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Borough President to host weeklong community event series in Far Rockaway starting Sept. 9th

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Sep. 4, 2024 By Athena Dawson Queens Borough President Donovan Richards is hosting a weeklong series of free events for Far Rockaway residents next week. The 5th Borough Hall On Your Block: Rockaway Peninsula initiative will run from  Monday, Sept. 9th to Monday, Sept 16th, featuring various public events, including a town hall, street…

Stubborn 5-alarm fire burns for hours at a Jamaica tire shop on Tuesday afternoon: FDNY

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Sep. 4, 2024 By Bill Parry and Lloyd Mitchell The FDNY battled a massive 5-alarm inferno that engulfed a Jamaica tire shop on Tuesday afternoon, sending thick black smoke skyward that could be seen from all corners of the borough for hours. The blaze broke out at the Five Boroughs Tire Services two-story building…

DOT expands record number of Open Streets in front of schools with 20 coming to Queens

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Sep. 4, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Last week, the Department of Transportation (DOT) announced the launch of a record number of new Open Streets in front of schools across the five boroughs. Of the 71 new additions for this upcoming academic year, 18 participating schools are in Queens. Most are public elementary schools, primarily…

Vandal smashes front glass door of Assembly Member Rajkumar’s district office in Woodhaven

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Sep. 4, 2024 By Anthony Medina A vandal lurking outside Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar’s office in the wee hours of the morning last week destroyed the front door to her office, leaving a bunch of broken glass behind. Video surveillance footage shared by the Assembly Member captured the vandal walking up to her district…

‘This was not needed’: Local electeds push back as DOT’s e-scooter program expands to northeast Queens neighborhoods

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Sep. 3, 2024 By Athena Dawson Local elected officials are pushing back against the DOT’s e-scooter program’s expansion into northeastern Queens. Council Members James F. Gennaro(D24) and Sandra Ung (D20) are calling for the end of the program in their respective districts. The program, which expanded to northeastern Queens neighborhoods this summer as part…

Queens Place Mall store worker assaulted with brass knuckles during robbery: NYPD

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Sep. 3, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst are looking for three men who slugged an 18-year-old store worker with brass knuckles during a robbery at the Queens Place Mall in late July. The incident occurred on the night of Thursday, July 25, when the three assailants entered 88-01…

Prostate Cancer Awareness: Understanding your options

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Sep. 3, 2024 By Manuj Agarwal, MD September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, a time to focus on the importance of early detection and treatment of a disease that affects 1 in 8 men during their lifetime. Early-stage prostate cancer often has no symptoms, making regular screening, such as PSA tests and digital rectal…