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Myrtle Avenue Summer Street Fair returns to Glendale this weekend

Jul. 20, 2023 By Anthony Medina The Kiwanis Club of Glendale is continuing its annual tradition of hosting a summer street fair along the busy stretch of Myrtle Avenue between Fresh Pond Road and Forest Avenue on Sunday, July 23. Vendors and local businesses will provide fairgoers with prizes, free giveaway items and key community-building…
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Top things to eat, see and do in Flushing

Jul. 20, 2023 By John Schilling Behind the hustle and bustle of Times Square and 34th Herald Square in Manhattan, the busiest intersection in New York City exists in Queens at Flushing’s Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue, and it’s easy to see why. For years, Flushing has been one of the largest central business districts…
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Eastern Queens elected officials, community leaders voice concerns over plans for migrant tent shelter at Creedmor campus

Jul. 19, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Eastern Queens elected officials and community leaders are denouncing the city’s plan to create a large-scale tent facility to house an influx of migrants on the grounds of the old Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens Village. In a show of bipartisan support, Councilwoman Linda Lee joined Councilwoman Vickie Paladino,…
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Meet the brother and sister duo behind Ridgewood’s newest coffee shop

Jul. 19, 2023 By Anthony Medina There’s a consistent pattern of coffee enthusiasts, roasters and baristas devoting everything they have for a chance to start their own successful cafe in Ridgewood. The historic buildings along Onderdonk Avenue play host to businesses that come and go, but the owners of a new cafe serving Ecuadorian, Peruvian,…
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NYPD hosts beach, water safety event in Far Rockaway

Jul. 19, 2023 By Gabriele Holtermann Summer is here and with New Yorkers heading to the beach to beat the heat, the NYPD Community Affairs Bureau hosted a beach safety event with the NYPD Scuba team in Far Rockaway on July 18.  NYPD Community Affairs Bureau Det. Tanya Duhaney said the NYPD had organized the…
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Queens remains highest in foreclosures among five boroughs: PropertyShark report

Jul. 18, 2023 By Julia Moro A new report from PropertyShark found that St. Albans closed Q2 as the city’s foreclosure epicenter with 14 total filings. New York City closed Q2 2023 with 81% more foreclosures than the previous year. And since the foreclosure moratorium has been lifted, filings were observed to be slightly increasing…
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