Aug. 13, 2020 By Allie Griffin A Queens pharmacist pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to fraud for swindling millions of dollars from a pharmaceutical manufacturer. Arkadiy “Alex” Khaimov, who lives in Forest Hills, defrauded the manufacturer out of about $6.9 million by submitting false claims under its co-pay reimbursement program between February 2017 and… Read more »
Aug. 13, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City principals are calling on the city to delay the start of in-person classes, stating that schools are ill-prepared to reopen safely in the midst of the pandemic. The union representing school principals, the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators (CSA), penned a letter to Mayor Bill… Read more »
Aug. 13, 2020 By Christian Murray The Queens District Attorney’s office– with the support of the NYPD–is hosting two gun buyback events this month as a means to get deadly weapons off the street. The district attorney is offering a $200 bankcard for each working hand gun surrendered and is promising that there will be… Read more »
Aug. 13, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A 35-year-old woman used her cell phone to fend off a would-be rapist during an assault on a Flushing street last month. The woman was walking by Kissena Park on July 26 at around 9 p.m. when the suspect approached her and, speaking in Mandarin, asked her several times… Read more »
Aug, 12 2020 By Michael Dorgan A new report has revealed that the number of residential real estate sales in Queens plunged during the second quarter although sales prices in the borough increased. The report, conducted by real-estate data provider PropertyShark, analyzed all residential sales that closed in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx between… Read more »
Aug. 12, 2020 By Allie Griffin Citi Bike has significantly cut the number of electric bikes it had promised to add to city streets this summer. The company pledged to add “thousands” of e-bikes to its fleet over the summer back in February, but has switched course and will only be adding “hundreds,” according to… Read more »
Aug. 12, 2020 By Allie Griffin Ten more Queens bars and restaurants had their liquor licenses suspended over the past week — including New York’s oldest beer garden — as the state continues to crack down against establishments that violate coronavirus regulations. The state’s task force led by the State Police and State Liquor Authority… Read more »
Aug. 12, 2020 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who broke into a series of fast food restaurants in Queens two months ago and stole cash. The first incident took place on June 9 when the suspect broke into a Dunkin Donuts, located at 61-03 Flushing Ave., through a drive-through window… Read more »
Aug. 12, 2020 By Christian Murray All passengers in the back seat of a motor vehicle are soon going to be required by state law to buckle up. Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law legislation that will require all passengers riding in the back seat to wear a seat belt come Nov. 1. Currently, passengers… Read more »
Aug. 11, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Two Queens lawmakers have introduced a bill that aims to preserve the buildings on the Lefferts Boulevard Bridge in Kew Gardens and protect small businesses situated on it from being evicted. The near 100-year-old bridge has fallen into disrepair in recent years and repairs are needed to the storefronts… Read more »