Jun. 30, 2023 By Bill Parry
An A train shuttle rider was pistol whipped by a vicious gunman who robbed him and then shot him just for kicks in Rockaway Park on Sunday night.
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Three Queens projects recognized at Public Design Commission Awards for Excellence
Jun. 30, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Three Queens projects under the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) were honored at the annual Public Design Commission Awards for Excellence ceremony on Wednesday, June 28. The projects recognized as part of the NYC Public Design Commission’s combined 40th and 41st annual awards include five public artworks commissioned…
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LIJ Forest Hills Hospital to implement telehealth pilot program for burn patients
Jun. 30, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Forest Hills Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Hospital is implementing teleburn, a service that uses telehealth technology to allow emergency medicine doctors to conduct virtual consults with specialists at Staten Island University Hospital’s Regional Burn Center. LIJ Forest Hills is the first Northwell hospital to use teleburn. In the coming weeks,…
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New Hyde Park man charged with attempting to pay underage girls for explicit photos, sex acts in Flushing: DA
Jun. 29, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb A New Hyde Park man has been charged with promoting a sexual performance by a child and other crimes after allegedly paying a 14-year old girl to perform a sex act and take lewd photos/videos of him in a Flushing park as well as trying to pay a 12-year-old…
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Addabbo honors historic Ozone Park bakery days after its closure
Jun. 29, 2023 By John Schilling Days after closing its doors, Ozone Park’s now-defunct Oxford Bake Shop received a New York State Senate Empire Award from Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. of District 15 in recognition of its 90-plus years in business. Oxford Bake Shop, which closed its doors with a farewell ceremony in front…
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Woman injured as trio of thieves stole her car in Ridgewood: NYPD
Jun. 29, 2023 By Anthony Medina Police from the 104th Precinct are searching for a trio of car thieves who drove off with a woman’s vehicle in Ridgewood as she desperately tried to hang on earlier this week. Police say a 51-year-old woman left her 2021 Honda SUV running while parked at the intersection of…
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Queensborough Community College appoints new provost and vice president of academic affairs
Jun. 29, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Queensborough Community College President Dr. Christine Mangino on June 26 announced the appointment of Dr. Phyllis Curtis-Tweed as the school’s new provost and vice president of the Office of Academic Affairs. Curtis-Tweed will take over the role Aug. 1 for the retiring Dr. Sandra Palmer, who had also served…
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Queens Community House opens new senior center at First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica
Jun. 29, 2023 By Bill Parry Southeast Queens elected leaders helped cut the ribbon at a new adult center that Queens Community House opened at First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica on June 28. Nearly a hundred Queens residents from across the borough attended the grand opening ceremony for the new QCH Jamaica Older Adult Center,…
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AG will not charge off-duty cop who fatally struck two men in 2021 Ozone Park collision
Jun. 29, 2023 By Bill Parry Attorney General Letitia James announced she would not bring charges against an NYPD officer who was off-duty when he struck and killed two men in Ozone Park in the spring of 2021. The AG’s Office of Special Investigation (OSI) released its report on the deaths of Marcelo Pelaez and…
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Bayside student helps to secure $73.5K in technology funding for his school
Jun. 29, 2023 By Ethan Marshall New York State Sen. John Liu announced on June 26 that $73,500 has been secured for technology funding at P.S. 376Q. He credits one of the school’s students, Maxwell Rosenfeld, who has spent multiple years lobbying to secure funding. “Technology helps us learn better and will prepare us for the…
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