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Three Queens organizations awarded grants from The New York Women’s Foundation

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Aug. 25, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Three Queens nonprofit organizations were recently announced as recipients of The New York Women’s Foundation’s (NYWF) latest round of grantmaking, totaling $2.57 million across 34 organizations in the city advancing reproductive justice, safety, healing and shifting the narrative to support cultural change.  This grantmaking solidifies the foundation’s commitment to women, girls and gender-expansive people across NYC. The foundation will provide a total disbursement of $1,040,000 across 13 organizations, including the LGBT Center Intercultural Collective in Jackson Heights and the New York City Network of Worker Cooperatives in Elmhurst.   These organizations are included in groups…
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Woodhaven BID back-to-school event offers free backpacks, supplies to local kids

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Aug. 25, 2023 By Anthony Medina The Woodhaven Business Improvement District (BID) joined forces with Queens legislators and local organizations to support a back-to-school event in which free school supplies and backpacks were distributed on Thursday, Aug 24.  Parents and guardians lined up alongside the Chase Bank located at 84-01 Jamaica Ave. in Woodhaven, on the crossroads of Forest Parkway and Jamaica Avenue, for a chance to receive a free backpack filled with school supplies from the Woodhaven BID.  The Woodhaven BID back-to-school event was sponsored by Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar, Councilwoman Joann Ariola, Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr., along with…
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Applications now open for Queens Theatre’s training program for actors with disabilities

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Aug. 25, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Applications are being accepted through Sept. 23 for Queens Theatre’s sixth annual Theatre For All (TFA) Professional Actor Training Program for deaf or disabled performers. This year, the training program consists of two parts – Part I will run virtually over Zoom for two-weeks from Monday, Nov. 6, through…
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‘God of Carnage’ offers a taste of Broadway excitement in Breezy Point

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Aug. 24, 2023 By Tammy Scileppi Instead of schlepping to the city and plunking down a small fortune, you can experience the excitement of Broadway in Breezy Point. Tickets are now available for the Rockaway Theatre Company’s spectacular production of “God of Carnage,” a timely, comedic tale of anarchy that you can really sink your…
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Two dead, two injured in wrong-way crash on Whitestone Expressway: NYPD

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Aug. 24, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Two Queens men were killed and two more were injured as a result of a wrong-way crash on the Whitestone Expressway early Thursday morning, according to authorities. A preliminary investigation by the NYPD’s Highway District Collision Investigation Squad determined that the driver of a Black Honda Pilot was driving…
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Queens Carnival returning to Far Rockaway on Aug. 26

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Aug. 23, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed State Senator James Sanders is inviting everyone for a day of family fun at the fifth annual Queens Carnival returning to the streets of Far Rockaway on Saturday, Aug. 26, featuring masquerade costumes, moko jumbie stilt walkers, island foods, singers and dancers.  “We are bringing the islands to Long…
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Councilman reignites call to shutter men’s shelter in Glendale after death of 25-year-old denizen

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Aug. 23, 2023 By Anthony Medina Glendale residents who live only blocks away from the men’s shelter on Cooper Avenue are well-informed on the recurring issues emanating from shelter inhabitants. A local business owner who spoke with QNS, who wished not to be identified, said although they’ve been fortunate enough not to have any problems with the shelter occupants, locals continue to complain about overall safety and trespassing on private property. Residents who spoke with QNS emphasized more concerns over shelter residents seen walking into their backyards, asking for money and loitering in front of storefronts. The recent death of…
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Attorneys say Chanel Lewis’ murder conviction in killing of Howard Beach jogger based on ‘racial dragnet’

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Aug. 23, 2023 By Bill Parry The Brooklyn man serving a life sentence for the brutal slaying of Howard Beach jogger Karina Vetrano in 2016 was wrongfully convicted, according to a motion to vacate filed in Queens Supreme Court on Monday, Aug. 21. Civil rights attorney Ronald Kuby maintains his client, 27-year-old Chanel Lewis, should…
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