April 3, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Police are searching for an alleged thief who pretended to have a weapon in order to escape from a security guard while shoplifting at a Flushing store a few weeks ago. According to police, on March 14 around 1:20 a.m. the unidentified man tried to walk out of a Flushing… Read more »
March 29, 2019 By Alexa Beyer A food festival that aims to showcase the dining scene of Downtown Flushing will be taking place next month. The Flushing Food Festival, scheduled for Saturday, April 13, will feature 15 local restaurants offering hundreds of samples. The event, which will be held at the Sheraton LaGuardia Hotel Ballroom, is… Read more »
March 29, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A Flushing man who fired shots at two plainclothes NYPD housing officers was convicted of attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon today in Queens Supreme Court. Jamel Ethridge, 40, was convicted by a jury after a four-week trial and now faces up to 40 years in prison… Read more »
March 28, 2019 By Alexa Beyer Congresswoman Grace Meng on Tuesday introduced the Menstrual Equity for All Act, legislation designed to address the difficulties women and girls face in accessing menstrual hygiene products. The bill aims to give states the option to use federal grant funds to provide students with free menstrual hygiene products in… Read more »
March 27, 2019 By Alexa Beyer A Flushing house museum that preserves the former home of an African American inventor won an award from the New York Landmarks Conservancy (NYLC) yesterday following a recent restoration project. The Lewis H. Latimer House Museum, located at 34-41 137th St., was among thirteen projects selected by the conservancy to… Read more »
March 25, 2019 By Meghan Sackman A 69-year-old Forest Hills man slashed a nurse in the stomach while he was being treated at a Flushing hospital Sunday morning, police said. Lewis Cook, who was at New York–Presbyterian Hospital Queens, slashed a 32-year-old female nurse in the stomach at around 6:40 a.m., police said. Cook was arrested… Read more »
March 14, 2019, By Meghan Sackman Police are searching for three men who brutally attacked a panhandler on a Flushing street earlier this month. The three men allegedly beat the homeless man after they were approached by the victim on the corner of Cherry Avenue and Kissena Boulevard at around 6:50 p.m. March 2, police said…. Read more »
March 7, 2019 By Jon Cronin The opponents of a proposed homeless shelter in College Point have retained a lawyer as they get ready to do battle with the Department of Homeless Services. The College Point Residents Coalition, a group that formed soon after the public heard that a 200 all-male transitional shelter was being… Read more »
March 6, 2019 Staff Report A man was punched and slashes at the Main Street 7 station earlier this week in an attack that sent him to the hospital, according to authorities. The 34-year-old victim was down the stairwell leading to the station at around 4:45 p.m. on March 4 when he was approached by… Read more »
March 5, 2019 Staff Report The death of a one-year-old Flushing girl who died in late 2018 after her mother allegedly beat her and her twin brother has been ruled a homicide, according to the city medical examiner’s office. Elaina Torabi, who was 13-months-old when she was found unconscious on Oct. 3, died from fatal… Read more »