Mar. 27, 2023 By Ethan Marshall A new Mediterranean restaurant celebrated its grand opening in Fresh Meadows on March 22. The new location marks taim Mediterranean Kitchen’s 13th location across New York, New Jersey, Maryland and Washington, D.C. A large crowd already began forming in front of the restaurant ahead of its 11 a.m. opening. The…
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Mar. 27, 2023 By Bill Parry The city’s Curbside Composting program resumed across Queens on March 27, following a winter hiatus after the initiative launched as a three-month-long pilot in the borough last fall. During that period, the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) diverted 12.7 million pounds of food scraps, leaves, and yard waste from landfills….
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Mar. 27, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
A healthy majority of New Yorkers support Governor Kathy Hochul’s bid to make further rollbacks to the state’s recently reformed bail laws and the state legislature’s proposal to raise income taxes on those making over $5 million-a-year, a new poll from Siena College shows.
Mar. 27, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for the crook who punched an 81-year-old man in the face before robbing him in Far Rockaway last month. Authorities say that the elderly man was walking near 11-44 Foam Pl., within the confines of the 101st Precinct, at around 12:30 p.m. on Feb. 28 when…
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Mar. 27, 2023 By Anthony Medina A general sense of uneasiness due to the frequency in crime related incidents across the city was more than evident at Councilman Robert Holden’s public safety and quality of life town hall meeting at Maspeth High School on Thursday, March 23. Holden gathered an extensive lineup of NYPD officials…
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Mar. 26, 2023 By Dean Moses & Gabriele Holtermann
The 35th annual Phagwah Parade in Queens made history on Sunday by celebrating two female grand marshals for the first time ever.
Mar. 26, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The New York Mets partnered with several organizations and institutions across New York City to celebrate Amazin’ Day on Saturday, March 25. The event provided the team a way to give back to their fans less than a week before Opening Day of the 2023 season. Throughout the day,…
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Mar. 26, 2023 By Maggie Wong A little rain did not stop Queens residents from showing their Irish pride and cheering on the bands and performers who participated in the annual Bayside Saint Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday, March 25. The NYPD Emerald Society began the parade by blasting Irish music from bagpipes and drums,…
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Mar. 25, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for the three crooks who were caught on camera destroying a concrete statue of an angel belonging to a Roman Catholic church in Fresh Meadows on March 23. Authorities say that three male suspects, who are believed to between the ages of 15 and 17 —…
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Mar. 25, 2023 By Robert Pozarycki Police in Ridgewood are looking for the suspect who shot a 23-year-old man on Friday evening. Law enforcement sources said the shooting happened at about 8:16 p.m. on March 24 in front of a bodega at 468 Onderdonk Ave., at Harman Street. Officers from the 104th Precinct, in responding…
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