Sept. 20, 2018 By Tara Law An 88-year-old Whitestone woman pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment for a June 25 crash that killed a teenage girl. Sheila Kahn-Prager was sentenced to conditional discharge and agreed not to drive again as part of the plea deal, according to the Queens District Attorney’s Office. On June 28, Kahn-Prager… Read more »
Sept. 19, 2018 By Tara Law An 89-year-old woman was struck and killed by a car on 32nd Avenue just steps from her Parsons Boulevard home on Sunday morning. Police say that Maria Piscina was hit by a car while she was walking in an eastern-marked crosswalk at the Parsons Boulevard intersection at 8:34 a.m. … Read more »
Sept. 18, 2018 By Christian Murray Building plans have been filed for a 13-story mixed-use building to go up on a site adjacent to the Flushing Town Hall. The development, which will be located at 137-45 to 137-61 Northern Blvd, will include a 244-room Westin Hotel and 38 apartments. The building replaces the building that was home… Read more »
Sept. 17, 2018 By Tara Law The Queens International Night Market will return for its fall season later this month. The popular market, which is open Saturdays from April until Oct. 27, will return on Sept. 29 after taking a hiatus to accommodate the U.S. Open. This fall, the market will feature food, art and… Read more »
Sept. 13, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Significant changes could be coming soon to community boards. Term limits for board members, along with a provision to make boards more representative of their communities, will appear as items on the general election ballot this November, the city announced last week. The two items, among several proposals, come… Read more »
Sept. 10, 2018 By Tara Law Retro fast-food chain Sonic Drive-In has opened a location across the street from New World Mall. Sonic, which is known for classic American fast food such as burgers, corndogs, fries and shakes, opened at 136-51 Roosevelt Ave. The storefront is the former location of a Gamestop. Although its signature… Read more »
Sept. 7, 2018 By Christian Murray A 32-year-man was robbed at knifepoint at a Flushing spa in the early hours Thursday morning. The victim was inside the Hawaii Relax Spa, located at 149-50th Blvd., at around 1:50 a.m. when three teenage males approached him in the basement stairwell and demanded money. One of the suspects… Read more »
Sept. 6, 2018 By Tara Law Police are searching for a woman who smacked a 39-year-old woman across the face with a skateboard and threatened her with a knife. The attack took place at 5:50 p.m. on Aug. 29 near 58th Road and 146th Street. Police say that the victim was getting out of her… Read more »
Sept. 6, 2018 By Tara Law Police have released surveillance photos of three men who allegedly broke into a Flushing building and stole jewelry last month. The men forced their way into the building, located near Haight Street and 41st Avenue, between 3:30 a.m. and 4:45 a.m. on Aug. 15 and took off with jewelry,… Read more »
Aug. 31, 2018 By Christian Murray The police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a woman who fell on her face in Flushing earlier this week and has no recollection of where she lives or the contact information of family and friends. The woman fell in the vicinity of Kissena Boulevard and Holly Avenue… Read more »