March 16, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A woman who was arrested in Flushing Monday following the fatal stabbing of a well-known Tiananmen Square activist turned immigration lawyer has been charged with murder. Xiao Ning Zhang, 25, was charged at Queens Criminal Court Wednesday for allegedly stabbing attorney Jim Li to death inside his law firm… Read more »
March 16, 2022 By Christian Murray A 75-year-old woman is dead after an octogenarian in a BMW struck her in Oakland Gardens Tuesday while backing out of a garage in a residential parking lot. Georgiana Belfiore, who lived just blocks from the crash site, was killed when an 83-year-old man in a 2021 E350 Mercedes… Read more »
March 15, 2022 By Allie Griffin A Chinese man whose mother died last month after she was brutally assaulted on a North Corona street has secured a visa to the U.S. that will allow him to attend his mom’s funeral. Congress Members Grace Meng and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez both worked on the behalf of Yang Gao,… Read more »
March 15, 2022 By Christian Murray A Japanese restaurant popular for their specialty ramen opened in Bayside last week. Tamashii Ramen–which has restaurants in Astoria, Long Island City and Forest Hills–opened at 40-09 Bell Blvd. on Wednesday taking the space that had been occupied by Mi Tea, which was known for its unique blend of… Read more »
March 15, 2022 By Allie Griffin Council Member Sandra Ung is calling on the Department of Transportation to improve signage along a busway in Flushing where she says motorists are unknowingly driving in the bus-only lanes and getting smacked with fines. Ung sent a letter to DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez last week urging the department… Read more »
March 15, 2022 By Allie Griffin Congress Member Grace Meng has secured nearly $10 million in federal funding for local projects throughout Queens, she announced last week. Meng earmarked a total of $9,579,000 for 10 borough projects through a new government spending package the House passed Wednesday night. The legislation is expected to pass the… Read more »
March 14, 2022 By Michael Dorgan An attorney was fatally stabbed inside an immigration law firm office in Flushing Monday and a 25-year-old woman has been arrested in relation to the deadly attack. The victim, a 66-year-old man, was allegedly stabbed multiple times by the woman inside the office, located at 136-56 39th Ave., at… Read more »
March 14, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Call it a gift from on high. A renowned Catholic preparatory school in Fresh Meadows has received a $1 million check from an anonymous donor — the largest single donation in the institution’s long history, according to school officials. St. Francis Preparatory School, located at 6100 Francis Lewis Blvd.,… Read more »
March 14, 2022 By Christian Murray A 3-year-old girl required stitches to her forehead after a deranged man flipped over the little wagon she was in sitting in throwing her to the ground in Flushing Friday, according to police. Christopher Elder, a 31-year-old Flushing resident with a violent past, allegedly approached the girl’s grandmother, Maria… Read more »
March 10, 2022 By Christian Murray A 16-year-old girl who was in critical condition after a collision in Glendale last month has died, the NYPD reported Thursday. Alexandra Ariza, of Nyack, NY, succumbed to her injuries Feb. 23 after the moped she was a passenger on collided with a 2021 Mazda CX-30 at around 3:15… Read more »