for helpQueenflushingIn order to improve the sense of security in businesses and protect themselves from harm when a crime occurs, the 109th Police Precinct and the Flushing Business Improvement District (Flushing BID), which controls Flushing, announced on the 27th that they will launch free self-defense. courses in the near future to help improve community safety.
flushingcommercial improvement areaCo-chairman Li Deyi said that since the pandemic, Flushing merchants have faced challenges such as commercial theft, homelessness, juvenile delinquency, and police delays, which have seriously disrupted daily operations and many merchants are no longer safe. Not feeling. It will work with Business Improvement District 109. The branch collaborates to offer a series of free self-defense courses aimed at supporting all Flushing businesses and employees in need.
Yu Tiansong, executive director of the Commercial Improvement District, said that many businesses in Flushing have hired self-employed security guards, “but there are still many small businesses that can’t afford security guards, so I hope that This course will help them.” Hopefully Flushing can return to its former nighttime prosperity. The scene can be crowded even after 9 pm.
In these classes, participants will learn how to better protect themselves by handling different situations that may arise by strengthening their body, learning different hand techniques, kicking techniques, grip defense and much more; The instructor of this class is Michael Ro, a Korean professional martial artist with 16 years of experience in taekwondo and self-defense, appealing to the public to continue practicing so that they can quickly master the elements.
Huang Lingqin, community affairs liaison officer of the 109th Branch, once again introduced the effectiveness of the “merchant trespass notice” and reminded unregistered merchants to hurry up to register; He and Yu Tiansong said that to better implement the project, they are contacting the Queens District Attorney’s Office with plans to allow merchants to post stickers to sign up for the program and Traders should also be given the power to issue “encroachment notices”. If the police don’t arrive on time, the businessman will too. Record of harassment by the store person.
Self-defense classes are held every Wednesday from 5 to 6 pm from April 3 to June 5. Businesses and employees in the 11354 and 11355 zip codes in Downtown Flushing can sign up at flushingbid.com. Participants are required to sign a liability release prior to participating.
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