Dec. 2, 2023 By Robert Pozarycki Police in Brooklyn are looking for the suspect who shot a man dead inside a laundromat on Friday afternoon. Law enforcement sources said Money Perkins, 37, of Craft Avenue in Queens was gunned down at the Munir Laundromat located at 4710 Clarendon Road in East Flatbush at about…
Dec. 1, 2023 By Bill Parry
A disbarred Murray Hill lawyer on Dec. 1 pleaded guilty to defrauding his clients in Brooklyn federal court.
Dec. 1, 2023 By Rachel Butler Council Member Joann Ariola joined students and staff to celebrate the official opening of a halal kitchen at P.S. 63 in Ozone Park school with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov. 29. The kitchen is opened inside P.S. 63, located on Sutter Avenue, and will provide religiously appropriate meals to…
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Dec. 1, 2023 By Anthony Medina While Queens Council Member Robert Holden commends NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ work on supporting New Yorkers living with untreated severe mental illness and experiencing homelessness, he is emphasizing a need for further action. Mayor Adams, on Nov. 29, announced that more than half of the hardest-to-reach New Yorkers — documented on a “Top 50” list by the Coordinated Behavioral Health Task Force — were moved from the streets and into the care of a hospital or similar institution a year after the city’s plan to tackle severe mental illness was announced. The mayor also…
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Dec. 1, 2023 By Bill Parry Hours before Israel resumed retaliatory strikes against Hamas in the Gaza Strip after a seven-day cease fire came to an end on Dec. 1, Assemblymember David Weprin urged Department of Education Chancellor David Banks to implement a comprehensive plan of action to address the “appalling student behavior” after hundreds…
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Dec. 1, 2023 By Robert Pozarycki, with reporting by Ben Brachfeld, Michael Malaszczyk and Ethan Stark-Miller George Santos, we hardly knew ye. After a turbulent 11 months in office, Santos was unceremoniously expelled from the House of Representatives Friday — a rare moment of overwhelming bipartisanship that reflected the gravity of the fraud allegations…
Dec. 1, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Following the expulsion of controversial Queens/Long Island Congressman George Santos from the House of Representatives Friday morning, several Queens community leaders and some of Santos’ political rivals were quick to react to the news. Local elected officials, as well as those who have run or intend to run for…
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Dec. 1, 2023 By Tammy Scileppi Seems as if the holiday season is coming upon us quicker than ever! And if you’re running out of thoughtful ideas for gifts and stocking stuffers, here are some tempting offerings, courtesy of those innovative Made in Queens (MiQ) folks. “Our Made in Queens program is so rewarding because…
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Dec. 1, 2023 By Michael Malaszczyk
By George, Santos is gone.
Dec. 1, 2023 By Bill Parry A Maspeth man was arrested on Nov. 30 and booked at the 109th Precinct in Flushing in connection with the fatal hit-and-run collision that killed a 3-year-old boy on Nov. 29. Kevin Gomez, 20, of 60th Road in Maspeth was charged with criminally negligent homicide, leaving the scene of…
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