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Experts and elected officials discuss gambling addiction in Asian communities

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Jan. 25, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Elected officials sat down with academic experts last week for a roundtable discussion on the harmful impact that gambling has on the Asian American community in the city.  The Jan. 19 discussion, held at City Hall, came at a time when the state is considering granting licenses to casino companies looking to open locations around the city such as in Citi Field and Coney Island. It was jointly organized by state senators and assembly members before they head to Albany, where formal decisions on casino operations in the city will be made. Currently Resorts…
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Queens Borough President to host second annual tech and job fair Saturday

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Jan. 24, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Queens Borough President Donovan Richards is set to host the second annual Queens Tech and Job Fair, reinforcing his commitment to diversifying the tech industry and connecting communities of color to this growing sector. The fair will be held this Saturday, Jan. 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m….
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Affordable housing lottery opens in Douglaston, rent starts at $1,522 a month

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Jan. 24, 2024 By Ethan Marshall A total of 17 affordable housing units up for grabs in Douglaston, with monthly rents ranging from $1,522-$3,753. The units are part of a 5-story residential complex going up at 241-15 Northern Blvd. The development consists of 55 residences, with 38 of them at market rate. A lottery has…
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Council Member Ung tackles public safety and affordable housing at state of the district address in Flushing

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Jan. 24, 2024 By Rachel Butler Approximately 30 members of the public joined Council Member Sandra Ung and special guests at the Glow Cultural Center on 41st Avenue in downtown Flushing on Monday, Jan. 22 for her State of the District address.  Sidewalk congestion, public safety and education were the most discussed topics as Ung reflected on her achievements in 2023 and what she hopes to accomplish in 2024 for District 20 in Flushing.  Ung said that the most common complaint she received in 2023 dealt with cluttered sidewalks, with Flushing residents saying that there are too many vendors and…
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Crunching the Queens crime numbers: boroughwide drop in rape and burglaries cases

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Jan. 24, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of reported rapes and burglaries across Queens both dropped over the last month compared to the same period of time last year, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD Monday. During the 28-day period from Dec. 25 to Jan. 21, the number of reported rapes went down 20% in northern Queens, from 15 reported cases last year to 12 this year. Over the same period of time, burglaries decreased 12.4% in northern Queens, from 169 to 148. The 108th Precinct, which oversees Long Island City, Sunnyside and Woodside, experienced…
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Queens Borough President’s office announces $30 million investment in borough schools

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Jan. 23, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann Queens Borough President Donovan Richards was at August Martin High School (AMHS) in South Jamaica Monday to announce that his office has allocated close to $30.5 million in capital funding for borough schools in fiscal year 2024. Surrounded by AMHS leadership, students, representatives from the New York City School…
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New Gandhi statue unveiled outside South Richmond Hill temple, replaces statue destroyed in hate crime

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Jan. 23, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Elected officials unveiled a new Mahatma Gandhi statue outside a South Richmond Hill temple to replace the one that was toppled at the site last year as part of a hate crime. Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar, the first Hindu-American elected to New York State Office, led a ceremony Sunday afternoon outside of Shree Tulsi Mandir, located at 103-24 111th St., following the destruction of the original statue in August 2022. The statue was toppled and smashed with a sledgehammer, with the vandals also spray painting it. Rajkumar, who played a pivotal role in having the August…
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