Apr. 6, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed The NYPD’s 109th Precinct, in partnership with the Queens District Attorney’s Office and the Flushing Business Improvement District (BID), on Wednesday, April 5, announced the “Flushing Merchants Trespass Notice” — a new initiative that would issue a trespass notice to individuals who engage in disorderly or illegal activities in…
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Holden partners with NYC Veterans’ Department to provide informational services to veterans in the community
Apr. 6, 2023 Elijah Hamilton The office of Councilman Robert Holden has partnered with the New York City Department of Veterans’ Services (DVS) to host a care coordinator at his office throughout April and May to provide informational services for those who served in the armed forces. A caring counselor will be on site at…
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Upcoming nonprofit Emorys Annex hopes to bolster women’s services in Queens
Apr. 6, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Mary Beth Sivak and several board members are in the early stages of establishing their own nonprofit, Emorys Annex, which will provide assistance to women across Queens. As of early April, they are almost finished creating their own website, and in the process of filing for a 501(c)(3) status,…
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Queens police officer shot: Search continues for gunman as NYPD releases additional details
Apr. 6, 2023 By Dean Moses, Robert Pozarycki and Meaghan McGoldrick Queens detectives continued their desperate search Thursday morning for the gunman who shot and wounded a rookie officer on Wednesday afternoon. The injured officer is currently in stable condition at Jamaica Hospital, according to law enforcement sources. The officer involved, age 22, just…
Cops seek suspect who burglarized three apartments inside of Forest Hills residential building: NYPD
Apr. 6, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for the suspect who burglarized three different apartments inside of a Forest Hills residential building last month. Police say the unidentified male suspect first entered the apartment building located near Burns Street and Continental Avenue, within the confines of the 112th Precinct, at approximately 11:45 a.m….
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Mets 2023 home opener postponed to Friday: What you need to know
Apr. 5, 2023 By Joe Pantorno After a seven-game season-opening road trip, the New York Mets’ return home to Citi Field will have to wait just a bit longer. The 2023 home opener, originally scheduled for Thursday afternoon, has been postponed to Friday due to impending inclement weather expected in Queens. Facing off against…
Police officers’ union inks tentative $5.5B deal with city, includes modified patrol schedule pilot
Apr. 5, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller The city has reached a tentative $5.5 billion contract agreement with the Police Benevolent Association (PBA), Mayor Eric Adams announced on Wednesday, marking the second major labor deal his administration has negotiated with the city’s public sector unions and the first with one of its uniformed unions. The…
Willets Point transformation plan gets plenty of support during public scoping hearing
Apr. 5, 2023 By Bill Parry The city’s plan to transform Willets Point into an entirely new neighborhood with 2,500 new affordable homes, a privately-funded soccer stadium and a 250-room hotel got overwhelming support from participants during a virtual hearing on April 4. The Mayor’s Office of Environmental Coordination hosted the session that brought together…
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Ticket to slide: NYC owed more than $1 billion in unpaid parking, speeding fines, report finds
Apr. 5, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld
New York City is owed more than $1 billion in unpaid parking and speeding tickets, according to a new report from the Independent Budget Office.
South Queens lawmaker rallies with hundreds of firefighters in support of ‘common sense’ FDNY/EMT legislation
Apr. 5, 2023 By Bill Parry Several hundred members of the FDNY and leaders of the Uniformed Firefighters Association (UFA) traveled to Albany recently to rally with Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato, who urged her fellow legislators to support and pass her bill, A.5055. The legislation aims to correct a portion of the Tier III for…
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