May. 4, 2023 By Peter Tu I moved to Flushing in 1980. It was a village at the end of the 7 line. You could barely see any pedestrians after the sun went down. Now the intersection of Roosevelt Avenue and Main Street has become the third busiest intersection in New York City. The passenger…
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May. 4, 2023 By Julia Moro Roughly 170 resident physicians at Elmhurst Hospital voted to authorize a strike if Mount Sinai does not agree to parity pay and various benefits similar to or the same as other city hospitals. Dr. Tanathun Kajornsakchai, a union delegate and fourth-year psychiatry resident at Elmhurst, said their contracts expired…
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May. 4, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Councilwoman Linda Lee is partnering with the American-Italian Cancer Foundation, the Queens Public Library, and Chinese American IPA (CAIPA) to bring a mammogram bus to provide free breast cancer screenings for women in eastern Queens on Friday, May 19. The event will be held across from the Glen Oaks…
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May. 4, 2023 Elijah Hamilton The NYC Parks Department has made several safety improvements at the Forest Park entrance near Myrtle Avenue in Glendale to prevent vehicles from driving into the park. According to a spokesperson from the NYC Parks Department, solar-powered lights were installed to increase visibility, and steel bollards were installed to prevent…
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May. 4, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Loud music, ATVs and dirtbikes, and a crackdown on illegal smoke shops were just some of the quality-of-life issues discussed during the Queens Borough Board meeting with NYPD officials on Monday, May 1, regarding crime and public safety. The Queens Borough Board meeting, chaired by Queens Borough President Donovan…
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May. 3, 2023 By Bill Parry
Devin Spraggins was indicted by a Queens grand jury and arraigned Wednesday, May 3, on two counts of attempted murder in the shooting of rookie cop Brett Boller in Jamaica last month.
May. 3, 2023 By Bill Parry Support appears to be growing in Queens for Mets owner Steve Cohen’s plan to build a casino as part of an entertainment complex on the parking lot west of Citi Field. A poll conducted last month shows that 70% of the respondents agreed that “something new should be built”…
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May. 3, 2023 By Bill Parry A Flushing pharmacy owner and his Long Island associate were arrested by federal agents Tuesday morning for allegedly engaging in a $26 million healthcare fraud scam. Dacheng “Bruce” Lu, 44, from Flushing, and Taesung “Terry” Kim, 58, of Great Neck, were arraigned on an indictment unsealed in Brooklyn federal…
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May. 3, 2023 By Bill Parry New York State Attorney General Letitia James has launched an investigation into a fatal crash in North Corona last week that involved an off-duty NYPD officer. Her Office of Special Investigation (OSI) is probing the collision that killed a 36-year-old NYSDOT contractor standing on the shoulder of the Grand…
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May. 3, 2023 By Bill Parry Council member Joann Ariola held her first-ever Hero Story Time at the Howard Beach Library on Saturday, April 29, featuring NYPD, FDNY, and other first responders. More than three dozen children attended the event, which Ariola promised would be the first of many to come across her district, and eventually…
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