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Jamaica family shelter unveils new library for nearly 200 families

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Jun. 3, 2024 By Bill Parry The residents at the Samaritan Daytop Village’s Boulevard family shelter on Queens Boulevard in Jamaica now have a new amenity with the opening of The Bookmark, a new library that gives the 199 families access to an onsite space that features hundreds of children’s books, reading spaces and computers…
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Brooklynites express frustration as G train summer shutdown looms

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Jun. 2, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld G train commuters are preparing for a tough summer as the MTA prepares to shut down the Crosstown Line in three phases starting at the end of this month. The first phase of the shutdown will last from June 28 through July 5, from Court Square in Long…

Man in Queens shot outside apartment building: cops

Upper East Side crime scene

Jun. 2, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki Queens cops are looking for the suspect who shot a man in front of an apartment building early on Sunday morning. Law enforcement sources said the gun violence occurred at about 3:37 a.m. near the Hammels Houses at 81-03 Beach Channel Drive on the Rockaway Peninsula. Officers from…

Famous Queens bagel shop expands to Manhattan

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May. 31, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Whitestone-based Utopia Bagels, a beloved staple in Queens since its opening in 1981, is set to expand for the first time in over 40 years, bringing its renowned bagels to Manhattan. The new location is slated to open on June 2 at 120 E. 34th St., on the corner…
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Queens tenants file legal challenge against state agency, claiming unjust rent hikes

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May. 31, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Tenants from a collection of rent-stabilized buildings in Queens gathered outside the offices of the New York Division of Homes and Community Renewal (DHCR) last Friday, May 24, to announce their plans to file an Article 78 legal challenge. The action seeks to compel DHCR to address and resolve…
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