Mar. 30, 2023 By Bill Parry
Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing seized a strange assortment of illegal drugs and weapons — including a sword — after a routine traffic stop on Tuesday, March 28.
Mar. 30, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed TOUS les JOURS, a French-Asian bakery café chain offering more than 300 artisan pastries, gourmet cakes and desserts baked in-store daily, has officially opened its third location in Flushing. The new TOUS les JOURS, located on the corner of 164-01 Northern Blvd., is owned and operated by local resident…
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Mar. 30, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for the two crooks who are sought for allegedly robbing the same man inside of a parking garage in Flushing twice in the last two months. The first robbery took place just before 10 p.m. on Feb. 23 inside of a parking garage located at 142-28…
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Mar. 25, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Officers from the 109th Precinct issued nine OATH summonses to unlicensed street vendors in Flushing and confiscated a wide range of merchandise ranging from food, clothing and costume jewelry on Wednesday, March 22, according to the NYPD. In regards to a recent illegal vendor sweep in Downtown Flushing, these…
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Mar. 24, 2023 By Julia Moro The new Goldfish Swim School in Flushing’s Tangram Mall, located at 133-27 39th Ave., celebrated its grand opening on March 18 with free family swim, snacks, games and more fun activities. The swimming facility opened an 8,000-square-foot location at Tangram with a 75-foot, three-lane pool and viewing area for…
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Mar. 20, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Flushing street vendors are calling on Councilwoman Sandra Ung to withdraw her petition for crackdowns and punitive measures against street vendors, and to instead work together to establish a pathway to formalize street vending in downtown Flushing. On March 15, More than 40 vendors were gathered outside of the…
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Mar. 19, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb A top-prize winning ticket for the March 18 Take 5 evening drawing worth nearly $40,000 was purchased at a gift shop in Flushing, according to the New York Lottery. The ticket, worth $39,157.50, was purchased at Ming Xing Gift Shop, located at 46-17 Kissena Blvd. in Flushing. Take 5 players…
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Mar. 16, 2023 By Bill Parry A Manhattan man on Thursday, March 16, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for sex trafficking a teenage girl for several days inside a Flushing hotel in 2021, according to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz. Quan Raheem Booker, 30, of Seventh Avenue, pleaded guilty in November to sex…
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Mar. 9, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed The 109th Precinct Community Council on Wednesday, March 8, recognized four police officers for apprehending a 17-year-old individual connected with a gunpoint robbery of a Flushing woman last month. NYPD 109th Precinct Deputy Inspector Louron Hall presented ‘Cop of the Month’ awards to Detectives Anthony Cutaia and Stanley Przedwiecki…
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Mar. 2, 2023 By Bill Parry On the final weekend of Black History Month, community leaders and residents from across the city gathered Sunday, Feb. 26, for a special event and tour of the Bowne House, the Flushing home that was built in 1612 and was instrumental in the abolitionist movement and a safe space…
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