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 »
March 2, 2019 By Christian Murray The police are searching for two men who barged their way into a woman’s Flushing apartment, before assaulting her and attempting to rob her. The men allegedly rang the 55-year-old’s doorbell at around 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 27 and when she arrived at the door, they pushed their way… Read more »
March 1, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Police are searching for a woman who allegedly broke into and stole thousands of dollars worth of property from a Flushing home last month. According to police, the woman broke into the residence near Roosevelt Avenue and Parsons Boulevard sometime between 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Feb. 1,… Read more »
March 1, 2019 By Christian Murray A bill that aims to protect workers from religious discrimination passed the state Assembly Wednesday and is expected to gain passage in the Senate in coming months. The legislation, introduced by Assemblymember David Weprin, aims protect employees or prospective employees from discrimination on the basis of their religious attire…. Read more »