Jul. 26, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed About 200 seniors attended the first Senior Appreciation giveaway at Phil Rizzuto (Smokey Oval) Park in Richmond Hill on July 23. The event, hosted by Bena Homecare Agency, provided seniors with tote travel bags and hats, T-shirts, throw blankets, cups, face masks, hand sanitizers and containers with food. Several…
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MTA records billionth tap into transit system using OMNY
Jul. 26, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld The MTA announced Wednesday that it has recorded its billionth entry into the city’s transit system using OMNY, the contactless payment method set to replace the MetroCard. The lucky billionth rider was home health worker Candida Alfonso, who tapped into the 74th Street-Broadway station in Jackson Heights, Queens…
Boyfriend of young mother admits he killed her, stuffed remains in abandoned car in South Jamaica: DA
Jul. 26, 2023 By Bill Parry An upstate man pleaded guilty in Queens Supreme Court to manslaughter for killing the 26-year-old mother of his two children in November 2020 and stuffing her remains in the trunk of a car that was discovered months later in South Jamaica. Kareem Flake, 31, of Troy, New York, who…
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Real estate platform finds rents slowing, though not decreasing throughout New York City: report
Jul. 26, 2023 By Julia Moro Real estate platform Zumper released a report analyzing staggering rental prices that continue to break records, finding huge disparities between rents across 81 neighborhoods in the city. Throughout the city, the median rent for a one-bedroom is $3,980– which is more than twice the national median. According to Zumper,…
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National Night Out Against Crime returns to Queens next week
Jul. 26, 2023 By John Schilling Next Tuesday, Aug. 1, the annual National Night Out Against Crime event will return to the many NYPD precincts across New York City. This year, the National Night Out Against Crime will celebrate 40 years since it was established by Matt Peskin in Philadelphia in 1984 when the event…
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‘They nearly decapitated him’: Grisly details emerge in trial of alleged MS-13 gang leader in Alley Pond Park murder
Jul. 25, 2023 By Bill Parry
NYPD’s 104th Precinct arrests ‘chronic shoplifter’ inside of Middle Village CVS
Jul. 25, 2023 By Anthony Medina A collaborative effort between the 104th Precinct and CVS on Metropolitan Avenue led to the arrest of a shoplifter who had targeted the store multiple times, according to authorities. Pedro Rivera, 44, was arrested inside the CVS on 79-60 Metropolitan Ave. in Middle Village on Thursday, July 20, for…
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Constituents gather in front of George Santos’ Douglaston office calling for his expulsion before Congressional recess
Jul. 25, 2023 By Ethan Marshall More than two dozen constituents on Tuesday gathered outside of Congressman George Santos’ Douglaston office to call for his expulsion before Congress leaves for recess Friday. The protest was organized by Concerned Citizens of NY-03, alongside Empire State Voices. While Democrats in Congress recently introduced a motion to censure Santos,…
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Meng brings U.S. Special Envoy to Queens for discussion on combating rise in antisemitic hate crimes
Jul. 25, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed With antisemitic incidents on the rise in New York and across the globe, Congresswoman Grace Meng brought the state Department’s Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, to Queens on July 24 to address the increased attacks on the Jewish community. Lipstadt, who is based at…
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Plaza College symposium explores merits of its largest court reporter program in the country
Jul. 25, 2023 By Bill Parry
Plaza College in Forest Hills hosted its 7th annual Court Reporter Symposium on July 20 featuring state and federal court officials representing four New York counties and the Federal Eastern District.