Feb. 27, 2019 By Jon Cronin The lane markings on a 1.5 mile stretch of Northern Boulevard are barely visible and a number of Flushing lawmakers are calling on the Department of Transportation to paint them properly. “It’s hazardous and unacceptable,” said a spokesperson for Council Member Peter Koo’s office today. Last week state Sen…. Read more »
Feb. 22, 2019 Staff Report The cause of the 2017 collision in Flushing that saw three people killed after a coach bus slammed into an MTA bus may be explained by a Thermos bottle lodged between the motorcoach’s brake and gas pedals, according to a federal agency. The National Transportation Safety Board released its report… Read more »
Feb. 22, 2019 By Christian Murray Tenants have started moving into a 231-unit affordable apartment building that recently opened in downtown Flushing. The 10-story building, dubbed One Flushing and located at 133-45 41st Ave., is being rented to low-income seniors and families. Sixty-six units have been reserved for tenants 62 years and older, with the… Read more »
Feb. 14, 2019 Staff Report Police have released surveillance video of a suspect wanted in connection to the gruesome Feb. 12 shooting in Flushing that left a 31-year-old Queens man dead. The video, released yesterday, purports to show the unidentified suspect lurching toward the victim, Xin Gu of Long Island City, as he opened the… Read more »
Feb. 13, 2019 By Meghan Sackman A Flushing man was arrested on Monday in connection to the gruesome death of a New Rochelle woman whose body was found stuffed inside a suitcase on a Greenwich, Connecticut, street earlier this month. Javier Enrique Da Silva Rojas, 24, was arrested at his Flushing home Monday and charged with… Read more »
Feb. 12, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Former U.S. Representative Joseph Crowley donated his congressional papers to Queens College, his alma mater, in a ceremony last week that traced his decades of public service in Queens and the Bronx. The former New York District 14 Congress member donated the collection of papers and materials at a… Read more »
Jan. 12, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan For the fourth time in the past six years, Queens College has been chosen as one of the 200 Best Value Colleges nationwide by The Princeton Review. The test prep and college admission services company evaluates the schools based on a return on investment for the students, and considers… Read more »
Feb. 12, 2019 Staff Report The displays are hands-on, while the experiences are full-body. Bionic Me, an interactive show that explores how medical technology can enhance human capabilities, will be at the New York Hall of Science from Monday, Feb. 11, until Sunday, May 5. Produced by Imagine Exhibitions, an Atlanta-based company that organizes dozens… Read more »
Feb. 12, 2019 By Meghan Sackman A 31-year-old man was shot dead in front of a metal shop in Flushing next to the Van Wyck Expressway early this morning. The victim, whose identity is pending family notification, was shot multiple times in front of 131-01 Fowler Ave. at around 2:35 a.m., police said. Police arrived on… Read more »
Feb. 11, 2019 By Jon Cronin A husband and wife team have been sentenced to up to 25 years in prison for running a prostitution ring out of a Flushing hotel between October 2016 and January 2017, according to the Queens DA. The duo, Elizabeth O’Sullivan, 31, of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, and Lee Vargas, 31,… Read more »