Oct. 1, 2018 By Tara Law Rap star Cardi B has been charged with assault for allegedly attacking two female bartenders at a Flushing strip club in August, police say. The rapper, whose legal name is Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, has been charged with reckless endangerment and assault. She turned herself in to the 109 precinct… Read more »
Oct. 1, 2018 By Tara Law (Updated 10/2) A 25-year-old man was shot and killed in an early morning auto heist in the parking lot of a Flushing movie theater on Monday. Jaquan Campbell was in his car, a black Lexus sedan, with his girlfriend in the parking lot of College Point Multiplex Cinemas, 28-55… Read more »
Sept. 28, 2018 By Tara Law The Alliance for Flushing Meadows Corona Park is hosting an evening of cocktails, international cuisine and dancing by the park’s iconic Unisphere next week. The alliance will host its autumn gala, “An Evening Under the Sphere,” at the Flushing Meadow Corona Park Unisphere next Thursday from 6 p.m. to… Read more »
Sept. 26, 2018 By Tara Law Police are investigating the stabbing of a 59-year-old man who was found dead in his Pomonok Houses apartment last night. The victim, Raul Tejada, was found stabbed at 67-33 Kissena Blvd, police said. Tejada’s brother found him and called 911 at around 10:13 p.m. Emergency responders found Tejada lying… Read more »
Sept. 26, 2018 By Tara Law A new Kumon Math & Reading Center opened in Flushing Friday. The center, which offers math and reading instruction for preschool to high school-aged children, is located at 149-36 Northern Blvd. Councilmember Peter Koo, members of the Greater Flushing Chamber of Commerce and local business leaders welcomed the center… Read more »
Sept. 24, 2018 By Tara Law A Flushing woman will be charged with five counts of attempted murder for the Friday stabbing that left five people— including three newborns— in critical condition, police said. Police say that they have filed charges against Yu Fen Wang, 52, for the stabbings. A spokesperson for the Queens District… Read more »
Sept. 21, 2018 By Tara Law Three newborns and two adults were brutally stabbed at a Flushing nursery early this morning. Police say that the three children— who are all less than one month old— and two adults are in critical but stable condition after being stabbed at 43-67 161st St. today. The suspect, a… Read more »
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 »