May. 1, 2023 By Bill Parry
The Queens Chamber of Commerce welcomed five new members to its board of directors on April 25. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz presided over a swearing-in ceremony at Bourbon Street in Bayside as part of the chamber’s annual meeting and elections of officers and directors.
Apr. 30, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld Two men were killed Friday after separate fatal traffic collisions in Queens, including one where the driver fled the scene. Just before 4:40 a.m. on April 28, police say 58-year-old Darryl Younger, of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, was crossing Jackson Avenue, near 50th Avenue, in Long Island City when he…
Apr. 30, 2023 By Victoria Schneps Spring is my favorite time of the year with nature bursting out all around us. Tulips and daffodils bring brilliant color into our lives and the skeletons of graceful trees are now bursting with blooms with brilliant green leaves. Meanwhile, I was bursting with joy, first at our Manhattan…
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Apr. 29, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police from the 101st Precinct and the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force are searching for the man who spray painted an anti-Asian statement on the front gate of a wine and liquor store in Far Rockaway on April 19. Authorities say that the male suspect exited the A train…
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Apr. 28, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police from the 102nd Precinct are searching for the crook who stole a woman’s purse in Kew Gardens earlier this month. Authorities say that the unidentified man entered Laney’s Laundry & Dry Clean, located at 80-57 Lefferts Blvd. in Kew Gardens, at approximately 9 p.m. on April 21. Once…
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Apr. 28, 2023 By Christian Murray National Grid, the utility giant that supplies natural gas to 1.9 million customers in New York City and Long Island, plans to hike rates by about 17% on its residential users. The company filed its proposed rate increases on Friday with the New York State Public Service Commission,…
Apr. 28, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
Matthew Fraser is making history as New York City’s first Black chief technology officer, appointed by Mayor Eric Adams to oversee all things digital across the municipal government.
Apr. 28, 2023 By Bill Parry Generations of cyclists have taken their lives into their own hands as they made the journey from the Queens “mainland” to the Rockaways and they often complain about the current bike lane across the Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge is inadequate. That will change this year. The city’s Department…
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Apr. 28, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Queens Borough President Donovan Richards delivered his 2023 State of the Borough address Friday, April 28, at the Claire Shulman Theatre in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, during which he highlighted the borough’s accomplishments over the last year while also providing details into what he would like to see done…
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Apr. 28, 2023 Elijah Hamilton The Ridgewood Democratic Club (RDC), held its first in-person meeting since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic last week at their office at 60-70 Putnam Ave. in Ridgewood. Karina Robledo, who serves as an officer for the Ridgewood Democratic Club (RDC), said that the group had been meeting virtually due…
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