Open-air drug market in Jackson Heights busted
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Over a dozen people who allegedly helped run an open-air drug market near a troubled stretch in Queens were indicted on felony charges this week.
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Mayoral candidates spar over Roosevelt Avenue
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The three remaining men vying for New York City mayor sparred over how to address crime and improve quality of life on Roosevelt Avenue on Thursday during the first of two debates in the race.
Read MoreLong Island man charged for killing teen on Roosevelt Ave
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A Long Island man was arraigned on murder charges in Queens this week after he allegedly purposefully drove his car into a family on Roosevelt Avenue, killing a teen after she and her mother rejected the man’s demands for sex.
Read MoreFaith versus politics: A pastor responds to fear with hope in Corona
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Pastor Victor Tiburcio stands on the main stage at Aliento de Vida Church in Corona, surrounded by sky-blue walls and parishioners standing with their arms in the air, some crying while praying in whispers
Read MoreWhere the candidates for District 21 stand on Roosevelt Avenue
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The candidates running to represent District 21 in the City Council recently told the Eagle what they thought about the bustling but troubled strip on Roosevelt Avenue.
Read MoreRoosevelt Ave. crackdown pushes street vendors toward pricey black-market permits
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Street vendors in Queens are resorting to an increasingly expensive tactic to survive New York City’s multi-agency quality-of-life crackdown on Roosevelt Avenue: paying thousands of dollars for black-market food permits.
Read MoreMany problems, many solutions: Local pols pitch new plan to fix Roosevelt Ave after mayor, gov launch their own efforts
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Everyone agrees that Roosevelt Avenue has issues. But no one appears to agree on how to solve them.
Read MoreSex workers say mayor’s Roosevelt Ave. response goes too far
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Sex workers and activists in Queens say that the city and state’s plan to send more police onto Roosevelt Avenue to quell quality of life issues is both an overblown and potentially dangerous response.
Read MoreMayor launches controversial crackdown on Roosevelt Ave
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Mayor Eric Adams said on Tuesday that the city would up its effort to cut down illegal vending, littering and sex trafficking on Queens’ Roosevelt Avenue. But critics said the mayor’s dedication to cleaning up the notorious street in Western Queens sounded eerily familiar to his past efforts to cut back on crime on Roosevelt, leading some to wonder if the new plan will actually lead to any lasting change.
Read MoreQueens EDC will use city grant to boost Corona businesses
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“COVID-19 has had devastating effects on our Black, Asian, and Latinx communities and it is important we deliver the resources they need to recover.”
Second pedestrian in one week killed in Queens vehicle collision
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The woman was crossing Roosevelt Avenue near 65th Street.
Read MoreCops investigating attack in Jackson Heights restaurant as hate crime
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“I am distraught that I have to be here. Protecting the LGBTQI community means to me an everyday job for all of us.”
Read MoreEverybody is now talking about how Queens pronounces Roosevelt Avenue
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The question was more polarizing than initially thought.
Read MoreWhy is no one talking about how Queens pronounces Roosevelt Avenue?
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Why is there so little consensus around the name of one of Queens’ main thoroughfares, Roosevelt Avenue?
Read MoreHate crime suspect arrested in pepper spray assault on trans woman in Jackson Heights
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Despite support for the LGBTQIA+ community from residents and leaders, Queens has been the site of several alleged homophobic and transphobic hate crimes.
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