Aug. 10. 2018 By Tara Law A woman’s body was found floating in Flushing Creek this morning. Police say that they were called to the creek in response to a 911 call about a person in the water near 34-16 College Point Blvd. at 10:05 a.m. The New York Police Department Harbor Unit found a woman, who… Read more »
Aug. 10, 2018 By Tara Law The largest dragon boat festival in the United States will convene at the site of the 1964 World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows Corona Park this weekend. Roughly 50,000 people are expected to attend the 28th annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, which will take place Saturday and Sunday from… Read more »
Aug. 9, 2018 By Christian Murray A body was found floating in the East River off College Point this morning, police said. The body was discovered at about 9:30 a.m. in the water in the vicinity of 127-01 Powells Cove Blvd. The NYPD Harbor Unit arrived on the scene and found a man in his… Read more »
Aug. 8, 2018 By Tara Law Two men were reportedly struck by lightning in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park during last night’s storm, with one left in critical condition. The men were reportedly playing soccer at 7:30 p.m. in the park when they were struck. One of the men, 30, sustained critical injuries, and the other, 42,… Read more »
Aug. 3, 2018 By Christian Murray The police are seeking the public’s help in locating a Flushing man who went missing Thursday. Yongyi Xu, 58, was last seen inside his 144-03 Barclay Ave. apartment building at around 7:00 a.m. on Aug. 2. He is described as Asian, 5 feet 7 inches tall and about 140… Read more »
Aug. 2, 2018 By Christian Murray State Sen. Tony Avella and Councilmember Bob Holden held a press conference at City Hall Tuesday to announce the introduction of legislation that would expand the gifted and talented programs at city schools. The legislation would require that at least one class per grade at every elementary and junior… Read more »
July 25, 2018 By Tara Law Two Queens men were awarded giant ceremonial prize checks today after winning a combined total of $19.5 million before taxes in the New York Lottery. New York Lottery host Yolanda Vega awarded Luigi Maccione, 49, and Andres Churg, 35, their prizes in an award ceremony at Resorts World Casino… Read more »
July 25, 2018 By Tara Law Three Queens residents who targeted elderly people as part of an elaborate scheme to burglarize the victims’ homes have been convicted and sentenced for hate crimes. The trio were convicted of burglarizing or attempting to burglarize five homes, which were located in Flushing, Jackson Heights and Maspeth, in summer… Read more »
July 25, 2018 By Tara Law Police are searching for four men who allegedly robbed massage parlors in Astoria and Flushing. The first robbery took place at Prince Spa at 33-70 Prince St. in Flushing on July 13 at around 11:50 a.m. The four men allegedly grabbed two female employees and demanded money, police said…. Read more »
July 23, 2018 By Tara Law An app that connects dog owners to walkers and sitters will be offering complementary dog-friendly ice cream at Queens dog parks this Friday. Wag!, an on-demand pet walking and board ing app, will post ice cream carts at three dog parks from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The carts… Read more »