Jun. 1, 2023 Gwynne Hogan, The City
500 cots in place as City readies to convert JFK mail warehouse to migrant shelter
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J. Crew Factory opens at Bay Terrace Shopping Center
Jun. 1, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The Bay Terrace Shopping Center on May 30 welcomed its latest addition with the opening of a J. Crew Factory. Several community members and leaders gathered to celebrate the opening with a ribbon cutting. Cord Meyer Development Company originally announced that the store would be coming to the Bay…
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Mets star visits Flushing school to teach students about healthy eating
Jun. 1, 2023 By Ethan Marshall New York Mets outfielder Mark Canha joined students at P.S. 201Q Discovery School for Inquiry and Research in Flushing on May 31 to encourage healthy eating. During the Eat Smart with the Mets event, Canha joined students for a cooking lesson as they learned to create a healthy meal…
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Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital debuts new robot for orthopedic surgeries
Jun. 1, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Forest Hills Hospital officials and Congresswoman Grace Meng on Tuesday, May 30, unveiled the hospital’s new high-tech robot for orthopedic surgeries that will offer patients a minimally invasive alternative for hip, total knee and partial knee replacements. The Stryker Mako SmartRobotics system was made possible…
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George Santos’ former aide says he got his job after sending money to disgraced congressman’s staffer
Jun. 1, 2023 By Jake Offenhartz, AP
NEW YORK (AP) — A man who briefly worked as an aide to U.S. Rep. George Santos says he got his job after sending a series of payments to one of the Republican’s top deputies.
Bayside taekwondo teacher earns gold medal at Asia Pacific Masters Games in South Korea
Jun. 1, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Joseph Lupo Jr., the headmaster at Bayside’s New York Black Belt Center, recently returned home after winning the gold medal in the taekwondo sparring event at the 2023 Asia Pacific Masters Games in South Korea. He was one of approximately 30 American taekwondo masters invited to take part in…
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Owner of Joe Fuoco’s Music Center in Glendale reflects on 50 years of business
Jun. 1, 2023 By Anthony Medina Take one step inside Joe Fuoco’s Music Center, on 66-20 Myrtle Avenue. in Glendale, and music history seems to jump out from the walls. Lined above the humble entrance seating area to this historic music center are letters from friends, former students and pieces of Joe and Jeanette Fuoco’s…
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Developers announce topping off at Beach Channel Drive affordable apartment project in Far Rockaway
Jun. 1, 2023 By Bill Parry Construction workers gathered in the future lobby of the Beach Channel Drive apartment complex for a traditional topping-off ceremony in Far Rockaway, the development team announced on May 30. The development at 13-12 Beach Channel Drive will include a 100% affordable housing development consisting of an eight-story building with…
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York College NASA STEM program gives Queens youth critical technology skills, career opportunities
Jun. 1, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed
A new program at York College is providing under-resourced students across Queens the opportunity to gain critical digital literacy skills and introduce cybersecurity concepts.
Crook assaults man on board E train at Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer subway station: NYPD
Jun. 1, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police from the 103rd Precinct and 20th Transit District are searching for the crook who assaulted a 19-year-old man on an E train at the Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer subway station last month. Authorities say that the unknown man approached the teen on the E train inside the station at approximately…
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