Jackson Heights Post

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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09/01/2026

The Queens Economic Development Corporation (QEDC) will operate a Queens tourism kiosk at the US Open at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, providing tennis fans with a wealth of resources about the borough.

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08/31/2026

Police from the 115th Precinct are looking for a gunman behind the shooting of two teenagers in Corona on the night of Friday, Aug. 28.

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08/31/2026

Queens Center in Elmhurst helped local families get ready for the new school year with its Capes, Crowns and Carnival event on Aug. 26, supporting this year’s revamped School Cents program.

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08/30/2026

ICYMI: Why is Flushing Meadows Corona Park so underfunded when Central Park receives 277 times the private funding?

It’s no secret that Flushing Meadows Corona Park, the historically neglected centerpiece of Queens, suffers today from decades of chronic underfunding:

08/29/2026

ICYMI: Questions remain over renovation of Passerelle Boardwalk as US Open returns to Flushing Meadows Corona Park

In many ways, the Passerelle Boardwalk extending from the Mets-Willets Point subway station toward Flushing Meadows Corona Park is symbolic of the issues

08/28/2026

It’s no secret that Flushing Meadows Corona Park, the historically neglected centerpiece of Queens, suffers today from decades of chronic underfunding: rusting playgrounds, a battered boardwalk, and the Unisphere without its historic fountains, among other issues.

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08/27/2026

In many ways, the Passerelle Boardwalk extending from the Mets-Willets Point subway station toward Flushing Meadows Corona Park is symbolic of the issues facing the sprawling park it leads to.

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08/27/2026

Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights are looking for a muscular suspect who attacked an elderly man across the street from St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in broad daylight on Friday, Aug. 21, according to authorities.

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