Nov. 20, 2023 By Bill Parry
Springfield Gardens resident Kassun Brown pleaded guilty on Nov. 20 to manslaughter for speeding through a St. Albans stop sign and crashing into another vehicle, killing its driver, an off-duty NYPD officer in 2020.
Nov. 20, 2023 By Ethan Marshall LIJ Forest Hills held its 10th annual International Night Thursday, Nov. 16, during which the hospital’s staff celebrated by dressing in colorful attire representative of their familial roots. In addition to music and dance performances, there was homemade food available representative of more than 24 different countries. “International Night celebrates the diversity of our team members here at the hospital, which is essentially celebrating the diversity of our community” LIJ Forest Hills Executive Director Lorraine Chambers Lewis, PA-C, said. “Many of our team members live here in Queens and this annual event is a…
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Nov. 20, 2023 By Anthony Medina About a dozen residents, along with officers from the 104th Precinct, turned out on Nov. 16 for a community meeting in Glendale to voice their concerns about crime, a local housing shelter and illegal cannabis dispensaries. The meeting, held inside the Brewery Keenan Heiser Post 1815 on Cooper Avenue, was the last of the year for the Glendale Property Owners and members sought answers on issues such as an uptick in robberies as well as problems at a housing shelter on Cooper Avenue. Several elected officials or their representatives were also in attendance. Two…
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Nov. 20, 2023 By Bill Parry A 35-year-old woman was struck by a hit-and-run driver near the Clearview Expressway in Bayside last week, according to authorities. Police from the 111th Precinct in Bayside are looking for the motorist who sped away from the scene of the collision that left the victim injured and lying on…
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Nov. 20, 2023 By John Schilling The Queens Community Justice Center (QCJC) officially opened its doors at 1027 Beach 20th St. in Far Rockaway on Friday, Nov. 17, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the newly renovated space for “the local community hub.” QCJC – The Rockaways, which first opened at 1600 Central Ave. in July 2021, is a program of the Center for Justice Innovation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1996 that aims to “advance equity, increase safety, and help individuals and communities thrive” through identifying and resolving the challenges that “bring people into the criminal and civil legal…
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Nov. 20, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld A three-car pileup on the Long Island Expressway in Queens on Sunday left one man dead, three people injured, and an alleged drunk driver in custody — capping off a particularly deadly weekend on the city’s streets. At around 4:30 a.m. on Nov. 19, police say 24-year-old Reginald…
Nov. 20, 2023 By Anthony Medina Restaurant owners and sisters Angela Singh and Pamela Ramsewack know the true meaning of the word altruism. At the Caribbean Cabana, a Caribbean and West-Indian cuisine restaurant, located at 116-02 Jamaica Ave. in Richmond Hill, the owners welcomed more than 70 seniors to a free Thanksgiving lunch on Thursday,…
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Nov. 20, 2023 By Bill Parry A Briarwood woman was killed and a 73-year-old man was critically injured after they were struck by one vehicle and then hit by another in Woodhaven on Saturday, Nov. 18, according to authorities. Police from the 102nd Precinct responded to a 911 call of a vehicle collision near Woodhaven…
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Nov. 20, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan For over six decades, Cord Meyer Development’s Bay Terrace Shopping Center has acted as a hub of economic activity in Bayside, creating jobs, generating tax revenue and providing an ideal location to operate a business. During the pandemic, when mom and pop shops were particularly hard hit, Cord Meyer…
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Nov. 20, 2023 By Anthony Medina According to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 38th annual Thanksgiving dinner survey, the cost of a Thanksgiving dinner this year is higher than it was before the pandemic in 2019. To alleviate the financial stress of Thanksgiving this year for residents in the Richmond Hill area, Council Member Lynn…
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