Feb. 7, 2024 By Bill Parry
Police from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows are looking for a slasher who allegedly attacked a 57-year-old man onboard an MTA bus in Kew Gardens Hills last month, according to the NYPD.
Feb. 7, 2024 By Rabbi Yossi Blesofsky The immortal words of President Bill Clinton at the funeral of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin: “Goodbye, my friend.” I am still in a state of shock after hearing the tragic news of the untimely passing of my dear friend Paul Vallone. My heart goes out to his…
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Feb. 7, 2024 By Rachel Butler A Queens Senator is hosting a Valentine’s Day concert on Monday Feb. 12 to showcase the talent of a local music youth organization. Senator Joseph Addabbo Jr. who represents Woodhaven and surrounding areas, is inviting members of the public to come to the concert at All Saints Episcopal Church…
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Feb. 7, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The average rental price in Queens remained mostly static in January 2024 compared to December 2023, according to a report from the real estate firm M.N.S. Real Estate. There was only a 0.02% increase over that time period, with the average rent going from $2,780 to $2,781. Studio units…
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Feb. 7, 2024 By Dean Moses
Police outlined chilling details behind the gruesome weekend murder of a Queens man allegedly slain by a previously homeless roommate.
Feb. 7, 2024 By Rachel Butler A Queens Community Board has expressed surprise over the rapid pace planned for the conversion to a homeless shelter for 100 single men, of the Wyndham Garden Hotel in Rego Park, noting a lack of adequate time to properly inform the local community. Community Board 6, which represents the areas of Forest Hills and Rego Park, was first informed by the Department of Social Services (DSS) that the hotel located at 68-18 93rd St. would become a men’s homeless shelter in October 2023. Long standing Rego Park resident and Chair of Community Board 6,…
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Feb. 7, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Rego Park woman was sentenced in Brooklyn federal court last week to just over two years imprisonment for running a visa fraud, identity theft and immigrant smuggling conspiracy that brought Armenian citizens in the the United States for profit.
Feb. 7, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The median sales price for a unit in a brand-new Queens condo development increased in the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to the third quarter, according to a report by the real estate firm M.N.S. Real Estate. Over this span, the median price jumped 15.5% to $889,516 in the…
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Feb. 7, 2024 By Bill Parry
A worker at a South Ozone Park liquor store was robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight last month with the suspect making his getaway in a pickup truck and remains at large, according to the NYPD.
Feb. 7, 2024 By Furhana Husani Climate change can be described in two ways: More water and more heat. The New York State Climate Impact Assessment confirms it — New York City and Queens’ future will become a new normal of stronger and more destructive coastal storms and hurricanes, a 17% increase in precipitation, and…
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