April 4, 2018 By Tara Law Flushing residents received big payouts from the New York Lottery yesterday. Ceremonial prize checks were awarded at the lottery’s customer service center in Plainview, Long Island to the Panagopoulos family, who won $6,200,000, and chef Zhao Yang Liu, who won $7,000,000. The Panagopoulos family–most of whom live in Flushing–purchased… Read more »
April 4, 2018 By Tara Law Police are searching for a man who allegedly stole a car and set it on fire on March 24 in Whitestone. The white 2003 Chevy Suburban was nabbed after the 51-year-old male owner left it running near 14-70 Utopia Parkway at around 6:45 a.m. The suspect spotted the unattended… Read more »
March 29, 2018 By Tara Law Police are searching for a young man who allegedly snatched a teenage boy’s headphones and punched another youth in the face on a Flushing street on March 5. The suspect, who is believed to be about 18, was walking with two other teens near Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue… Read more »
March 28, 2018 By Christian Murray A Flushing man who stabbed his 68-year-old estranged girlfriend to death in 2014 pleaded guilty Tuesday to manslaughter, according to the Queens District Attorney’s office. Naser Alzein, of the Northern Boulevard section of Flushing, stabbed Josefina Mendoza more than 300 times in the Flushing apartment they once shared on… Read more »
March 27, 2018 By Christian Murray The MTA will be operating a vintage subway train on the 7 line Thursday as part of its annual opening day tradition in honor of the Mets. The train, known as the “Train of Many Colors,” will run as an express from 34 St-Hudson Yards to Flushing-Main St, departing… Read more »
March 20, 2018 Staff Report A man who fatally stabbed and slashed a woman in Kissena Corridor Park has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the violent murder. Christopher Sobers, 28, was found guilty last month for the murder of 28-year-old Queens woman Qing Qing Kiemde in 2015. A jury convicted… Read more »
March 13, 2018 by Tara Law The Queens International Night Market will open its fourth year in Flushing Meadows Corona Park with two special sneak preview events. A limited number of tickets are now on sale for the sneak previews, which will take place on April 21 and 28. The popular market draws crowds from… Read more »
March 8, 2018 By Tara Law International food lovers from across the tri-state area will converge near Citi Field next month for the first “World’s Fare,” a food festival inspired by the 1964 and 1939 events. The World’s Fare will be held at the ball field’s parking lot at 123-01 Roosevelt Avenue on April 28… Read more »
March 7, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A man stole a woman’s purse containing hundreds in cash, an iPhone, and credit cards while she was inside a Flushing parking garage earlier this week, police say. The incident happened at 4:45 p.m. on March 5, when the thief sneaked up behind the 59-year-old victim as she was… Read more »
Feb. 28, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced that a longtime idea to extend the 7 train across the Hudson River will be one of several items on the table as part of a long-term study the agency is commissioning. The agency is working with the MTA,… Read more »