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Op-Ed: Steve Cohen is doing it the right way

May. 4, 2023 By Peter Tu I moved to Flushing in 1980. It was a village at the end of the 7 line. You could barely see any pedestrians after the sun went down. Now the intersection of Roosevelt Avenue and Main Street has become the third busiest intersection in New York City. The passenger…
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Van Leeuwen Ice Cream set to open first Queens location in Astoria this week

May 2, 2023 By Michael Dorgan The popular high-end ice cream purveyor Van Leeuwen will open in the Ditmars section of Astoria on Thursday, May 4, marking the company’s first-ever Queens location. Van Leeuwen, which has more than 40 locations throughout the U.S., will open on the corner of Ditmars Boulevard and 33rd Street, taking… Read more »

Cardozo High School students explore options at career fair

May. 2, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Benjamin N. Cardozo High School held its fifth annual career fair Thursday, April 27, in the school’s gymnasium. Among the many organizations on hand to educate and recruit students were the offices of State Senator John Liu and Assemblymember Edward Braunstein, the NYPD, the FDNY, the U.S. Army, Marines,…
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Community health center for AAPI, LGBT community opens in Jackson Heights

Apicha Center Opening (Photo by Michael Dorgan)

May 2, 2023, By Michael Dorgan Queens leaders and advocates gathered in Jackson Heights on Wednesday, April 26, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of a new low-cost healthcare facility that specializes in treating members of the Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) and the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities. The new facility,… Read more »