Nov. 8, 2019 By Allie Griffin The Flushing Business Improvement District (BID) is hosting its annual holiday lighting celebration for the 17th year on Tuesday. Every winter, the Flushing BID hangs LED snowflakes and light displays above the streets and lights them at a ceremony with community members and elected officials to mark the start… Read more »
Nov. 11, 2019 By Allie Griffin To mark Veterans’ Day, Congresswoman Grace Meng is holding a holiday card drive for Queens veterans for the second year in a row. Meng will be collecting cards from residents–as well as from children at local elementary schools– and then personally deliver them to veterans at the VA St…. Read more »
Nov. 8, 2019 By Allie Griffin Nearly three dozen elected officials have come out in opposition to the opening of a large liquor store in College Point after discovering that it is linked to a national chain with a controversial record. Several of the 35 city, state and federal politicians who object to the store’s… Read more »
Nov. 7, 2019 By Allie Griffin Police have arrested the man who punched a 53-year-old woman in the back of the head outside a Flushing church last week. Police arrested 36-year-old Chun Wang of Chinatown yesterday, Nov. 6 at 12:48 p.m. and charged him with assault and harassment. Wang allegedly punched the woman outside Saint… Read more »
Nov. 6, 2019 By Allie Griffin A 53-year-old woman was punched in the back of the head by a man outside a Flushing church last week. Police said that incident took place after the suspect was asked to leave Saint Michael’s Church at 136-76 41st Ave. on Monday Oct. 28 after he caused a disturbance…. Read more »
Nov. 5, 2019 By Allie Griffin After abruptly closing this spring, a famed soup dumpling restaurant reopened in Flushing Friday — with a larger space, extended hours and new menu items. Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao served its famous soup dumplings to foodies and residents alike for 15 years at 38-12 Prince St. before closing… Read more »
Nov. 4, 2019 By Allie Griffin A reputed MS-13 member was convicted of murder last week for the fatal shooting of a former associate outside a Flushing deli in 2017. Jose “Smoker” Alvarenga, of Hempstead, Long Island, was found guilty of second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, according to Acting Queens District… Read more »
Nov. 1, 2019 By Allie Griffin Flushing’s Nordstrom Rack is set to close at the end of January. Nordstrom Rack Skyview Center, located at 40-24 College Point Blvd, will close on Jan. 31, 2020 and leave 42 employees without jobs, according to a notice the company filed with the New York State Department of Labor…. Read more »
Oct. 23, 2019 By Allie Griffin A celebrated Queens artist has covered the scaffolding surrounding Flushing’s incoming mega-development, the Tangram, with a colorful illustrated mural that serves as a homage to the neighborhood. Artist Lisk Feng created the 291-foot-long installation around the Tangram construction site at 133-36 37th Ave. with illustrations celebrating the generations of… Read more »
Oct. 21, 2019 By Allie Griffin The Queen Night Market’s 2019 season is going out with a “spooky bang” with its Halloween-themed finale this weekend. The market ran every Saturday from 5 p.m. to midnight in Flushing Meadows Corona Park near the New York Hall of Science. On Oct. 26, the market’s annual Halloween night… Read more »