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QUEENS WEEKLY, MARCH 3, 2019
Vandal
agery, written in chalk, and
had them wiped out.
That same day, City
Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz
became aware of
the incident and shared
pictures of the damage on
social media. Two days
later, Gov.Andrew Cuomo
ordered the New York State
Police to assist the NYPD
in its hate crimes investigation
into the incident.
Sources familiar with
the investigation said only
that “good police work” led
detectives to the suspected
vandal on Feb. 27. A motive
for the boy’s actions
remains unclear.
Koslowitz took to Facebook
on Wednesday night
to praise the NYPD’s efforts
in cracking the case.
“The person who drew
swastikas and anti-Semitic
slurs in the P.S. 139 playground
has been caught,”
she wrote. “I am shocked
that a 12-year-old committed
this crime. It’s completely
unacceptable and
has no place in our society.
Thank you to the 112th Precinct
and the NYPD Hate
Crimes Task Force for their
swift action.”
Reach reporter Robert
Pozarycki by e-mail at
rpozarycki@qns.com or by
phone at (718) 224-5863 ext.
204.
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New store
household products, will
open its doors to shoppers
on Friday, March 8,
at 10 a.m. in The Shops at
Skyview Center — located
at 40-24 College Point Blvd.
— and will continue the
festivities through Saturday,
March 9. It’s the
chain’s first shop on the
Eastern Seaboard.
With more than 2,800
stores in Japan and over
600 stores overseas, Daiso
Japan’s first Flushing
store aims to help consumers
maintain a high
standard of living without
spending more.
“We are very excited to
bring Daiso to customers
in the greater New York
metropolitan area,” said
Mr. Yoshi Murata, senior
vice president of Daiso
Operations. “Daiso has
captured the imagination
of shoppers around
the globe with its product
mix and unique philosophy.
We are confident that
New York residents will
be delighted by the Daiso
shopping experience that
is beloved by many.”
Offering products that
meet the needs of just
about every shopper in the
household, Daiso’s buyers
work hard to stock musthave
items as well as novelties,
creating memorable
shopping experiences that
keep customers coming
back. While most items
sell for $1.99, certain products
may be priced above
or below this amount.
The 4,109-square-foot
Daiso Flushing store will
feature products and styles
for every season, including
holiday decor, spring
cleaning and organizing
products, and thousands of
quality products ranging
from kitchenware, beauty
supplies, stationery, gift
wrap, greeting cards, electronic
accessories, unique
gift items, snacks and
party favors.
Daiso has been the subject
of hundreds of “haul”
videos featuring quality
Japanese products at reasonable
prices. From cosmetics
to craft and slime
videos, fans flood the
web with how-to videos
and tutorials using Daiso
products. The stores’
grand opening weekend
celebrations often draw
lines that snake around
the building.
Daiso Japan’s grand
opening celebration and
ribbon-cutting ceremony
will offer goodie bags for
the first 100 customers
with a receipt on both
days (March 8 and 9); free
Great Prize Giveaway tickets
all day on March 8 and
until 4:30 p.m. on March
9 or whenever tickets are
gone. Ticket supplies are
limited, and customers
should ask for a ticket at
the Daiso table near the
front of the store.
Winners will have two
weeks to claim prizes. The
winning tickets will expire
March 23. There will
be no re-drawing and customers
are asked to check
their tickets within the
two-week timeframe.
Prizes include an iPad
Mini, Apple Watch and
hundreds of dollars in gift
cards; vendor sampling
and promotions; and limited
edition Daiso balloons
for the little ones, while
supplies last.
For more information,
visit daisoglobal.com.
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The interior of the Daiso Japan store that opened in San Gabriel,
Calif., in 2014. The Japanese retailer is opening a store in Flushing
in March 2019. Photo via Wikimedia Commons/Nandaro
Swastikas were drawn on the basketball courts at the Rego
Park elementary school. Photo via Koslowitz
/daisoglobal.com
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