Towing and Owing

By ALEX MINDLIN, NY Times, Published: November 20, 2005

Over six weeks in September and October, Stephen Murray returned half a dozen times to a bleak little parking lot in Jackson Heights, a wedge of concrete facing a low-rise row of stores. On a recent rainy evening, Mr. Murray surveyed the lot and said matter-of-factly, "Here's the scene of the crime."...

Asian Americans Face Barriers At Seven Local Polling Stations

by Ron Brownlow, Western Queens Editor, Queens Chronicle, November 17, 2005

...Volunteer poll monitors for the legal defense fund and other advocacy groups reported voting rights violations on Election Day at three sites in Flushing, two in Jackson Heights, and one each in Woodside, Sunnyside and East Elmhurst....
...At PS 69 in Jackson Heights, a Bangladeshi-American voter could not find his name in the voter rolls even though he had voted at the same site in 1996, and registered again after poll workers could not find his name during the 2005 primaries and was asked to vote by affidavit ballot. He voted again this year by affidavit ballot. Another Bangladeshi American was asked to provide I.D. even though he had voted before.
At South Ridge Co-ops in Jackson Heights, a Spanish interpreter was available but poll workers did not seek the interpreter’s assistance when a voter needed it....

Breathe easy over asthma

BY DEMITRI DIAKANTONIS, DAILY NEWS WRITER, Originally published on November 16, 2005

Jackson Hts. clinic sets free tests for kids

As winter - the worst time of the year for asthma attacks - approaches, a Jackson Heights neighborhood health care facility is stepping up a campaign to protect local children from the potentially deadly disease.

The Jackson Heights Health Center, an affiliate of New York Hospital Queens, began administering free asthma evaluations and flu shots to children on Monday and will do so on selected days through next Wednesday. The center is at 73-15 Northern Blvd....

...The association noted that asthmatic children often need medication two to three times a day, an expense that many families in Jackson Heights' large immigrant population may not be able to afford....

Day of free parking

BY BRYAN VIRASAMI, STAFF WRITER. Newsday.com Staff writers Melanie Lefkowitz and Ashley Harrell contributed to this story. November 14, 2005

No-meter Sundays begin, to joy of many looking to save money, concern of some that spaces will be scarcer

Raj Patel maneuvered his minivan into a nice parking spot along a busy shopping stretch on 74th Street in Jackson Heights, but he figured it was a lucky break....

...In Jackson Heights, cell phone store manager Sam Sangpo, 30, of Maspeth, agreed with the city that the new policy would hinder customer turnaround. But as a driver, he liked it....

..."It's great," said Rebeca Brown, 30, of Jackson Heights after learning she didn't have to drop 50 cents into the meter. "My husband was telling me, but I didn't know if it was today."
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...Merchants and shoppers in Jackson Heights on the new Sunday parking rules:

'My shop is here and people park here all day and I don't get customers. But as a driver, It's good.' - Sam Sangpo, 30, of Maspeth, below, manager of cell phone store on 74th Street in Jackson Heights...

Mayor's courtship of Latino voters proves significant

BY MELANIE LEFKOWITZ, STAFF WRITER, New York Newsday, November 13, 2005


...There's evidence that Bloomberg's courtship of Dominican and Central American voters -- intended to offset the landslide for Ferrer predicted among Puerto Ricans -- worked in some areas for the mayor. In Washington Heights, 29 percent voted for Bloomberg -- compared with 20 percent in a largely Puerto Rican district in East Harlem that even Bloomberg aides conceded was Ferrer territory. But some Queens neighborhoods with large populations of Central American immigrants, including Corona and Jackson Heights, went for Bloomberg....

‘The Wrong Man’ House In Jackson Heights

by Ron Marzlock, Chronicle Historian, Queens Chronicle, November 03, 2005

...Several sites were considered in the Bronx and Brooklyn but Hitchcock settled on Jackson Heights for Fonda’s home at 40-24 78th Street. ...

Ethnic shops put on the map

BY DONALD BERTRAND, DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER, Originally published on October 25, 2005

Six LaGuardia Community College students are spending their Saturdays along Jackson Heights' historic 37th Ave. business corridor.

But they're not shopping.

Instead, they are doing research to identify the location patterns of small-scale ethnic businesses in Jackson Heights....

Chowhound Loves Spicy Mina

From John Roleke, for about.com, October 25

Mina earned her fame running restaurants in Manhattan and Jackson Heights, and Chowhounds have long awaited her latest venture in Woodside. ...

Immigrants Rally For Reform At Forum In Jackson Heights

by Ron Brownlow, Western Queens Editor, Queens Chronicle, October 20, 2005


...In an interview on Wednesday, Assemblyman Jose Peralta, who represents part of Jackson Heights, said the government needs to examine alternatives....

Affinity Opens Office

by Ron Brownlow, Western Queens Editor, Queens Chronicle, October 20, 2005


...Affinity Health Plan is one of the largest managed healthcare plans in the New York area. Its new center in Jackson Heights is the latest of several community offices the company has opened in areas including the Bronx, Brooklyn, Long Island and Spring Valley....

Council Overturns Mayor’s Veto To End Sunday Metered Parking

by Rick Archer, Queens Chronicle Reporter, October 13, 2005


... Council members Joseph Addabbo Jr. of Howard Beach and David Weprin of Hollis were among the 41 co-sponsors. Council members Tony Avella of Bayside and Helen Sears of Jackson Heights voted against the bill both times....

US Indians, Pakistanis reach out together to quake victims

Uttara Choudhury for DNA World Wednesday, October 12, 2005 20:12 IST

NEW YORK:
...Jackson Heights has one of the United State’s largest Indian and Pakistani populations and the council believes more than 5,000 of its residents’ family may have affected. Collection buckets for donations have been placed in all the main council buildings....

Free Sunday parking returns

BY BRYAN VIRASAMI, STAFF WRITER, new york newsday October 12, 2005
(Staff writer Dan Janison contributed to this story.)

...Two Queens Democrats, Councilwoman Helen Sears of Jackson Heights and Councilman Tony Avella of Bayside, opposed the measure....