April 13, 2022 By Allie Griffin (updated) Two Sikh men were targeted and attacked in Richmond Hill Tuesday morning in the same location where a 70-year-old Sikh man was assaulted just over a week ago, according to the police. The men, aged 76 and 64, were violently beaten by two men with a wooden stick… Read more »
April 12, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A national restaurant chain that specializes in healthy salads has opened a location in Long Island City. Sweetgreen, which offers customizable salads and warm bowls, opened today on the corner of 44th Drive and Jackson Avenue. The company has taken a 3,200 square space on the ground floor of… Read more »
April 12, 2022 By Allie Griffin Assembly Member Brian Barnwell announced via social media Tuesday morning that he will not be seeking re-election. “It is with sadness that I announce that I will not be seeking re-election to the NYS Assembly for a 4th term,” he announced via Twitter. “… It has been a true… Read more »
April 12, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The police released video Monday of three teens who allegedly broke into an elementary school in Rego Park last month and spray-painted racial epithets on desks and other surfaces inside a number of classrooms. The alleged vandals broke into P.S. 175, located at 64-35 102nd St., on March 26… Read more »
April 11, 2022 By Christian Murray The DOT will be installing concrete barriers this week along the Vernon Boulevard protected bike lane to enhance safety for bicyclists. The DOT notified Community Board 2 Monday that it will be installing concrete barriers on the Vernon Boulevard protected bike lane between 46th Avenue and Queens Plaza South starting… Read more »
April 11, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The Flushing branch of the Queens Public Library (QPL) is scheduled to fully reopen later this month after being closed for more than two years. The branch, located at 41-17 Main St., will open on April 25 with all in-person library services being made available to the public, the… Read more »
April 11, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A man armed with a machete was shot by police who were responding to a domestic disturbance in an Astoria apartment Monday morning. The man, 27, was shot in the groin by a police officer inside an apartment at 31-63 33rd St. just before 10 a.m. after a woman… Read more »
April 11, 2022 By Czarinna Andres The police arrested a man last week who allegedly killed his girlfriend and dumped her body in the trunk of a car in Queens about 18 months ago, according to reports. Kareem Flake was arrested last week in Kissimmee, Fla., for allegedly murdering his girlfriend Destini Smothers. He has… Read more »
April 11, 2022 By Czarinna Andres A bouncer was shot outside a Forest Hills bar Sunday night after getting into a dispute with two men, police said. The victim, 25, was shot in the groin in front of Lowkey Garden Lounge, located at 70-15 Austin St., at around 11:45 p.m. after he got into an… Read more »
April 8, 2022 By Michael Dorgan and Allie Griffin A disbarred Bayside lawyer was sentenced to prison Wednesday for bilking dozens of clients out of more than $1.8 million over a 5-year period. Yohan Choi, who ran a law practice on Northern Boulevard in Flushing, was sentenced to 1 1/2 to 4 1/2 years in… Read more »