Dec. 23, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Two Queens construction company owners were busted Tuesday for defrauding the New York State Insurance Fund out of more than $2.6 million. Charges were filed against Manuel Sanchez and his East Elmhurst company, Lagos Construction, for failing to pay more than $2 million in employee insurance premiums, according to… Read more »
Dec. 23, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Mad For Chicken, the Korean-style chicken chain, is opening a restaurant in Forest Hills next month. The new restaurant, which will be located at 71-37 Austin St., will be the company’s fifth venue, with three currently in Queens and another in Brooklyn. Given COVID-19 restrictions, the new eatery will… Read more »
Dec. 22, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Two Queens pharmacy owners were busted by the feds Monday for ripping off the Medicare system to the tune of $30 million. Peter Khaim and Arkadiy Khaimov were indicted in Brooklyn federal court yesterday for allegedly making more than $30 million worth of fraudulent claims for cancer drugs that… Read more »
Dec. 22, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A truck carrying hundreds of propane cylinders overturned and burst into flames on the Horace Harding Expressway in Rego Park Tuesday morning. The tractor-trailer was traveling westbound near the Junction Blvd. exit just before midnight when it slid on black ice causing it to strike a Jersey Barrier and… Read more »
Dec. 22, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A manhole erupted in flames in Long Island City early Monday sending smoke billowing into a nearby restaurant. The blaze took place near the corner of 48th Avenue and 11th Street at around 4:15 a.m. and smoke quickly filled the outdoor dining area at Jora, a Peruvian restaurant located… Read more »
Dec. 21, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A mobile coronavirus testing site has opened at Queens Borough Hall in Kew Gardens. The site, located at 120-55 Queens Blvd., opened Monday and residents are able to be tested there through Thursday, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards announced today. Tests are free of charge and do not require… Read more »
Dec. 20, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A non-profit organization that operates a composting facility near the Queensbridge Houses NYCHA complex has been granted a six-month extension on its lease by the Parks Dept. Big Reuse was required to leave the site, located under the Queensboro Bridge at the corner of Vernon Boulevard and Queens Plaza… Read more »
Dec. 21, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for two suspects who allegedly stole more than $10,000 worth of goods from a smoke shop in Astoria last month. The suspects broke through the front window of Cloud Beast, located at 22-05 35th St., on Nov. 26 at around 3:30 a.m. and began rummaging through… Read more »
Dec. 19, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A second person has been charged in relation to an attack on a Muslim man– in what prosecutors say was a hate crime. Eric Leon, was arraigned Thursday for allegedly beating a Muslim man outside the victim’s Rego Park home on Nov. 6, while the victim’s wife and children… Read more »
Dec. 18, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for a group of four men who assaulted a man and a woman in Astoria in October–leaving them both unconscious. The group allegedly attacked the victims on the corner of Astoria Boulevard and 41st Street on Oct. 30 at around 11:30 p.m. after getting into an… Read more »