Mar. 17, 2023 By Catalina Cruz and Theo Oshiro Every New Yorker deserves a safe, affordable place to live. No tenant should be worried about whether their landlord will evict them next month or if their rent will increase to an unconscionable amount without notice. But that’s precisely the reality facing too many Queens tenants…
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Trailblazing Irish American women honored at Queens Chamber’s annual St. Patrick’s Day luncheon
Mar. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry Mayor Eric Adams delivered remarks to hundreds of business and community leaders during the Queens Chamber of Commerce’s annual St. Patrick’s Day luncheon at Antun’s in Queens Village on March 15. He set the tone for the occasion by speaking of the Irish immigrants who helped build New York…
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Removing abandoned vessels from Jamaica Bay will be expedited under legislation passed by City Council
Mar. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry The City Council voted unanimously to approve legislation sponsored by Councilwomen Joann Arola and Selvena Brooks-Powers to amend the city charter to create a marine debris disposal and vessel surrendering office. This will make it easier to clear the city’s shores of derelict boats often abandoned in the outer…
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Three crooks sought in pair of armed robberies of Rite Aid stores in Queens and Brooklyn
Mar. 17, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for the crooks behind two separate armed robberies that took place in Rite Aid stores in Queens and Brooklyn over the last two months. Police say the suspects first hit a Rite Aid in South Richmond Hill in February. On Feb. 17, at approximately 11 p.m.,…
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Annual Bayside St. Patrick’s Day Parade to kick off on Bell Boulevard March 25
Mar. 17, 2023 By Maggie Wong
While March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day, the Irish-themed celebrations will continue in Queens next weekend with the Bayside St. Patrick’s Day Parade, scheduled for March 25.
Auburndale man faces life in prison for fatal stabbing of his mother: DA
Mar. 16, 2023 By Bill Parry An Auburndale man on March 16 was officially charged with murder in the fatal stabbing of his mother inside their home last month, according to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz. Dennis Cho, 20, of 191st Street, was arraigned before Queens Supreme Court Justice Michael Aloise on a seven-count indictment…
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Manhattan man gets decade behind bars for sex trafficking teen at Flushing hotel: DA
Mar. 16, 2023 By Bill Parry A Manhattan man on Thursday, March 16, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for sex trafficking a teenage girl for several days inside a Flushing hotel in 2021, according to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz. Quan Raheem Booker, 30, of Seventh Avenue, pleaded guilty in November to sex…
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St. Albans house fire on Thursday may have been sparked by exploding lithium-ion battery: FDNY
Mar. 16, 2023 By Bill Parry For the second time this week, an exploding lithium-ion battery may have been the cause of another fire in southeast Queens. The FDNY battled a house fire that broke out near Roy Wilkins Park in St. Albans on Thursday morning, March 16. The fire started in the basement of…
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Pair of 14-year-olds charged after attempting to steal a motorcycle, run over the victim in Maspeth: NYPD
Mar. 16, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Two 14-year-old boys were charged with robbery after allegedly attempting to steal a motorcycle and then using a moped to try and run over the man who tried to stop them in Maspeth last week, according to authorities. Officers from the 104th Precinct responded to a call regarding the…
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Survey says: LaGuardia’s new Terminal B named world’s best new airport terminal
Mar. 16, 2023 By Bill Parry It may not be getting an AirTrain, but LaGuardia Airport’s new $4 billion Terminal B was named the world’s best new terminal based on a global passenger survey, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced Wednesday, March 15. The survey was conducted by the airport rating…
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