May. 12, 2023 By Ethan Marshall New York Mets owner Steve Cohen and his team at North Shore Strategies have released a report of what the public would like to see done with the 50 acres of asphalt around Citi Field. The report is based off door-to-door conversations with nearby residents, which was based off…
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Auburndale man charged with murder for gunning down Jamaica man last August: NYPD
May. 12, 2023 By Bill Parry An Auburndale man was arrested May 11 and charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Jamaica man last summer. Damion Howell, 39, of 194th Street, was taken into custody at the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica, nine months after he allegedly gunned down 29-year-old Julian Askew, who lived…
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Brooklyn man arrested for hate crime after allegedly throwing stone at victim entering Kew Gardens Hills synagogue: NYPD
May. 12, 2023 By Bill Parry
A Brooklyn man was arrested Thursday and booked at the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows for allegedly throwing a stone at a man who was entering a Kew Gardens Hills synagogue in broad daylight on Saturday, May 6.
DA Katz endorsed by eight Queens City Council members in re-election bid
May. 12, 2023 By Bill Parry Eight members of the Queens City Council delegation, including Speaker Adrienne Adams, endorsed Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz for re-election, her campaign announced on May 11. The elected leaders, from every corner of the borough, cited the DA’s efforts to engage communities, get guns off the streets, fight human…
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Middle Village residents fume over newly installed Citi Bike stations during the Community Board 5 meeting
May. 12, 2023 Elijah Hamilton Months after the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) installed several Citi Bike stations throughout parts of Ridgewood, Maspeth, Middle Village and Glendale, residents voiced their frustrations during the May 10 Community Board 5 meeting. During the meeting, which was held at Christ the King High School, Dorothy Workmeister, a resident…
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Speaker Adams says Mayor’s right-to-shelter revocation ‘capricious and arbitrary’
May. 11, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Joining a growing chorus of critics of Mayor Eric Adams’ Wednesday night executive order to suspend parts of the city’s right-to-shelter law in anticipation of a potential migrant surge with the end of Title 42, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams on Thursday called the action an “arbitrary and capricious…
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AAPI groups rally at Queens Borough Hall, call for ‘fair, inclusive and equitable budget’ to uplift needs of the growing community
May. 11, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Members of several diverse AAPI groups rallied outside of Queens Borough Hall in Kew Gardens on Wednesday, May 10, calling on the City Council to adopt a “fair, inclusive and equitable budget” that uplifts the needs of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) New Yorkers. The groups are part…
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New renderings for planned NYCFC stadium at Willets Point unveiled during Community Board 7 meeting
May. 11, 2023 By Ethan Marshall New renderings of the upcoming NYCFC stadium near Citi Field were shown off during the May 10 Community Board 7 meeting. The renderings outline the Willets Point Revitalization Plan, which is set to deliver the largest affordable housing development in 40 years and New York City’s first-ever 25,000-seat, soccer-specific…
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New York Hall of Science rolls out ‘citywide augmented reality experience’ mobile app
May. 11, 2023 By Bill Parry The New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) has launched a new program that will give infrastructure geeks a new and beneficial use for their mobile devices. The institution in Flushing Meadows Corona Park is partnering with Verizon and Snap to roll out “Science City Explorers,” a citywide augmented reality…
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Flushing Business Improvement Program, illegal vendors and vehicle thefts lead discussion at 109th Precinct council meeting
May. 11, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed The NYPD’s 109th Precinct is encouraging local businesses to sign up for the new Flushing Merchants Business Improvement Program that was launched last month to prevent disruptive and unwanted activity within stores. To date, a total of 42 businesses have joined the initiative and five individuals have been issued…
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