Jul. 18, 2023 By John Schilling Flushing Town Hall will host the U.S. premiere of “Paper Play,” an award-winning Taiwanese puppet show for all ages, on Sunday, Aug. 13. As indicated by its title, “Paper Play” features puppets, props and staging made entirely out of paper. For Puppet Beings Theatre, the team behind the production,…
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Jul. 17, 2023 By John Schilling South Queens Councilwoman Joann Ariola revealed that the previously announced migrant tent to house asylum seekers at the Aqueduct Racetrack/Resorts World Casino in South Ozone Park is now “off the table” at a rally outside the property on Monday, July 17. This news comes days after the announcement that…
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Jul. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry
Jul. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry
A cyclist was fatally struck near Captain Tilly Park in Jamaica Hills on Friday evening after he was doored by the driver of a parked car and then was hit by a second vehicle, according to authorities.
Jul. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry
Jul. 14, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The Whitestone-based animal rescue nonprofit New York City Second Chance Rescue has partnered with the video chat dog training service GoodPup to launch a scholarship program providing adopted shelter dogs with personalized training. Coming at no cost to the owners of these dogs, the Advantage Program is meant to…
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Jul. 14, 2023 By Bill Parry
Five FDNY firefighters were injured while battling a stubborn two-alarm house fire in Fresh Meadows on Thursday evening.
Jul. 14, 2023 By Bill Parry
A 33-year–old man was struck and killed while he tried to cross the Brooklyn Queens Expressway in Woodside on Thursday night.
Jul. 14, 2023 By Bill Parry
Detectives from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica are still trying to piece together a motive behind a shooting in front of a corner bodega on Sutphin Boulevard late last month.
Jul. 13, 2023 By John Schilling It was a sea of orange outside City Hall in Lower Manhattan on Thursday, July 13, as union carpenters and elected leaders gathered together to call out the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) for breaking their promise to employ union workers in the construction of Willets Point….
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