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Metered Parking Rates Go Up in Queens Today, Flushing Hit Hard

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 »

Man Stabbed to Death Inside Flushing Apartment: NYPD

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 »

Man Robbed At Gunpoint in Flushing: NYPD

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 »

Memorial at Olde Towne of Flushing Burial Ground Unveiled

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 »

Couple Convicted for Forcing 21-year-old into Prostitution at Flushing Hotel

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 »

Man Pulls Knife on 7 Train Passenger During Argument: NYPD

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 »

Teen Struck Over the Head by Attacker on Main Street: NYPD

Oct. 23, 2018 By Tara Law Police have released a photo of a man who allegedly hit a 14-year-old boy over the head with an unknown object in downtown Flushing last week. The suspect assaulted the boy on the corner of 41st Road and Main Street on Oct. 15 at 7 p.m, according to police,… Read more »

Cabbie Killed in Kew Gardens Hills Crash

Oct. 22, 2018 By Tara Law A cab driver was killed after his taxi slammed into a light pole in Kew Gardens Hills on Saturday. Police say that the victim was Nfn Pal, a 62-year-old Hollis resident. Pal was driving the taxi, a green Ford Escape, south on Main Street at around 4:37 p.m. when… Read more »

NYPD: Man Killed in Flushing Car Fire

Oct. 19, 2018 By Tara Law An unidentified man died in a car fire near Northern Boulevard and Prince Street this morning.  Police say that emergency responders received a 911 call about a fire at around 8:03 a.m. this morning. The fire department rushed to the scene and extinguished the blaze.  The fire fighters found… Read more »