Aug. 3, 2023 By Anthony Medina John Perricon, the director of the Woodhaven Business Improvement District (BID), wants to help local businesses succeed and as part of that continued effort, the BID hosted a resource fair along Jamaica Avenue on Wednesday, Aug 2. On the crossroads of Forest Parkway and Jamaica Avenue in Woodhaven, a…
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Middle Village hookah lounge manager rebuffs Holden’s claims about ties to shooting amid liquor license revocation push
Aug. 3, 2023 By Anthony Medina The manager of a Middle Village hookah lounge is denying claims Councilman Robert Holden made in a letter he sent to the New York State Liquor Authority (SLA) last month in which he requested the removal of the establishment’s liquor license. In his letter to the SLA, Holden wrote…
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Grupo Rebolu brings the music of Colombia to Flushing Town Hall
Aug. 3, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Grupo Rebolu, an Afro-Colombian ensemble whose music is loaded with energy, history and dance will perform in a family-friendly concert for all ages at Flushing Town Hall on Saturday, Aug. 5. “We are thrilled to welcome back Grupo Rebolu to the Flushing Town Hall stage! Rebolu’s music and lyrics…
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Rockaway lifeguards compete in annual Olympics-style event
Aug. 3, 2023 By John Schilling More than 100 lifeguards gathered on Beach 106th Street in Rockaway Park on Monday, July 31, to participate in the 2023 NYC Parks Lifeguard Games, an Olympics-style event that tests the participants’ “strength, teamwork, skill and lifesaving prowess” through friendly competition. The annual event was first held in Rockaway…
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Vandal flees Rockaway train station after using glass bottle to damage OMNY turnstile displays: NYPD
Aug. 3, 2023 By John Schilling Police are searching for the crook who used a glass bottle to “damage” three OMNY turnstile displays inside a Rockaway train station last month. Described by authorities as a 5-foot-8 male with dark complexion, a medium build and facial hair, Police say the unidentified male suspect entered the vestibule…
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Man sought in random pepper spray attack on A-train rider in Ozone Park: NYPD
Aug. 3, 2023 By Bill Parry An A train rider was pepper-sprayed in his face during a seemingly random attack in broad daylight on board the subway in Ozone Park, and his assailant remains at large, according to the NYPD. Police from the 106th Precinct in Ozone Park and Transit District 23 are investigating the…
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Prize-winning New York Lottery ticket sold in Fresh Meadows
Aug. 3, 2023 By Julia Moro The New York Lottery announced a third-prize-winning ticket was sold for the Aug. 2 Powerball drawing in Fresh Meadows. The winning ticket, worth $50,000, was sold at Food Universe, located at 196-35 Horace Harding Expressway. The winning numbers for the Powerball game are drawn from a field of one…
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Woodhaven pub owner supporting New York Blood Centers’ ‘Pint for Pint’ donor campaign
Aug. 3, 2023 By Bill Parry
The owner of a Woodhaven neighborhood saloon has a profound reason for participating in the New York Blood Centers second annual “Pint for Pint” campaign that began on Aug. 1.
NYPD searching for two men who stole a 73-year-old man’s wallet in Jamaica
Aug. 2, 2023 By Julia Moro The NYPD is searching for the individuals who robbed a 73-year-old man at the Sutphin Boulevard & Parsons/Hillside Avenue subway station. Authorities say that at approximately 2:06 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 1, the victim was walking up the stairs to the F train when two men — one of…
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Queens County Farm Museum, Northwell Health team up to launch weekly farm-to-table wellness program
Aug. 2, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The Queens County Farm Museum and Northwell Health on Aug. 2 announced the launch of a weekly farm-to-table wellness program at the farm. The program is meant to bring free culinary education to local communities through the next 12 weeks. Among those on hand to celebrate the launch of…
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