Apr. 27, 2023 By Bill Parry Leaders from cultural institutions and organizations across the borough came together at the Queens Museum on April 25 to officially announce the launch of the Queens Rising June 2023 Initiative. The second annual monthlong arts celebration will bring visitors from across the city to local venues and galleries to…
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Apr. 27, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams officially named Republican former Staten Island Borough President Jimmy Oddo on Thursday as the city’s new buildings commissioner, while also removing the word “acting” from the title of new Social Services Commissioner Molly Wasow Park. “Our administration has always been laser-focused on finding the right…
Apr. 27, 2023 By Danielle Louie From May 5 to May 7, the Municipal Art Society of New York is hosting Jane’s Walk, an annual community walk, all over New York City to celebrate its neighborhoods and culture. Twelve out of 161 walks will take place in Queens neighborhoods, including Astoria, Forest Hills, Flushing, Ridgewood…
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Apr. 27, 2023 By Elijah Hamilton and Robert Pozarycki The city’s Department of Design and Construction (DDC) has completed the first stage of its $101 million project to upgrade the sewer infrastructure and water mains along 70th Street in Maspeth. According to a DDC spokesperson, the project aims to address regular flooding in the area…
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Apr. 27, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), in partnership with the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA), announced 142 recipients of the 2023 Queens Arts Fund (QAF) on Thursday, April 20. The annual city-funded program, administered by NYFA for Fiscal Year 2023, offers project grants to…
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Apr. 27, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb The NYPD’s 104th Precinct on April 26 announced the arrest of a Broad Channel man who placed an 81-year-old woman in a chokehold during a bank robbery in Glendale earlier this month. The bank robber has been arrested. https://t.co/adykpMgz4L — NYPD 104th Precinct (@NYPD104Pct) April 26, 2023 Police say…
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Apr. 27, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed En Vogue, the legendary R&B group, is set to perform live in concert at the Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College on Friday, May 19. The concert will begin at 8 p.m. at the Colden Auditorium and promises to be a special experience for music lovers of…
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Apr. 26, 2023 By Bill Parry
A Far Rockaway man was arrested by federal agents on April 26 at his Seagirt Boulevard apartment for allegedly cyber-stalking a young girl from Virginia.
Apr. 26, 2023 By Jeff Yapalater Port Authority talks JFK Airport Transformation Exec. Dir. Rick Cotton shares upcoming challenges to travelers Executive Director of the Port Rick Cotton, and JFK Redevelopment Project Executive Jessica Forse gave an overview update of the Redevelopment Master Plan for JFK Airport. Of major Port concern is the flow of…
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Apr. 26, 2023 By Bill Parry Three years after the COVID-19 pandemic exposed healthcare system shortcomings in Queens and across the city, St. John’s University is taking bold steps to bolster the medical workforce in New York. Just 11 months after the ceremonial groundbreaking for the new $106 million St. Vincent Health Sciences Center, SJU…
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