNY.com on June 25, 2008.

Time has taken its toll on the funeral market in Elmhurst, Queens, snatching up mortuaries in the community.

Published by New York Times on June 21, 2008.

Agnes Bermudez, 48, a former stock trader, remains in critical condition at Jacobi Hospital's burn unit - and hasn't been able to talk with police and fire officials investigating the inferno that ripped through a Middle Village building last Sunday.

Published by New York Post on June 21, 2008.

Bermudez, a 48-year-old former stock trader, has been in critical condition at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx since running out of Salazar's Middle Village apartment engulfed in flames.

Published by New York Daily News on June 20, 2008.

The JetBlue flight was diverted to Denver Tuesday, and Christina Szele, 35, of Woodside, was arrested by the feds and charged with assault and interference with flight attendants.

Published by New York Post on June 20, 2008.

Police say a girlfriend with a grudge may be behind a deadly fire in Queens that broke out in a Middle Village apartment building on Sunday.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 20, 2008.

Christina Elizabeth Szele, 35, of Woodside was advised Wednesday in U.S. District Court of charges of assault and interference with flight attendants.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on June 20, 2008.

Investigators believe Agnes Bermudez doused her boyfriend William Salazar with carpet cleaner while he slept and set him on fire Sunday morning.Salazar, 31 died from his injuries on Thursday while Bermudez remained hospitalized Friday.Three other people -- a married couple and their son -- were killed in the blaze.

Published by WNBC on June 20, 2008.

The horrific blaze, which killed three family members living in the Middle Village building, likely began inside the second-floor apartment near the front door, said a utility inspector.

Published by New York Post on June 18, 2008.

Queens Pride, which took place on June 1, also emerged from police inaction. The first march, in 1993, was a response to the brutal murder of Jackson Heights resident Julio Rivera by members of a skinhead gang.

Published by Village Voice on June 17, 2008.

Her husband, Heriberto Garcia-Vera, 68, was found dead of smoke inhalation in the third-floor apartment they shared on 69th St. in Middle Village.

Published by New York Daily News on June 17, 2008.

The deaths of three relatives in a horrific Queens fire were labeled homicides, a published report said. The Daily News reports that investigators have labeled the Sunday's fast-moving blaze in Middle Village arson.

Published by WNBC on June 17, 2008.

Middle Village resident Ray Zerrenner, 50, said the high price of gasoline makes even short trips to Belmont and Aqueduct a hardship.

Published by New York Post on June 16, 2008.

Fire marshals said arson may be to blame for Sunday's fatal fire in the Middle Village section of Queens.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 16, 2008.

Three of the injured were forced to jump out of a window to save their lives.Firefighters said the blaze engulfed a building in Middle Village with a deli on the ground floor and apartments on the second and third floors.The two-alarm fire was reported at about 7:58 a.m., authorities said.

Published by WNBC on June 16, 2008.

"I'm very happy. I'm very excited. I'm the happiest guy!'' said Brian Lassey, 31, a Con Edison worker playing the ponies in Maspeth.

Published by New York Post on June 16, 2008.

Middle Village resident Ray Zerrenner, 50, said the high price of gasoline makes even short trips to Belmont and Aqueduct a hardship.

Published by New York Post on June 16, 2008.

"I'm very happy, I'm very excited. I'm the happiest guy at O'Neil's!" said Brian Lassey, 31, a Con Edison worker playing the ponies at O'Neil's restaurant in Maspeth, which doubles as an OTB parlor.

Published by New York Post on June 16, 2008.