April 23, 2018 By Tara Law Police are searching for a man who has been snatching wallets from women in Flushing in March and April. Police say the first of four thefts took place at 40-06 Main Street at around 11:30 a.m. on March 15. The man allegedly crept up behind a 51-year-old woman and… Read more »
April 20, 2018 By Christian Murray The police are looking for two men who allegedly stole a 66-year-old woman’s wallet at J-Mart in Flushing last month. One of the suspects allegedly approached the victim from behind and removed her wallet from her purse at the 136-20 Roosevelt Ave. store. The second man shielded the thief… Read more »
April 16, 2018 By Tara Law A ceremonial groundbreaking took place yesterday for a $1.2 million green playground at I.S. 250—The Robert F. Kennedy Community School. The revamped school playground, located at 75-40 Parsons Blvd, is slated for completion in fall 2018. The 398 students at the school contributed to the playground’s design as part… Read more »
April 16, 2018 By Christian Murray A Bayside man has been charged with stockpiling more than 65 guns, including pistols, revolvers and assault rifles—along with 50,000 rounds of ammunition—in his home, announced the Queens District Attorney today. Ronald Drabman, 60, was arrested at his 58-08 208th St. home at 2:00 a.m. Sunday after police executed… Read more »
April 12, 2018 By Christian Murray Two Queens men were arrested Thursday for cheating Korean-American investors out of thousands of dollars through a foreign exchange trading scam, according to US Attorney Richard Donoghue. Tae Hung Kang, 55, from Bayside, and Kevin Kang, 49, from Flushing, allegedly lured investors to buy into their scheme based on… Read more »
April 11, 2018 By Christian Murray The police have released a photo of a man who allegedly stole a woman’s purse from her cart while shopping in Flushing in February. The victim was shopping at J-Mart, located at 136-20 Roosevelt Ave., when a man swiped her wallet from the cart while she stepped away, according… Read more »
April 10, 2018 By Christian Murray A man jumped to his death off the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge just before 7:00 a.m. today, police said. The police got the report at about 7:15 a.m. and the NYPD Harbor Unit retrieved the man’s body from the water at about 7:45 a.m. The deceased was taken to Flushing Hospital… Read more »
April 4, 2018 By Tara Law Flushing residents received big payouts from the New York Lottery yesterday. Ceremonial prize checks were awarded at the lottery’s customer service center in Plainview, Long Island to the Panagopoulos family, who won $6,200,000, and chef Zhao Yang Liu, who won $7,000,000. The Panagopoulos family–most of whom live in Flushing–purchased… Read more »
April 4, 2018 By Tara Law Police are searching for a man who allegedly stole a car and set it on fire on March 24 in Whitestone. The white 2003 Chevy Suburban was nabbed after the 51-year-old male owner left it running near 14-70 Utopia Parkway at around 6:45 a.m. The suspect spotted the unattended… Read more »
March 29, 2018 By Tara Law Police are searching for a young man who allegedly snatched a teenage boy’s headphones and punched another youth in the face on a Flushing street on March 5. The suspect, who is believed to be about 18, was walking with two other teens near Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue… Read more »