Jan. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry
An FDNY firefighter suffered minor injuries battling a house fire in Jamaica on Saturday afternoon.
Firefighter suffers minor injuries battling Jamaica house fire near Van Wyck Expressway: FDNY
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CB5 Committee rejects 3 adult-use Cannabis dispensary applicants, greenlights 4 others
Jan. 8, 2024 By Anthony Medina A Community Board 5 committee rejected three applicants seeking adult-use cannabis dispensary licenses on Wednesday, Jan. 3—while deciding not to block four others from opening. The board’s Cannabis Committee – which reviews applications in the Ridgewood, Glendale, Maspeth, and Middle Village neighborhoods – was tasked with weighing in on seven proposed locations for cannabis storefronts and found four of them in compliance with the New York State Office of Cannabis Management’s standards. The outcome of the meeting comes after the committee was met with strong community opposition against legal cannabis dispensaries, with many residents…
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Woman, baby rescued during two-alarm house fire in Richmond Hill: FDNY
Jan. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry
A woman and a baby trapped in heavy clutter were rescued by the FDNY during a two-alarm house fire near Forest Park in Richmond Hill on Saturday afternoon.
Annual ‘Day of Kings’ celebration held by Assembly Member Cruz and AAFE in Corona
Jan. 8, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann One day before the official Día de Los Reyes or “Day of the Kings” celebration on Jan. 6, Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE) and Assembly Member Catalina Cruz hosted AAFE’s annual Three Kings celebration at the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) in Corona. Día de Los Reyes or ‘Day of the Kings’ also known as Epiphany, is widely celebrated in many Latin American countries and honors the Three Wise Men who followed the star to Bethlehem and arrived 12 days after Jesus’ birth on Jan. 12. The men came bearing gifts of gold,…
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Op-ed | New York City’s broken property tax system
Jan. 8, 2024 By Martha Stark For decades, it has been an open secret that New York City’s property tax system is inequitable and unfair. This regressive system, rooted in outdated and discriminatory policies, has not only exacerbated the housing crisis but also deepened the economic divide, disproportionately burdening lower-income and minority communities. Next week,…
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Queens native brings LA based dance group Bodytraffic to Queens Theatre for three performances this month
Jan. 8, 2024 By Rachel Butler Los Angeles-based dance group Bodytraffic is coming to the Queens Theatre in Flushing Meadows Corona Park for three performances scheduled for Saturday Jan. 13 and Sunday Jan. 14. The group performed at the theater during the 2017/18 season, and Executive Director of the Queens Theater Taryn Sacramone said the…
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Lithium-ion battery erupts in flames at South Richmond Hill electronic store, Hazmat crews remove e-bikes from store: FDNY
Jan. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry and by Lloyd Mitchell A two-alarm fire that broke out in a commercial building in South Richmond Hill on Saturday night was caused by an exploding lithium-ion battery that saw nearly two dozen e-bikes erupt in flames, according to the FDNY. Fire marshals based their determination on a digital…
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Flushing man with autism goes missing, brother seeks help finding him
Jan. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing are searching for a 48-year-old Asian man with developmental disabilities who was reported missing from his Blossom Avenue home last week. Henry Chang, who is on the autism spectrum and went missing on Wednesday, Jan. 3, responds to his name and speaks…
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Op-ed: Why I’m supporting Tom Suozzi for Congress
Jan. 8, 2024 By Walter Mugdan Tom Suozzi has a great record supporting environmental conservation and restoration on Long Island. He deserves our support in the Feb. 13, 2024, special election to fill the 3rd District Congressional seat left vacant when George Santos was expelled. As a three-term Congressman who previously represented this district, Tom Suozzi delivered extraordinary results for Long Island’s environment. He led a bipartisan coalition of Representatives from New York and Connecticut to achieve an amazing ten-fold increase in annual federal funding for Long Island Sound improvements, from $4 million a year in 2016 to $40 million…
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MTA’s Queens bus network redesign plan comes under fire by transportation advocates
Jan. 8, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Advocates standing up for elderly, disabled and low-income bus riders brought up several issues with the MTA’s proposed plan to redesign the entire Queens bus network during a virtual meeting held by a transit advocacy group on Thursday. About a dozen participants who familiarized themselves with the MTA’s $30 million bus plan, which was unveiled in December, say that its proposed removal of over a thousand bus stops will hurt riders. While the MTA hopes to give riders faster and more consistent service, while also combatting low ridership, advocates argue that it has failed…
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