Apr. 26, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed This year, the Great Woodhaven Yard Sale is celebrating its 10th anniversary and for the first time ever, the community-wide event will be held for two days on Saturday, June 10 and Sunday, June 11. The annual event, sponsored by the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association (WRBA), will take place…
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State budget could be finalized by week’s end with talks stuck on cannabis, charter schools: Hochul
Apr. 25, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller With the state budget now nearly a month late and on the heels of Governor Kathy Hochul and state legislative leaders extending its deadline a fifth time on Monday, the governor said Tuesday there could be a final deal on the plan as early as the end of…
Latest ‘True Cost of Living in NYC’ report shows 50% of working families can’t afford basic needs
Apr. 25, 2023 By Sarah Belle Lin Half of working families in New York City are unable to afford basic needs, a statistic that increased almost 40% from two years prior, according to a new report released today. The NYC True Cost of Living report, titled “Overlooked & Undercounted: Struggling to Make Ends Meet…
Homeless man sentenced to more than two decades in prison for gunning down Ozone Park deli worker in 2020: DA
Apr. 25, 2023 By Bill Parry A Queens homeless man was sentenced Monday to 22 years in prison for the fatal shooting of an Ozone Park deli worker after a brief altercation in 2020, according to the Queens District Attorney’s Office. Steven Cohen, 66, who has no known address, pleaded guilty in Queens Supreme Court…
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‘Open’ or shut case: NYC hit with federal ADA lawsuit seeking to end Open Streets
Apr. 25, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld A dozen New Yorkers with disabilities have filed a federal lawsuit against the city, claiming that its Open Streets program violates the Americans With Disabilities Act, with the hope of scuttling the program. The lawsuit, filed in Brooklyn Federal Court Monday, says everything about Open Streets is a…
Dave Matthews Band to take the stage at Forest Hills Stadium in June
Apr. 25, 2023 By Tammy Scileppi One of the biggest names in music today, rockin’ Dave Matthews Band is still going strong! You can catch the ’90s hitmakers on June 9 at historic Forest Hills Stadium, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary and the 10-year anniversary of the venue’s renovation. After playing a trio of…
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Queens College unveils memorial honoring community members lost to COVID
Apr. 25, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Queens College students, faculty and staff unveiled a permanent memorial dedicated to over 100 members of its community lost to the COVID-19 pandemic during a ceremony on Wednesday, April 19. Funding for the memorial, which is a boulder with a commemorative plaque, was made possible by the college’s Office…
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City adding more Open Street locations across Queens
Apr. 25, 2023 By Bill Parry Woodside residents marked Earth Day on Saturday, April 22, by flooding their Open Street along a stretch of Woodside Avenue between 76th Street to 79th Street. The event also served as a celebration of Songkran, the Thai New Year that took place from April 13 to 15. Thai Community…
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Bayside school holding autism awareness walk
Apr. 25, 2023 By Ethan Marshall P.S. 46Q the Alley Pond School in Bayside will be hosting its fifth annual autism awareness walk on Friday. With April being Autism Awareness Month, the event — which is scheduled from 9 a.m. t0 1 p.m. — is meant to celebrate autism acceptance and inclusion within the school’s…
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Teenager with gunshot wound to chest stumbles into Middle Village urgent care seeking help: NYPD
Apr. 25, 2023 By Bill Parry
There was a mystery in Middle Village Monday afternoon after an 18-year-old Hispanic man walked into the Centers Urgent Care with a gunshot wound to his chest.