Jan. 5, 2024 By Bill Parry
A 44-year-old woman fell victim to a pickpocket in broad daylight along a bustling stretch of Main Street in Flushing late last month.
Pickpocket targets woman in front of bank on Main Street in Flushing: NYPD
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Jo Koy ready to fulfill childhood dream of hosting Golden Globes with hopes of leaving positive mark
Jan. 5, 2024 By Associated Press
Jo Koy remembers watching major award ceremonies like the Golden Globes with his mother on their living room sofa trying to guess the winners.
Weigh in on $70 Million investment in Downtown Jamaica, Open house scheduled Monday
Jan. 5, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr., in collaboration with the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) and other stakeholders, is hosting an open house in Jamaica Monday to provide the community with an opportunity to help shape the plans for a $70 million investment in downtown Jamaica. The open house,…
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Tech focused vet clinic set to open two new locations in Queens
Jan. 5, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Bond Vet, a veterinary clinic with dozens of locations across the country, is set to open new offices in Forest Hills and Bayside this spring. The new Bayside location will open on March 1 in the Bay Terrace Shopping Center. Two months later, the Forest Hills location will open…
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Op-ed | New York City’s broken property tax system
Jan. 5, 2024 By Martha Stark For decades, it has been an open secret that New York City’s property tax system is inequitable and unfair. This regressive system, rooted in outdated and discriminatory policies, has not only exacerbated the housing crisis but also deepened the economic divide, disproportionately burdening lower-income and minority communities. Next week, New York’s Court of Appeals will hear arguments on a case brought by Tax Equity Now New York (TENNY), a coalition of renters, owners, civic leaders, and public policy and social justice organizations, that challenges NYC’s broken property tax system. TENNY’s lawsuit was born out…
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Three men sought in bank robbery spree across three different Queens police precincts: NYPD
Jan. 5, 2024 By Bill Parry Police are looking for three men wanted for hitting up three banks across Queens over the past two weeks. The thieves allegedly targeted banks in Glendale, Jamaica Hills and Woodhaven between Dec. 26 and Wednesday, Jan 3, cops said. The most recent incident took place at around 11:30 a.m….
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Queens mom seeks answers after disabled toddler’s wheelchair taken stolen from home
Jan. 5, 2024 By Anthony Medina A mother is seeking answers following the theft of her disabled son’s wheelchair by a group of thieves outside of her South Ozone Park home on Monday. Marta Escobar, a mother of a 4-year-old disabled child, says she left her home around 5:30 p.m. to run errands when a…
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Businesses nominated for the inaugural Best of Bayside contest announced
Jan. 5, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Following three months of voting, the nominees for the inaugural Best of Bayside contest, organized by the Bayside Business Association, are here. Voting for the contest opened in October in an effort to highlight popular establishments in Bayside. With over 50 members, the BBA seeks to empower business owners…
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Queens Public Library to host community composting discussion, in-person and online, addressing funding challenges and environmental impact
Jan. 5, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The Queens Public Library will be holding a discussion related to community composting in New York City at its Jamaica location at 89-11 Merrick Blvd. on Thursday, Jan. 18 at 2 p.m. Attendees will learn about the variety of nonprofits that make up the NYC Compost Project. This includes what each of the nonprofits do and how they work together to benefit local communities. The primary focus of the discussion will center on finding solutions to address funding challenges that have arisen following the discontinuation of city funding for community composting programs. As a…
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73-year-old man assaulted by ‘muscular’ suspect on Southeast Queens street: NYPD
Jan. 4, 2024 By Bill Parry A 73-year-old man was punched in the face by a stranger while on a Rosedale street Wednesday morning, police said. The senior was in front of 253-51 Rockaway Blvd. just before 6 a.m. on Jan. 3, when he got into a verbal dispute with a man that turned physical—with…
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