Oct. 25, 2023 By Rachel Butler A charity bowling event will be hosted at Jib Lanes in Flushing on Saturday, Oct. 28, to raise money for Memorial Sloan Kettering, the cancer treatment and research institution, and to honor the memory of award-winning news anchor Ruschell Boone, who died last month. This will be the second annual “Strike for a Cure” event, which is presented by NYPD Community Affairs in partnership with Municipal Credit Union. NYPD Officer Genecea Johnson co-founded Strike for a Cure last year with NYPD Detective Patrick Blanc and emphasized the importance of raising funds as well as…
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Crunching the Queens crime stats: robbery, assault cases rise as burglaries, grand larceny incidents are trending down
Oct. 25, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The NYPD released the crime stats for the 28-day period of Sept. 24 to Oct. 22 in northern and southern Queens and, while the numbers show there was little change year-over-year in major crimes, there was an overall increase in crimes across the borough. Some of the notable trends…
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Fresh Meadows man busted in string of northeast Queens robberies as cops search for his two accomplices: NYPD
Oct. 25, 2023 By Bill Parry A Fresh Meadows man was arrested on Oct. 16 and booked at the 109th Precinct in Flushing in connection with a robbery spree and police are now looking for two other members of his crew that targeted pedestrians in northeast Queens in the last three months. Jianwei Chen, 20,…
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Queens Community Board 5 committee meeting will hear from several applicants for adult-use cannabis dispensaries
Oct. 25, 2023 By Anthony Medina In view of several applications for legal adult-use cannabis dispensaries in the neighborhoods of Community Board 5 (CB 5), the Liquor License and Cannabis Committee will hold this month’s meeting in the cafeteria of Christ the King High School, at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 1. District Manager Gary…
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Flushing is a ‘thriving place to do business’ amid community’s booming growth
Oct. 25, 2023 By Rachel Butler The Flushing Chinese Business Association has been at the heart of the Flushing community for 34 years and continues to support local businesses in the area as the community grows. Peter Tu, the association’s executive director who is originally from Taiwan, has emphasized the importance of Flushing being a place where everyone is welcome to do business. Speaking about the people in Flushing, Tu said that most people in the area have come from other countries like China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. These people are the fabric that make up the community, he said,…
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Mets invite local small businesses to apply for 2024 ‘Taste of Queens’ culinary lineup at Citi Field
Oct. 25, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The New York Mets are now inviting Queens-based small businesses to take part in their culinary lineup in 2024 as part of Citi Field’s “Taste of Queens.” Winning applicants will be selected by the Mets to be featured at the field level concourse on a rotating basis. Citi Field has earned a lot of recognition for their food, having just received the 2023 USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice travel award for Best Stadium Food. This was due in large part to the Taste of Queens, which debuted at Citi Field this year. Among the four local Queens…
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International Food Expo coming to the New York Hall of Science in Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Oct. 25, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The New York Hall of Science in Flushing Meadows Corona Park will be hosting Queens Together’s International Food Expo in November. Numerous Queens restaurants will be represented at this event, which is scheduled to run from 6 to 9 p.m. on Nov. 9. Attendees will have the opportunity to…
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From operating businesses and a movie studio to writing a book, Flushing residents look to continue entrepreneurial success
Oct. 24, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Flushing residents Perry LaBarca and Chase Muratore, successful entrepreneurs in various fields, run their movie studio, “Rollin Studios,” in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Their next project is LaBarca’s upcoming book, “Bean Shooters,” set to inspire hope and boost reader confidence. It is slated for a 2024 release. LaBarca excels in the…
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City Council approves legislation to tackle bus congestion on public streets of downtown Flushing
Oct. 24, 2023 By Bill Parry The City Council has given the green light to resuscitate a decades old plan to finally tackle the chronic bus congestion that has plagued Flushing streets for years. Legislation sponsored by Council Member Sandra Ung was passed on Oct. 19 requiring the creation of a task force to identify potential locations for a bus transit center close enough to downtown Flushing to eliminate the need for buses to park on public streets. In addition to alleviating congestion, a bus transit center will provide a designated and secure place for riders to enter and exit…
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‘A pillar of our community’: Candlelight vigil commemorates beloved school crossing guard who died in the line of duty
Oct. 24, 2023 By Anthony Medina Numerous flower bouquets and candles were placed at the street post at the corner of Woodhaven Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue where many remembered seeing school crossing guard Krystyna Naprawa on the job. The 63-year-old school crossing guard died on Friday, Oct. 20, when a dump truck driver who was making a right-hand turn from Woodhaven Boulevard and onto Atlantic Avenue struck Naprawa. On Monday, Oct. 23, four days after her death, members of the Woodhaven and Ozone Park communities joined elected officials, friends and family members for a candlelight vigil in memory of Naprawa…
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