Sep. 20, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan In honor of Senior Appreciation Month, dancers and musicians performed to a packed room of elders at the Commonpoint Queens Sam Field Older Adult Center in Little Neck on Tuesday, Sept. 19. FANIKE!, a Queens based West African dance troupe, and Flamenco y Sol, an artistic Spanish group, delivered…
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Cambria Heights Library gets $2.8 million for crucial resilience upgrades
Sep. 20, 2023 By Bill Parry As Climate Week NYC got underway, Councilwoman Nantasha Williams presented a check for $2.8 million in funding to Queens Public Library to support vital resilience upgrades at the Cambria Heights Library on Monday, Sept. 19. The resilience upgrades are designed to enhance the library’s ability to withstand and recover…
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Teej Festival in Elmhurst celebrates Nepalese culture with evening of fun and music
Sep. 20, 2023 By Ethan Marshall More than 450 people gathered for an evening full of fun and music at the 2023 Teej Festival on Sept. 17 in Elmhurst. Several local elected officials sent their Teej greetings at the festival celebration, including Mayor Eric Adams, Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, Congresswoman Grace Meng and…
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Police searching for trio who broke into Glendale home
Sep. 20, 2023 By Anthony Medina Police from the 104th Precinct are asking the public to help identify three suspects who broke into a Glendale home last month. Police say the trio of crooks, acting in unison, broke through the basement window of a home near 62nd Street and 80th Avenue, in the Liberty Park section of Glendale, at approximately 3:25 a.m. on Aug. 22. The burglars triggered the home alarm system and then fled the scene in an unknown direction, police said. The first burglar is described as a male with a medium complexion and a medium build. He…
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New York Junior Tennis and Learning brings ACES afterschool program to Queens
Sep. 20, 2023 By Ethan Marshall New York Junior Tennis and Learning (NYJTL) is bringing its ACES afterschool program to eight schools across Queens during the Fall 2023-24 school year. The program provides students with the opportunity to play tennis for free, as well as academic, enrichment and mental health services. The eight schools in…
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Chief judge leads hearing on civil legal services held at Albany’s Court of Appeals
Sep. 20, 2023 By Ethan Marshall A panel at Albany’s Court of Appeals, led by Chief Judge Rowan Wilson, listened to testimonies on Sept. 18 from 12 representatives of civil legal service organizations, family court and advocacy groups. New York Bar Association President Richard Lewis was among those asked to take part in the panel….
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Ryan Seacrest Foundation opens broadcast studio inside Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New Hyde Park
Sep. 19, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan The Ryan Seacrest Foundation launched a brand new broadcast studio and closed circuit channel inside the atrium of Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New Hyde Park on Tuesday, Sept. 19. Several celebrities and hospital staff joined young patients and their parents for a ribbon-cutting ceremony that unveiled Seacrest Studios…
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NYC Parks receives nearly $10 million in funding to restore, update Forest Park
Sep. 19, 2023 By Anthony Medina Only steps away from the Forest Park entrance at the intersection of Myrtle Avenue and Park Lane South in Richmond Hill is a pine grove that’s home to trees that are hundreds of years old. The ground of the pine grove, which was once mostly brushed with a mixture of brown needles and twigs, is now a mixture of greens and other plant life. Onset damage from thunderstorms and weathering have diminished the presence of the dignified white pine trees, but recent funding obtained by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation…
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Governor announces start of construction on Astoria converter station for Champlain Hudson Power Express
Sep. 19, 2023 By Bill Parry
Upstate man arraigned on murder charges in fatal South Richmond Hill shooting
Sep. 19, 2023 By Anthony Medina An upstate New York man was arraigned on murder and weapon possession charges in Queens Supreme Court Tuesday, Sept. 19, in connection with the fatal shooting of a 31-year-old man in South Richmond Hill in a dispute on the first weekend of September. Shawn Singh, 23, of Schenectady, was arraigned…
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