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Flushing man busted for stealing Torah from Far Rockaway Yeshiva in May: NYPD

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Aug. 7, 2024 By Bill Parry A Flushing man was arrested on Friday, Aug. 2 and booked at the 112th Precinct in Forest Hills for stealing a Sefer Torah from a Far Rockaway Yeshiva in May. Saul Colon, 37, of Parsons Boulevard, was arraigned Saturday in Queens Criminal Court on a complaint charging him…

Apartment space in Queens among most costly in United States: report

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Aug. 7, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Out of the 100 largest cities in the United States, Queens ranked 95th when it came to the average size of an apartment for $1,500 a month, according to a report by the real estate site RentCafe. The study’s results concluded that apartments in Queens with a $1,500…

Flushing man found guilty of spying on dissidents for Chinese government: Feds

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Aug. 6, 2024 By Bill Parry A 75-year-old Flushing man was convicted by a jury in Brooklyn federal court on Tuesday of acting as a covert Chinese agent who spied on dissidents associated with a pro-democracy organization he helped start. Shujun Wang was found guilty on all four counts of an indictment charging him…

Jamaica man charged for beating neighbor to death with a chair last month: NYPD

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Aug. 6, 2024 By Bill Parry A Jamaica man was beaten to death by a neighbor after a verbal dispute escalated into violence. Michael Tobon, 39, of 179th Street, was bludgeoned to death after being struck multiple times in his body and head with a chair during a dispute on Friday, July 26, police…

QEDC and Queens Night Market launch food voucher program to support vendors and combat food insecurity

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Aug. 6, 2024 By Czarinna Andres A collaboration between the Queens Economic Development Corporation (QEDC) and the Queens Night Market (QNM) will provide 2,000 delicious meals to borough residents in need, thanks to an innovative voucher program. Every year, QNM, the family-friendly night market in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, suspends operations for three weeks in…

Raging five-alarm fire displaces 11 households after spreading through eight buildings in Queens Village: Red Cross

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Aug. 5, 2024 By Bill Parry The American Red Cross NYC Disaster Action Team has registered 11 households that were displaced after a row of homes were nearly destroyed during a devastating five-alarm inferno in Queens Village on Saturday afternoon. The 32 adults and 12 children living there were registered for emergency assistance, including…

JFK Millennium Partners announces new state-of-the-art technology coming to Terminal 6

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Aug. 5, 2024 By Athena Dawson JFK Millennium Partners (JMP) announced on Thursday, Aug. 1 that the new JFK Terminal 6 (T-6) will have a state-of-the-art hybrid self-service bag drop. JMP, which the Port Authority selected to build and operate the new $4.2 billion terminal, selected Materna IPS to bring the new service to…