Dec. 12, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The head of a Queens youth soccer academy is attempting to get stadium lights installed at Victory Field in Forest Park, having collected approximately 400 signatures through an online petition over the span of about two weeks. Pablo Rubio, the executive director of Formativas Barcelona SC – NYC, said the…
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Dec. 11, 2023 By Rachel Butler The recent hit-and-run death of toddler Quintas Chen in Flushing brought back haunting memories for a Fresh Meadows couple 10 years after the death of their daughter in a similar accident. Amy Tam and Hsi-Pei Liao experienced the death of their 3-year-old child, Allison, on Oct. 6 2013, when she was struck down by an SUV while crossing the street holding her grandmother’s hand. The incident occurred at the intersection of Cherry Avenue and Main Street. The SUV driver, Ahmad Abu-Zayedeh, was never criminally charged for the incident. Quintas Chen, who was also 3-years old,…
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Dec. 11, 2023 By Ethan Marshall As the New York City Football Club (NYCFC), a professional soccer organization that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), awaits the construction of its new stadium next to Citi Field, the club is already giving back to the Queens community and working with local kids. NYCFC’s community coaches have been providing free programming to kids in the borough in order to make the sport more accessible to children, while also teaching them about the rules of the game, as well as the benefits that come with playing a team sport. There are currently 14…
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Dec. 11, 2023 By Anthony Medina The NYPD is asking for the public’s help to find and identify two men allegedly responsible for a citywide robbery pattern in Ridgewood and Bushwick earlier this month. According to police, at approximately 4:55 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 1, in the confines of the 104th Precinct, the two individuals…
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Dec. 11, 2023 By Ethan Marshall A top-prize winning Take 5 ticket was sold by a Jamaica business on Dec. 9. The ticket was valued at $36,857. It was sold at Airport Enterprises Inc., located at 133-44 150th St. Take 5 results are revealed on television twice a day, at 2:30 and 10:30 p.m. Numbers are selected from a field of 1-39. Those who win the Take 5 have up to a year to claim their prize.
Dec. 11, 2023 By Ethan Marshall A third-prize-winning Powerball ticket was sold by a Forest Hills business on Dec. 9. The ticket was bought at Forest Hills Deli Bagels Inc., located at 112-10 Queens Blvd. The ticket was valued at $50,000. Another third-prize-winning ticket, also valued at $50,000, was sold elsewhere in New York State on the same day. The other ticket was purchased at Bourbon Street Bar and Grill, located at 2209 Central Ave. in Schenectady. Powerball drawings are televised every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. The numbers are drawn from a field of 1-69, with the…
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Dec. 8, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan Following the expulsion of George Santos from Congress, officials gathered outside his now empty office in Douglaston to rally support for “common sense” legislation inspired by his deceit of voters. The bill, introduced by state Sen. John Liu and Assemblymember Gina Sillitti, calls for greater transparency in candidate disclosures….
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Dec. 8, 2023 By Anthony Medina As of Friday, Dec. 8, Deputy Inspector Kevin Coleman, officially bid farewell to the 104th Precinct as he begins his new assignment as commanding officer of the 109th Precinct in Flushing. In an email sent to the public on Thursday, Dec. 7, Coleman announced his reassignment and shared his…
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Dec. 8, 2023 By Ethan Marshall NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst and the nonprofit enCourage Kids Foundation partnered to give away more than 500 toys to the kids at the hospital on Dec. 7. Mr. and Mrs. Met joined members of NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst and the enCourage Foundation to give out the toys. “Today is…
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Dec. 8, 2023 By Ethan Marshall New York State Department of Health Commissioner James McDonald, M.D., M.P.H., paid a visit to St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway Tuesday, Dec. 5. He was greeted by Queens leaders, as well as leaders from the hospital, and taken on a tour of the hospital’s many locations and amenities. This included a view of the areas currently being rebuilt, like the 11th floor of the hospital, which was damaged by a fire in September 2021. Other stops of the tour included the hospital’s Emergency Department, new Clinical Learning Center and the upcoming Ambulatory…
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