Wong, 56, made life a living hell for single dad San Martin, 39, from the moment he moved into her Elmhurst apartment building in February 2006.

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

Even before the migration back to Poland began, the Polish community in Greenpoint was fracturing under the pressure of gentrification, which drove up property values. Young families, new immigrants and those of modest means have in turn settled in nascent Polish communities in the city, including Maspeth and Ridgewood in Queens, and Borough Park in Brooklyn, while others have moved out of the state.

Published by New York Times on September 21, 2008.

Dominated by all-you-can-eat buffets and halal-kebab joints, the Indian-restaurant scene in Jackson Heights was moribund for a decade. Then Delhi Heights appeared.

Published by Village Voice on September 17, 2008.

While on post at the fire command center, the Elmhurst, Queens, native wreaked havoc by using his personal laptop computer to send three online messages to the Web site GoAmerica.com, which uses a live operator to relay the typed missives over the phone, prosecutors said.

Published by New York Daily News on September 5, 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.

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.

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.

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.

11 a.m. Assemblyman Jose Peralta calls on city to keep unlicensed vendors off Roosevelt Avenue at Kabab King Restaurant, 73-01 37th Road, Jackson Heights.

Published by The New York Observer 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.

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.

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.

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.

The five-story 94-foot by 89-foot property at the northeast corner of 92nd St. and 37th Ave. contains 46 units--three studios, 35 one-bedrooms and seven two-bedrooms--and six stores over approximately 41,830 sf. The building is two blocks from Roosevelt Avenue and Junction Boulevard near shopping and the 7 subway line.

Published by GlobeSt on July 23, 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.

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 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.

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.

"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.

"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.

In Jackson Heights, neighbors had to deal with rushing waters that flooded out of basements.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 15, 2008.

I saw that dozens of customers were without power in Maspeth, but then wondered about who was the single customer who had no electricity in Borough Hall.

Published by New York Times on June 12, 2008.

Con Edison reports that towns in Westchester Country are the hardest-hit with power problems, with similar woes in Maspeth, Queens, and the Riverdale and Laconia sections of the Bronx.

Published by New York Times on June 11, 2008.

Mr. Lowenhaupt was on Community Board 3 in Queens — which includes Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst and Corona — when the board passed a resolution in support of .nyc in 2001. “A year and a half ago, I decided that no one else as been really doing it,” he said.

Published by New York Times on June 9, 2008.

Police said they've arrested two people in connection to the shooting of five people last month on a busy Queens street. The shooting happened Memorial Day weekend on Roosevelt Avenue, the main thoroughfare in the Jackson Heights section of Queens. At the time, authorities said all five were expected to survive.

Published by WNBC on June 6, 2008.

All five victims survived the attack outside the El Rincon De J. Jaramillo restaurant in Jackson Heights.

Published by New York Daily News on June 6, 2008.

"This is something no community wants to see no matter what country they come from, no matter what language they speak and no matter what borough they call home," said state Sen. John Sabini of a May 24 shooting in Jackson Heights that injured five, including four bystanders.

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

The 30th district has not been immune to the criticism that has plagued the City Council of late. In addition to the slush fund scandal, residents in Ridgewood, Middle Village, Maspeth and Glendale also were hit hard by the circumstances of Gallagher's resignation.

Published by Gotham Gazette on June 2, 2008.

City Councilman Hiram Monserrate officially kicked off his State Senate campaign against incumbent John Sabini at a rally in Jackson Heights today.

Published by The New York Observer on June 2, 2008.

Council Member Hiram Monserrate today joined with labor and community leaders in Jackson Heights to announce his candidacy for the 13th NYS Senate District, including Corona, East Elmhurst, Elmhurst, Jackson Heights and Woodside. His announcement included a recent endorsement by the Working Families Party, a grassroots community and labor-based political party, as well as DC 37 Local 983, Laborers Local 78 and the Mason Tenders District Council, UFCW Local l500 and the Queens Democratic Party.

Published by The New York Observer on June 2, 2008.

Felder is one of a couple of term-limited Council members who have decided to run for State Senate. (Democrats are expected to overcome the Republicans' two-seat majority in the State Senate in November.) In Jackson Heights, Democratic City Councilman Hiram Monserrate has all but declared he will run against Democratic State Senator John Sabini.

Published by The New York Observer on June 1, 2008.

“If you want to own a restaurant, you need a great deal of wine knowledge,” said Ms. Makowski, who lives in Elmhurst, Queens. She was the youngest of the students, who ranged in age from the early 20s to late 50s and paid $945 for the course. “I’m used to tasting lots of wines at work, but classes like these educate me on the backgrounds of those wines.”

Published by New York Times on May 31, 2008.

Get corny Known as choclo in South America, giant white corn cobs are sold out of renovated hot dog carts along Roosevelt Ave. in Jackson Heights, Queens, and offered grilled or toasted off the cob. Some vendors serve it slathered in mayo, sprinkled with salty white cheese and dusted with cayenne for $2.

Published by New York Daily News on May 30, 2008.

Five people were wounded, one of them seriously when a gunman opened fire on a street in Jackson Heights, Queens in what police say may be a gang-related shooting.

Published by New York Times on May 25, 2008.

The shooter began firing wildly at 11:40 a.m., striking a 21-year-old he had been pursuing amid the shoppers on Roosevelt Ave. in Jackson Heights, witnesses said.

Published by New York Daily News on May 25, 2008.

A gunman shot five people on a busy Queens street yesterday, cops said. Police believe the brazen attack to be gang related. The shooting started at about 11:40 a.m. on Roosevelt Avenue between 80th and 81st streets.

Published by New York Post on May 25, 2008.

Five people on a neighborhood thoroughfare in Queens were shot Saturday afternoon, and police were searching for suspects. One of the victims is in critical condition, according to an Elmhurst Hospital spokeswoman. Two others are in stable condition, and another two suffered graze wounds and were treated and released.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on May 24, 2008.

The five people were gunned down on Roosevelt Avenue in the Jackson Heights neighborhood at about noon, authorities said.

Published by WNBC on May 24, 2008.

The five were gunned down on Roosevelt Avenue in the Jackson Heights neighborhood. Witnesses said the shooting caused a stampede on the busy street. Apparently one person was the intended target, and the other four victims were bystanders, police said.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 24, 2008.