Shoplifter Escapes From Security Guard at Flushing Rite Aid, Pretends to Have Gun: NYPD

Dec. 4, 2024 By Shane O’Brien

New York City FC (NYCFC) broke ground on its new stadium in Willets Point Wednesday afternoon

Flushing resident Atahualpa Rodriguez pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court on Wednesday to committing arson of a multi-story apartment building on Parsons Boulevard last January.

One firefighter was injured in a partial ceiling collapse and another firefighter suffered first-degree burns battling the fire Rodriguez set.

The St. John’s University community will gather to mourn legendary basketball coach Lou Carnesecca on the Hillcrest campus he loved with all of his heart Friday morning for his Funeral Mass at St. Thomas More Church, where he will be remembered not just for building a dynamic program, but for the way he did it. The beloved coach died peacefully surrounded by family and friends on Saturday, Nov. 30, at age 99 and just five weeks shy of his 100th birthday.

“Throughout his long life, Coach Carnesecca represented St. John’s with savvy, humility, smarts, tenacity, wit, integrity and grace,” SJU President Rev. Brian Shanley said. “He was the public face of our University, and he embodied the values of our Catholic and Vincentian mission. We thank God for his legacy.”

Dec. 4, 2024 By Czarinna Andres

Dec. 4, 2024 By Colum Motherway

Dec. 4, 2024 By Ethan Marshall

The number of reported rapes across southern Queens dropped significantly during the 28-day period from Nov. 4 to Dec. 1, compared to the same period of time last year, according to the latest crime stats from the NYPD. Additionally, grand larcenies continued to trend down across both northern and southern Queens.

Dec. 4, 2024 By Ethan Marshall

Permits have been filed for the construction of a new 9-story residential building at 35-20 149th St. in Flushing.

Dec. 4, 2024 By Colum Motherway

Join the flock! The Alliance for Flushing Meadows Corona Park (FMCP) is seeking volunteers for its first-ever Christmas Bird Count event on Sunday, Dec. 15, offering a unique opportunity for nature enthusiasts and citizen scientists to contribute to an important study.

Plaza College in Forest Hills hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony and tour of its new $1 million Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) medical stimulation operating room on Nov. 15.

This cutting-edge learning center is the first of its kind in Queens and will provide students with an immersive experience that replicates the environment of working in New York’s premier hospital operating rooms.

Flushing resident Quiming Wan was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in Queens Supreme Court on Tuesday morning for the November 2021 murder and sexual abuse of Jiaomei Zhou, a 29-year-old woman whose battered body he carried from his blood-soaked apartment to the lobby before being stopped by building residents.

Wan, 55, of Main Street, was convicted by a jury in October of murder in the second degree, aggravated sexual abuse in the first degree and other related crimes after a nearly two-week-long trial.

Dec. 3, 2024 By Colum Motherway

Queens Botanical Garden (QBG) is enhancing its iconic Crabapple Grove with the addition of 25 new trees, thanks to the generous sponsorship of the City Gardens Club.