Jan. 7, 2019 By Meghan Sackman A eight-story residential and commercial development could soon be replacing an existing strip mall on Kissena Boulevard. Kimco Realty Corporation, a New Hyde Park-based developer, has filed an application to rezone the site at 46-15 Kissena Blvd., known as the Birchwood Shopping Center, to bring about “The Kissena Center,”… Read more »
Jan. 7, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Police are searching for a man allegedly behind three violent robberies in the Flushing area that took place last month. The first robbery happened on Dec. 27, when the thief approached a 54-year-old man at Summit Court and Sanford Avenue at around 3:20 a.m. and pushed him to the… Read more »
Jan. 7, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Police are searching for a 38-year-old Flushing woman who has been missing since last week. Qiuxia Li was last accounted for at around 11 p.m. on Jan. 3 after voluntarily leaving her residence near Union Street and Barclay Avenue, but has not made any contact with her family since,… Read more »
Jan. 5, 2019 By Meghan Sackman A firehouse in Flushing has been forced to close temporarily due to a firefighter being diagnosed with scabies. Engine House 320, located on Francis Lewis Boulevard near 37th Avenue, was closed Thursday evening in order for authorities to disinfect the station and prevent the spread of the parasite, FDNY… Read more »
Jan. 4, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Donate reusable items you don’t need and take home some treasures, too, at an community reuse event in Flushing later this month. The free ‘Stop ’N’ Swap’ event, hosted by GrowNYC, a non-profit organization, will take place at PS 244, located at 137-20 Franklin Ave. from 12 p.m. to… Read more »
Jan. 4, 2019 By Christian Murray The half-priced MetroCard program for low-income New Yorkers kicked off today with a joint press conference held by Mayor Bill de Blasio and Council Speaker Corey Johnson to mark the occasion. The program will provide discounted MetroCards to working New Yorkers who live at or below the federal poverty… Read more »
Jan. 2, 2019 By Christian Murray A pedestrian is in critical condition after being struck while crossing a major Flushing intersection this morning, police said. The victim, a 59-year-old woman, was crossing Roosevelt Avenue at Main Street at around 7:50 a.m. Wednesday when she was hit by a black Lincoln sedan. The woman, yet to… Read more »
Dec. 31, 2018 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a 22-year-old man who was last seen at his Whitestone home on Wednesday. Michael Choi, who lives on Utopia Parkway near 17th Avenue, has been missing since 8 p.m. on Dec. 26. He is described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, 150 pounds and… Read more »
Dec. 31, 2018 By Meghan Sackman NYPD Assistant Chief Juanita Holmes, head of Patrol Borough Queens North since 2016 and one of the highest ranking African-American women in the agency, has retired. Holmes, 54, is leaving the NYPD after more than three decades of service, and has taken a position within the private sector, according… Read more »
Dec. 28, 2018 By Meghan Sackman The Long Island Rail Road has recently initiated a new safety system on its Port Washington branch, running through Woodside and Flushing before reaching Nassau County, that it says will help eliminate the possibility of train collisions, derailments and more. The new system, known as Positive Train Control, debuted… Read more »