All posts tagged "flushing"

  • The New York Police Department reveals details of the case outside the Flushing apartment Tuesday. (Jo Jin-woo/The Korea Times)
    Queens man kills family and self, sets apartment on fire

    A Queens man killed his wife and son before setting their apartment on fire and slashing his own throat Tuesday, the New York Police Department said. The fire broke out around 4:50 a.m. Tuesday at a Flushing...

    • Posted September 10, 2014
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    Queens tutoring school under investigation for child abuse

    A tutoring school, or hagwon, in Queens is under fire for the alleged abuse of its students. New York City’s Administration for Child Services launched an investigation into the case Monday. Local police are also known to...

    • Posted August 6, 2014
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  • A man steps onto a casino bus on Roosevelt Ave. in Flushing, Queens, on July 31.
    For the homeless in NY, casino buses provide sanctuary

    By Ham Ji-ha A homeless man in his 80s gets off a casino bus on Wednesday in Flushing, Queens, a $20 bill clutched in his hand. Jang Jung-soo* lives in and makes money on the bus, where...

    • Posted August 1, 2014
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  • Chu-eo-tang (Mudfish stew)
    Koreans say, ‘Beat the heat with black goat or mudfish stew’

    As temperatures hit upwards of 90 degrees, Korean New Yorkers are turning to age-old summer staples — steaming hot health foods — for energy. In Korea, foods like ginseng chicken soup, mudfish stew, black goat stew and...

    • Posted July 8, 2014
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    Queens of Heart

    86-year-old Korean American vegetable stand owner donates $10,500 to Queens Hope Sharing Foundation During the cold winter in February, a warm bowl of rice soup was offered to those who needed it by the Queens Hope Sharing...

    • Posted April 9, 2014
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