Dec. 23, 2019 By Allie Griffin Police are looking for a man who flashed a teenage girl from inside a car at a College Point shopping center last week. The 17-year-old girl was walking inside the shopping center, located near 132nd Street and 14th Avenue, when a man inside a Chrysler Town and Country opened… Read more »
Dec. 23, 2019 By Kristen Torres The members of a Flushing synagogue have sold their synagogue site and adjacent parking lot for $37.5 million, according to city records. Temple Gates of Prayer, located at 38-20 Parsons Blvd., has sold the property to Eastone Parsons Holding LLC, according to city records. The deal closed Dec. 16…. Read more »
Dec. 20, 2019 By Kristen Torres A pedestrian is dead after being hit by a car in Flushing early this week, police said. Zhisheng Li, 67, was struck by a vehicle on Wednesday while walking westbound on a sidewalk in front of a parking garage entrance, located at 133-47 Sanford Ave., according to police. A… Read more »
Dec. 19, 2019 By Michael Dorgan City Council Member Peter Koo announced the installation of five new loading zones in downtown Flushing yesterday. The new installations will effectively double the current number of loading zones in an effort to tackle traffic congestion and loading/unloading challenges experienced by small businesses in the area. The announcement follows… Read more »
Dec. 18, 2019 By Allie Griffin The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) Board approved the hiring of 500 additional transit police officers Wednesday, despite opposition from several local lawmakers. The board voted to approve the authority’s $17 billion budget for 2020, which included funding for the additional officers — an expected $249 million over the next… Read more »
Dec. 18, 2019 By Kristen Torres The pool at the Flushing Meadows Corona Park Aquatic Center will be closed for emergency repairs beginning early next year, according to NYC Parks. City officials announced the closure Tuesday, citing emergency ceiling work to be done in the pool and ice rink areas at the center, which is… Read more »
Dec. 18, 2019 By Kristen Torres The Queens County Farm Museum is about to get a tad bigger. The farm, which is currently 47 acres and located in the Floral Park section of Queens, will be enlarged by 1.6 acres, according to Council Member Barry Grodenchik who advocated for the expansion. “I’m very happy for… Read more »
Dec. 16, 2019 By Allie Griffin Undocumented immigrants can now apply for a driver’s license in New York state. A new law went into effect today that allows 16-year-olds, no matter their immigration status, to apply for a driver’s license. The change stems from the passage of the Driver’s License Access and Privacy Act that… Read more »
Dec. 16, 2019 By Kristen Torres Police are searching for four men who robbed an 18-year-old at gunpoint while he was getting out of livery vehicle in East Elmhurst late last month. Police said the suspects approached the victim as he was getting out of the cab near 96-06 31st Ave at around 1:30 a.m…. Read more »
Dec. 16, 2019 By Allie Griffin State Senator Jessica Ramos and Assemblywoman Nily Rozic are calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo to sign legislation that would legalize most e-bikes and e-scooters across the state. The lawmakers, who sponsored a bill that aims to permit the use of throttle-controlled e-bikes and e-scooters, held a rally Friday at… Read more »