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Long Island ‘predator’ indicted on sex trafficking charges for forcing two victims into prostitution using violence, tattoos to intimidate them: DA

Mar. 29, 2023 By Bill Parry A Long Island man was indicted on sex trafficking charges and faces up to 50 years in prison for allegedly forcing two women to engage in prostitution and assaulting and robbing them while weaponizing personalized tattoos as a twisted form of branding his victims, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz…
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Police searching for crook who punched 71-year-old man in the neck in Flushing

Mar. 29, 2023 By Julia Moro The NYPD is searching for the crook who assaulted a 71-year-old man in Flushing last weekend. Police say the elderly man was walking in front of 142-18 38th Ave., within the confines of the 109th Precinct, at approximately 4:30 p.m., when he was approached by the crook, who punched…
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Queens Theatre presents three-day festival celebrating Latin music, dance and theater

Mar. 29, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed This spring, Queens Theatre is presenting performances by various renowned Latin artists, headlined by the return of its annual three-day Latin Culture & Dance Fiesta from Friday, March 31, through Sunday, April 2.  The three-day festival features dynamic performances to celebrate Latin culture through song, dance, humor and music….
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Flushing councilwoman to host e-waste recycling event at Queens Botanical Garden

Mar. 29, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Councilwoman Sandra Ung is partnering with the Lower East Side Ecology Center and Queens Botanical Garden (QBG) to host an e-waste recycling event in Flushing on Sunday, April 2.  Flushing residents will be able to dispose of their electronic waste at the Queens Botanical Garden parking lot on Crommelin…
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South Queens assemblywoman honors local leaders during Women’s History Month celebration

Mar. 29, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed In celebration of Women’s History Month, south Queens Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar and Mayor Eric Adams honored 11 women leaders during a “Toast to the Great Women of Queens” awards ceremony on Friday, March 24. The event was held at Rajkumar’s district office, located at 83-91 Woodhaven Blvd., where attendees received…
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EXCLUSIVE | NYC Mayor helps launch free hair salon for asylum-seekers at Queens hotel

Mar. 28, 2023 By Dean Moses Asylum-seekers in Queens were treated on Tuesday to free haircuts inside a hotel serving as a Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center — and Mayor Eric Adams provided quality control for the effort. The clean-shaven chief executive of New York City had his eyebrows shaped on March 28…

East Coast Pro Wrestling hosts charity event in Queens

Mar. 28, 2023 By Dean Moses East Coast Pro Wrestling (ECPW) set up its ring in Queens to do a battle for charity, with a special appearance by a former WWE superstar. The battleground was set inside Elmhurst’s Brooklyn Queensborough Elks Lodge for a series of grappling matches on March 25. This event came exactly one…
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