Tensions remained high weeks after the presidential election, as reports of violence and bigotry flooded Queens this past week. In response to the hate that has been seen, thousands of Queens residents marched to Trump Tower to protest the President-elect’s rhetoric.
Ridgewood residents also took to the street for a march of their own, demanding that the neighborhood remain affordable for all residents.
Here’s a look at this week’s top 10 stories from around Queens.
- Four Muslim teenagers were the targets of a possible bias crime, one of them suffering a fractured eye socket after being struck in the face with a bottle, police said.
- Applications for a brand new 50-story luxury apartment complex in Long Island City are now being accepted.
- Harpell Pharmacies has opened up a shop at 25-77 Francis Lewis Blvd. in Flushing, offering customers organic produce, teas and coffees, and gluten-free food products, as well as a juice bar, an extensive vitamin, supplement and mineral selection and various weight loss programs.
- An Arab-American Uber driver became the victim of a racist tirade by another driver in Astoria. The Uber driver caught the curse-laden exchange on video.
- Five more men were arrested and charged with patronizing a prostitute at Ridgewood’s well-known prostitution hot spot.
- A man who was recently reported missing turned up dead, floating in the East River off Whitestone Point this week.
- Several Queens leaders came together in Astoria to condemn the outbreak of hatred and violence allegedly headed by Donald Trump supporters.
- Thousands of residents marched from Long Island City, over the Queensboro Bridge, right to Trump Tower in Manhattan to let the President-elect know that the place he once called home does not support his views.
- A suspect has been arrested following the deadly shooting of a Howard Beach man.
- Ridgewood residents wanted to let landlords and developers know that “Ridgewood is not for sale” during a march through the neighborhood on Nov. 19.
