May. 22, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Ridgewood is expanding its food shopping landscape with the opening of a new Met Fresh Supermarket. The new store, located at 67-09 Fresh Pond Rd., will have its grand opening on Friday, May 24, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled for 9:30 a.m. It is owned and operated by the…
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May. 22, 2024 By Athena Dawson For almost three years, Lamar Kelly has worked passionately as an FDNY EMT, serving others throughout southeastern Queens. At the age of 32, Kelly became an EMT in 2021, eager to make a difference. His goal was to eventually become an FDNY firefighter, which has been his dream career…
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May. 22, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Hundreds of local residents filled out the lawn at Fort Totten Park in Bayside on Sunday afternoon for a free 80’s and Beyond music concert by the cover band Decadia. The event was sponsored by Councilwoman Vickie Paladino, who represents Northeastern Queens, and Queensborough Performing Arts Center, which organizes…
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May. 22, 2024 By Athena Dawson NewYork-Presbyterian and March of Dimes have partnered to bring a mobile OBGYN office to the tri-state area. The Mom and Baby Mobile Health Center brings pregnancy, post-birth and women’s health care directly to mothers in need of care. The mobile bus serves unhoused and undocumented women and collaborates with…
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May. 21, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Brooklyn man who had a murder conviction vacated by the Queens District Attorney’s Office in November 2022 was indicted in connection to a fatal shooting in Middle Village.
May. 21, 2024 By Anthony Medina Council Member Lynn Schulman has announced Richmond Hill High School, P.S. 62Q Chester Park School and the NYPD as the winners of nearly half a million dollars each in capital funds for improvement projects through Participatory Budgeting. Schulman, who represents Richmond Hill residents in the city council, announced the…
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May. 21, 2024 By Athena Dawson The Bay 84th Street Community Garden, located at 3-22 Beach 84th St, is hosting a family-friendly gardening day for Rockaway Beach residents on Saturday, June 1. The event runs from 1-4:30 p.m. and features an array of fun activities, including a seed planting activity for their designated children’s plot….
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May. 21, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The New York Mets hosted their annual Wheelchair Softball Clinic Tuesday at the Citi Field parking lot, where the playing field of Shea Stadium once stood. Members of the Wheelchair Sports Federation played a softball game before helping to facilitate a clinic for approximately 100 students with disabilities from…
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May. 21, 2024 By QNS Sports Team It is Saturday afternoon, and a number of soccer enthusiasts are gathered at the Queensboro Bar and Restaurant in Jackson Heights. On one side are fans of the New York Red Bulls, and on the other is a group of New York City FC fans sitting together for…
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May. 21, 2024 By Bill Parry
The owner of a Ridgewood liquor store was arrested and charged for shooting an alleged shoplifter from Brooklyn on Monday evening.