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New York legislators and transparency advocates call for stronger Freedom of Information Laws

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Mar. 14, 2024 By Athena Dawson and Czarinna Andres New York State Senators John Liu and Brad Hoylman-Sigal, along with State Assembly Member Steven Raga, joined forces with a broad coalition of journalists, civic organizations, and transparency advocates in Albany on Tuesday to call for crucial enhancements to New York’s Freedom of Information Laws (FOIL). Liu, represents Northeast Queens while Hoylman-Sigal, covers much of the west side of Manhattan. Raga represents several neighborhoods in Queens which include Woodside, Elmhurst, Maspeth, Jackson Heights, Astoria, and Middle Village. The legislators, in collaboration with the New York Coalition for Open Government and several…
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Astoria store sells $1 million Powerball ticket

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Mar. 14, 2024 By Czarinna Andres One lucky Queens resident is a million dollars richer today. The New York Lottery announced that a prize-winning ticket worth $1,000,000 was sold for the March 13 Powerball drawing in Astoria. The winning ticket was sold at Avadh Convenience, located at 37-14 Broadway. The winning numbers for the Powerball… Read more »

Top-prize-winning lottery ticket sold in Woodside

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Mar. 11, 2024 By Ethan Marshall A top-prize-winning New York Lottery ticket was recently sold at a Woodside store. The ticket for the “Take 5 Evening” drawing on Friday, Mar. 8, was sold at APNA Food and Oil Corp., located at 65-10 Queens Blvd. by the BP gas station. The winning ticket was for a… Read more »

Community survey launched for Northern Blvd and Roosevelt Ave area as part of ‘Heart of the District’ land use study

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March 8, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Council Member Julie Won and a New York City consulting firm have launched a survey aimed at gathering feedback from residents, workers, students, and individuals with ties to the Northern Boulevard and Roosevelt Avenue area. This survey is part of the ongoing “Heart of the District” land use study,… Read more »

Award-winning author Jesse Byrd inspires students at Jackson Heights school through interactive book reading and writing workshop

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Mar. 8, 2024 By Czarinna Andres and QNS Staff Award-winning children’s book author Jesse Byrd talked to fourth-grade students at P.S. 193Q Alfred J. Kennedy Tuesday as part of a program that helps elementary school students write their own children’s book.  Byrd hosted an interactive reading of his new book “The Switch”, which draws on… Read more »

From skeptic to strong: My journey at CrossFit Sunnyside

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March 8, 2024 By Max Murray At 23 years old, maintaining an active lifestyle had always been my norm.  However, after starting my career, I found myself prioritizing work over workouts. Despite sporadic basketball games and uninspiring gym sessions, I couldn’t find the right fit until I stumbled upon CrossFit. When I was offered the… Read more »

New specialty Philly cheesesteak restaurant opens in Astoria

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Mar. 7, 2024 By Staff Report A New York chain specializing in Philly cheesesteaks has opened its doors on 31st Avenue.  Chiddy’s Cheese Steaks, which was started by founded Mike Chidester as a food truck in Long Island in 2014, opened its doors at 37-03 31st Ave. in February at a location previously occupied by… Read more »

Op-Ed | The benefits of having the same teacher twice

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 Mar. 7, 2024 By Chris Herman Commonly referred to as “looping”, the practice of having students remain with a teacher for more than one year isn’t new – just look back to the one room schoolhouse or the early 20th century Waldorf classroom. It seems hard to argue against looping if a child is assigned to… Read more »

Free mammogram bus coming to LIC for breast cancer screenings

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March 7, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan A free mammogram bus for breast cancer screening is coming to Long Island City this weekend.  The bus will be parked outside The Floating Hospital located at 21-04 41st Ave. on Saturday, March 9 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  The mobile mammography bus, which is equipped with x-ray… Read more »