Nov. 2, 2018 By Christian Murray A Flushing woman has been indicted for attacking three newborns and two adults with a knife in the early morning hours of Sept. 21, according to the Queens District Attorney. Jufen Wang, 52, of Cherry Avenue., was put in charge of looking after the infants but instead stabbed a… Read more »
Nov. 2, 2018 Staff Report National Wholesale Liquidators, the closeout discount chain, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and could soon be shutting down its Flushing location. The company, based in West Hempstead, filed for bankruptcy two weeks ago, and is already in the process of closing its Long Island City location. Its 71-01… Read more »
Nov. 1, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Several restaurants in the Flushing area have attained the coveted Bib Gourmand status, an award given out by Michelin every year for restaurants in the city offering high quality food at affordable costs. The eastern Queens neighborhood boasts seven Bib Gourmand restaurants this year, including three newcomers to the… Read more »
Nov. 1, 2018 By Christian Murray The cost to park in a metered spot went up in Queens today. The new rates to park in the commercial districts of Astoria, Long Island City, Sunnyside, Woodside, Jackson Heights, Forest Hills and Ridgewood—deemed Zone 2—have gone up from $1 per hour to $1.50. In downtown Flushing the… Read more »
Oct. 31, 2018 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a suspect following the death of a Flushing man who was found stabbed to death in his apartment Tuesday night. Police responded to a 911 call and discovered a 28-year-old man dead inside his 70-38 Parson Blvd apartment at about 6:12 p.m. The victim,… Read more »
Oct. 29, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan Police are searching for a suspect who robbed a man at gunpoint in broad daylight on Friday in Flushing. The 40-year-old victim was placing a backpack into his car in front of the Crystal Glass Company at 31-10 Whitestone Expressway at around noon, when an unidentified male approached him… Read more »
Oct. 26, 2018 By Tara Law Mayor Bill de Blasio and city officials unveiled designs today for a $1.6 million memorial at a long-forgotten Flushing burial ground. The project will include the reconstruction of the existing memorial plaza and installation of a memorial at the Olde Towne of Flushing Burial Ground, located on 46th Avenue… Read more »
Oct. 26, 2018 By Tara Law The number of reported rapes has jumped by more than 50 percent in Queens North so far this year, an increase that is significantly higher than the rest of the city, according to NYPD data. There have been 173 rapes reported in Queens North in 2018 as of Oct. 21,… Read more »
Oct. 24, 2018 By Tara Law A husband and wife duo have been convicted on sex trafficking charges for forcing a 21-year-old woman to prostitute herself at a Flushing hotel. Elizabeth O’Sullivan, a 31-year-old from Bay Ridge in Brooklyn, and Lee Vargas, a 34-year-old from Pennsylvania, were found guilty today of three counts of sex… Read more »
Oct. 23, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan Police are searching for a man who threatened another passenger with a knife while aboard a 7 train in Flushing last month. The unidentified man got into a verbal dispute with a 23-year-old male passenger on an eastbound 7 train as it was pulling into the Main Street station… Read more »