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Group uses tools to
attack man in Bayside
Police are looking for a group of assailants
who delivered a beatdown to a man on
a Bayside street last Th ursday night.
On Aug. 3 at around 10 p.m., a 20-yearold
male was at the southwest corner of
208th Street and 28th Avenue when he
was jumped by a group of people, police
said. Th e victim was then stabbed in the
back and the suspects fl ed in an unknown
direction.
Th e victim was transported to an area
hospital in stable condition, according
to authorities. Offi cers from the 111th
Precinct recovered a pipe and a handsaw in
the vicinity following the incident.
Th e suspects are described as being male.
Police were unable to provide an exact
number of perpetrators.
Anyone with information in regards to
this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s
Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS
(8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA
(74782). All calls are kept confi dential.
Suzanne Monteverdi
Flushing Night Out
at ‘Meeting House’
Th e third annual Flushing Night Out will
be taking place at quite an unique and historic
location.
Th e Flushing Meeting House at 137-16
Northern Blvd. will be hosting Th e Greater
Flushing Chamber of Commerce’s yearly
event designed to highlight the historical
landmarks in the Flushing area.
Local restaurants and businesses will be
at the event, along with local bands such as
Th e Legends of Motown Revue and Session
Band.
Flushing Night Out will be held August
18-19, between 7 to 11 p.m. Th e event is
free to attend. However, there is a special
preview each day from 6 to 7 p.m. with
a $5 admission fee with proceeds going
towards the preservation of the Flushing
Meeting House.
More details for the event can be found
on Flushing Night Out’s website, www.
fl ushingnightout.com.
Justin Berglund
Someone in Jamaica
won a million bucks
Th e New York Lottery announced on
Wednesday that a second-prize Mega
Millions ticket for drawing held on Aug. 8
was sold at a convenience store in Jamaica.
Th e Quick Pick ticket, which is worth
$1 million, was sold at Lucky Lottery &
Convenience at 178-29 Hillside Ave. Th e
winning numbers for the Aug. 8 Mega
Millions drawing were: 11 – 17 – 50 – 52 –
74 and Mega Ball 14.
Th ose who match the fi rst fi ve numbers
on a Mega Millions ticket automatically
win the $1 million second prize. In order
to win the grand prize, players must match
all six numbers.
With no top prize winner in the Aug. 8
drawing, the Mega Millions jackpot is now
$382,000,000. Th e next drawing is Aug. 11.
Emily Davenport
Photos: Angela Matua/THE COURIER
Four cuff ed for turning
Flushing home into a brothel
BY ANGELA MATUA
amatua@qns.com / @AngelaMatua
Th e NYPD last week arrested four
people in connection to a prostitution
ring that was being run out of a
Flushing home.
On Aug. 4 at about 11:40 p.m., police
entered 146-04 Kalmia Ave. and arrested
two men and two women who were
allegedly running and participating in
the illegal, x-rated business.
Th e operation occurred aft er state
Senator Tony Avella contacted the
109th Precinct in June to relay reports
from residents who claimed to have
seen troubling behavior at the house
during nighttime hours.
In a press release, Avella said, neighbors
witnessed men parking their cars
in front of the Kalmia Avenue house
every night. Th e men would be escorted
to the side door and leave about an
hour later. Neighbors also saw women
in “very revealing clothing” going into
and coming out of the home frequently.
According to police, the two men
who were arrested ran the prostitution
ring. Wenbo Zhang, 30, of Flushing
and Quishi Wang, 30, of Flushing were
charged with promoting prostitution
and of off ering others sexual intercourse
for a fee.
Xiao Li, 35, and Fu Shin, 39, who are
both Flushing residents, were charged
with agreeing to perform sexual acts
for money.
QNS spoke to a 21-year-old Elmhurst
resident — she declined to provide her
name — whose boyfriend lives across
the street from the residence. She oft en
waits in her car near the house to pick
up her boyfriend.
She said she noticed many middle
aged men “old enough to be my
dad” coming in and out of the residence
and has occasionally seen younger
women around the property as well.
Several men in their 30s were sitting
in the property’s backyard when a
reporter visited the house.
“I was happy to hear this week that
the NYPD took action and shut down
the prostitution business giving much
needed relief to the Flushing community,”
Avella said. “Th is property could
not have been shut down without the
help of the neighbor who alerted me to
the situation. Th is positive outcome is
a direct result of a community member
caring enough about the quality of life
of everyone in the area to report something
that seemed out of place.”
The quiet residential block of Kalmia Avenue in Flushing where police uncovered a brothel on Aug. 4.