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Man beaten by assailant inside a Bayside office with garden hose nozzle while accomplices recorded assault: NYPD

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Dec. 19, 2023 By Bill Parry A man was beaten by a stranger with the nozzle of a garden hose inside an office in Bayside last month in a bizarre attack that was caught on a Ring camera. Police from the 111th Precinct in Bayside reported that the assault occurred at 219-03 Northern Blvd., in an office above a Chinese restaurant, at noon on Tuesday, Nov. 7. According to cops, a man in black walked into the second-story office followed by two young men who recorded the beatdown on their cell phones. The assailant walked across the office and whipped…
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Queens’ population dropped 5.3% post pandemic, in line with rest of NYC: Study

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Dec. 19, 2023 By Christian Murray The population of New York City has declined significantly since the pandemic, with Queens being no exception, according to a report released by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli on Monday At the beginning of 2020, New York City boasted a population of 8,804,190, marking a decade-long trend of a 7.7%…
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City announces historic deal to convert JFK Hilton Hotel into 318-unit affordable housing complex

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Dec. 18, 2023 By Bill Parry The city announced Monday that it has closed a deal with developer Slate Property Group and the nonprofit RiseBoro Community Partnership to convert the shuttered JFK Hilton Hotel in South Jamaica into 318 apartments of permanently affordable housing for low-income and formerly homeless New Yorkers. Construction on the project…
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Major investment announced to combat flooding along Brookville Boulevard on Queens/Nassau border

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Dec. 18, 2023 By Christian Murray New York City is set to receive a boost in its efforts to address and mitigate flooding along Brookville Boulevard between 149th Avenue and Rockaway Boulevard, which straddles the Queens/Nassau border. The city has been awarded a $3.1 million federal grant from FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) and the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) to conduct a comprehensive feasibility study and analysis for the flood-prone area. The 0.8 mile stretch, which locals call Snake Road, has long suffered from flooding due to high tides and coastal storms, with…
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More than two months after random attack injured man in Kew Gardens, suspect remains at large: NYPD

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Dec. 18, 2023 By Bill Parry A man suffered a head injury during an unprovoked attack near the Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike subway station on Queens Boulevard in October and the suspect is still on the run more than two months later. The random assault occurred during the early morning hours of Wednesday, Oct. 11 when the 26-year-old victim was walking near the station just before 2 a.m. when a stranger approached him and struck him in the head with a Master lock causing a laceration to his skull. The suspect ran off in unknown direction and police from the 112th…
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FDNY and Santa make special visit to children of St. Mary’s Hospital in Bayside 

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Dec. 15, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan Thanks to the FDNY, Santa was able to deliver gifts in Bayside ahead of schedule this year.  Dozens of patients at St. Mary’s Hospital for Children, located 29-01 216th St., were bundled up in blankets, hats and gloves to hear from Christmas carolers belting away outside of the hospital….
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Bayside’s St. Mary’s raises over $600K at annual tribute dinner

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Dec. 15, 2023 By Ethan Marshall St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children raised $600,000 to support life-changing programs and services for St. Mary’s Hospital for Children in Bayside, as well as its other facilities, at its annual Tribute Dinner on Monday, Dec. 11 at Gotham Hall in Midtown Manhattan. The funds raised at this event will go towards ensuring that St. Mary’s is able to continue to support the most critically ill and injured children in New York State. The programs and services the $600,000 will be used on will aid St. Mary’s in this venture. “This holiday season, St….
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7 train rider struck, killed at 90th Street in Elmhurst early Friday morning: NYPD

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Dec. 15, 2023 By Bill Parry A 7-train rider was struck and killed in Elmhurst early Friday morning, according to the NYPD. The victim, a 25-year-old man, was hit by a Flushing-bound train while at the 90th St-Elmhurst Ave. subway station at 4:55 a.m., police said. Officers from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights responded…
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Hochul signs bill that requires prisons to offer Halal and Kosher food

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Dec. 15, 2023 By Rachel Butler Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill sponsored by Queens State Sen. Jessica Ramos and Assemblymember Simcha Eichenstein, from Brooklyn, into law on Wednesday that now requires correctional facilities to provide food options that meet special religious dietary requirements. Previously, incarcerated individuals of certain faiths, such as Islam and Judaism,…
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