April 14, 2022 By Allie Griffin The Department of Education will expand the Gifted and Talented program to all school districts, Mayor Eric Adams and Schools Chancellor David Banks announced Thursday. “Expanding our Gifted and Talented program to all New York City districts is about giving every child, in every zip code, a fair chance… Read more »
April 13, 2022 By Christian Murray Nine men, including seven from Queens, who were allegedly part of a sex trafficking and prostitution enterprise have been charged with racketeering and related crimes, federal authorities announced Tuesday. The enterprise allegedly operated out of Flushing and its members recruited undocumented Chinese women and then sent them to hotels… Read more »
April 13, 2022 Sponsored Story By Atty. Jeffrey Hoffman *Jeffrey Hoffman is a licensed attorney in New York whose practice focuses on clients in the cannabis industry, including licensees in the adult-use cannabis market, practitioners in the medical cannabis space, and cannabis adjacent product and service providers. He has a particular interest in social and… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on April 12, 2022 at 2:56 p.m. By Katie Honan and Jose Martinez, THE CITY A heavily armed gunman set off smoke grenades before spraying 33 bullets into a rush-hour train as it pulled into a Brooklyn subway station Tuesday morning, officials said. It’s the latest high-profile… Read more »
April 13, 2022 By Allie Griffin 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 near… 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 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 »
April 6, 2022 By Allie Griffin The Halal Guys, a popular New York City-based halal food chain, is opening a location in the Queens Center Mall this spring. The eatery, which was started by three Egyptian immigrants as a lone Manhattan food cart in 1990 and morphed into a brick-and-mortar restaurant business, will open a franchise… Read more »
April 5, 2022 By Christian Murray A Queens assemblywoman has introduced a piece of legislation that aims to soften the blow of high gas prices. Assemblywoman Nily Rozic, who represents the 25th District in central Queens, has introduced a bill that would provide a $250 rebate to New York State residents who have at least… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on April 5, 2022 at 8:09 p.m. By Katie Honan, THE CITY The New York Mets’ billionaire owner has been pushing City Hall for development around his Queens ballpark, possibly including a casino as the state mulls expanding licenses, according to city and state lobbying records. Steve… Read more »