Aug. 3, 2023 By Julia Moro The New York Lottery announced a third-prize-winning ticket was sold for the Aug. 2 Powerball drawing in Fresh Meadows. The winning ticket, worth $50,000, was sold at Food Universe, located at 196-35 Horace Harding Expressway. The winning numbers for the Powerball game are drawn from a field of one…
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Aug. 3, 2023 By Bill Parry
The owner of a Woodhaven neighborhood saloon has a profound reason for participating in the New York Blood Centers second annual “Pint for Pint” campaign that began on Aug. 1.
Aug. 2, 2023 By Julia Moro The NYPD is searching for the individuals who robbed a 73-year-old man at the Sutphin Boulevard & Parsons/Hillside Avenue subway station. Authorities say that at approximately 2:06 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 1, the victim was walking up the stairs to the F train when two men — one of…
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Aug. 2, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The Queens County Farm Museum and Northwell Health on Aug. 2 announced the launch of a weekly farm-to-table wellness program at the farm. The program is meant to bring free culinary education to local communities through the next 12 weeks. Among those on hand to celebrate the launch of…
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Aug. 2, 2023 By Julia Moro Members of the public are encouraged to nominate and vote for their favorite eatery as part of Queens’ Best Barbeque Competition, which will take place in August and September. The Queens Chamber of Commerce, the oldest and largest business association in Queens, is attempting to settle the barbecue debate…
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Aug. 2, 2023 By QNS News Team On Tuesday, Aug. 1, the annual National Night Out Against Crime event returned to the many NYPD precincts in Queens and across New York City. The National Night Out Against Crime celebrated 40 years since it was established by Matt Peskin in Philadelphia in 1984. Back then, the…
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Aug. 2, 2023 By Bill Parry An East Elmhurst man has been criminally charged in Queens Supreme Court with murder in the cold-blooded killing of his mother and brother last month. Roscoe Danielson, 40, of 104th Street, was arraigned Wednesday on an 18-count indictment charging him with two counts of murder in the second degree,…
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Aug. 2, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed US Open Fan Week, a predominantly free week of activity, will begin with the start of the 2023 US Open Qualifying Tournament on Aug. 22 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Each day of Fan Week will be anchored by a…
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Aug. 2, 2023 By Bill Parry
The Alliance for Flushing Meadows Corona Park has created an award that will honor former Queens Borough President Claire Shulman.
Aug. 1, 2023 By John Schilling A proposal to bring more affordable housing to Far Rockaway divided locals during a July 18 meeting hosted by NYC Council Majority Whip Selvena N. Brooks-Powers. The meeting, which was held remotely, centered on garnering community feedback on the rezoning of an existing parking lot in the Bayswater section…
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