Jun. 22, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Flushing Town Hall is inviting the community to celebrate the 15th anniversary of its resident Queens Jazz Orchestra (QJO) on Friday, June 23, with “Land of the Giants,” a concert featuring the music of several of the greatest saxophonists who lived in Queens. The orchestra will be led by Grammy-nominated…
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Jun. 22, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for the crook who stole a dog that was tied up in front of a College Point bodega as its owner shopped inside earlier this month, according to authorities. Police say that a 44-year-old man had left his dog, a chihuahua, outside of City Fresh Market,…
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Jun. 22, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb An 80-year-old man was found dead with trauma to the back of his head in his Fresh Meadows residence on Wednesday night and investigators are working to determine the circumstances that led to his death. Offices from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows responded to a 911 call of…
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Jun. 21, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
Emergency Management Commissioner Zach Iscol forcefully pushed back Wednesday on a City Council bill that would apply right-to-shelter standards for emergency housing opened to accommodate tens of thousands of migrants over the past year.
Jun. 21, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Queens Councilwoman Sandra Ung hosted a town hall to discuss the implementation of Local Law 97 (LL97) and the programs available to co-op and condo owners to bring their buildings into compliance on Tuesday, June 20, at P.S. 214Q. Tarek Arafat of the NYC Department of Buildings and Joseph…
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Jun. 21, 2023 By Anthony Medina The efforts to rid Glendale, Maspeth, Middle Village, and Ridgewood neighborhoods of illegally parked and unregistered vehicles are plastered all over the 104th Precinct’s Twitter page. In June, officers at the 104th Precinct are keeping true to their promise, with more Twitter posts showcasing confiscated vehicles from city streets….
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Jun. 21, 2023 By Julia Moro The NYPD is searching for suspects in connection with the assault and robbery of a 43-year-old man inside the Sutphin Boulevard MTA F train station in Jamaica on June 16. Police from the 107th Precinct reported that two suspects approached the victim on the mezzanine level of the station…
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Jun. 21, 2023 By Bill Parry A Flushing man faces up to 25 years in prison after he was convicted of conspiracy to act as an illegal agent of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in Brooklyn federal court on June 20. A federal jury found Zhu Yong, 66, found guilty of interstate stalking of…
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Jun. 21, 2023 By Anthony Medina Only one sport combines the love of skating with the intensity of hockey and without the ice this summer at the James Bohan Hockey Rink in Middle Village, residents can expect to see more kids with skates taking part in the invigorating sport of roller hockey. The Middle Village…
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Jun. 21, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed The Forest Hills Green Team (FHGT), a volunteer-led initiative that organizes on the ground activities and engages in advocacy dealing with climate change, is working to restore tree pits in the community. The group, in collaboration with the Metro Village of Forest Hills, is participating in the city Parks…
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