Nov. 27, 2019 By Michael Dorgan A Flushing man has been convicted of extorting a gambling parlor owner and threatening him with violence when the victim refused to hand over a portion of his profits. Yuan “Mike” Li, 38, was found guilty of the extortion plan following a four-day trial in Brooklyn federal court last… Read more »
Nov. 26, 2019 By Kristen Torres Police are asking the public for help in identifying two men involved in a string of burglaries in northeast Queens. According to police, the break-ins began on Oct. 25 at a home located at 154th Street and 20th Avenue in Whitestone. The suspects forced open a window at the… Read more »
Nov. 25, 2019 By Kristen Torres Elected officials co-named a Whitestone Street last week to honor a 17-year-old girl who was fatally struck by a car while crossing Utopia Parkway last year. The corner of 16th Avenue and Utopia Park was co-named “Madeline Sershen Way” Thursday — the intersection where she was killed. Sershen was… Read more »
Nov. 22, 2019 By Allie Griffin A knife-wielding, hygiene-conscious bandit stole several bottles of body wash from a Flushing Rite Aid on Monday. The man grabbed the bottles from the drug store, located at 144-29 Northern Blvd., on Nov. 18 at 4 a.m. When a security officer attempted to stop him, he took out a… Read more »
Nov. 21, 2019 By Kristen Torres The holiday season has officially arrived! Flushing’s annual HollyTour will open its doors to the public Sunday, Dec. 8 from 1 to 5 p.m. Six iconic Queens landmarks are featured on the holiday tour. Most of the homes will be decked out in traditional holiday decorations — modeling the… Read more »
Nov. 21, 2019 By Allie Griffin Police are looking for a group of men who groped a woman in Flushing last month. A 24-year-old woman was standing by a food truck near Northern Boulevard and Parsons Boulevard when three men approached her from behind and grabbed her buttocks at 7:35 p.m. on Oct. 17, police… Read more »
Nov. 20, 2019 By Allie Griffin A coalition in support of the proposed AirTrain to LaGuardia Airport is calling on the Port Authority to renovate the nearby Flushing Bay Promenade. The AirTrain route would run just inside the promenade, providing an opportunity for the Port to make overdue renovations to the area while the railway… Read more »
Nov. 20, 2019 By Michael Dorgan A purported MS-13 gang member has been given a life sentence for killing a former gang member outside a Flushing deli. Hempstead resident Jose “Smoker” Alvarenga, 29, was found guilty earlier this month of second-degree murder and two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon after fatally shooting… Read more »
Nov. 20, 2019 By Kristen Torres A Lyft driver was convicted Wednesday of sexually assaulting a 28-year-old female passenger who had fallen asleep in his vehicle during a ride to her home last year. Welinton Fernandez, 31, of Corona, faces 25 years in prison. He was convicted by a jury after a four-day trial of… Read more »
Nov. 20, 2019 By Kristen Torres New York Representative Grace Meng has joined forces with other congressional Democrats in an effort to stop the Department of Homeland Security from pursuing plans to hike immigration application fees. Meng, along with three of her congressional colleagues, penned a letter to the heads of the Department of Homeland… Read more »