Mar. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry Mayor Eric Adams delivered remarks to hundreds of business and community leaders during the Queens Chamber of Commerce’s annual St. Patrick’s Day luncheon at Antun’s in Queens Village on March 15. He set the tone for the occasion by speaking of the Irish immigrants who helped build New York…
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Mar. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry The City Council voted unanimously to approve legislation sponsored by Councilwomen Joann Arola and Selvena Brooks-Powers to amend the city charter to create a marine debris disposal and vessel surrendering office. This will make it easier to clear the city’s shores of derelict boats often abandoned in the outer…
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Mar. 17, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for the crooks behind two separate armed robberies that took place in Rite Aid stores in Queens and Brooklyn over the last two months. Police say the suspects first hit a Rite Aid in South Richmond Hill in February. On Feb. 17, at approximately 11 p.m.,…
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Mar. 16, 2023 By Bill Parry For the second time this week, an exploding lithium-ion battery may have been the cause of another fire in southeast Queens. The FDNY battled a house fire that broke out near Roy Wilkins Park in St. Albans on Thursday morning, March 16. The fire started in the basement of…
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Mar. 16, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Two 14-year-old boys were charged with robbery after allegedly attempting to steal a motorcycle and then using a moped to try and run over the man who tried to stop them in Maspeth last week, according to authorities. Officers from the 104th Precinct responded to a call regarding the…
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Mar. 16, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Naomi Nicoleau, a 16-year-old Laurelton resident who aspires to work in the fashion industry, landed her first big project collaborating with Knicks basketball star Immanuel Quickley to design a special Knicks-inspired sneaker for charity. Quickley wore the custom Nike Air Force Ones to the annual “Knicks Kicks and Cocktails”…
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Mar. 15, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed The Queens Night Market is selling a limited amount of tickets for two “sneak preview” events on April 15 and April 22 to help alleviate traffic and capacity issues on opening night seen in previous years. Tickets are $5 and should be purchased in advance; children under 12 are free….
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Mar. 15, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The Guide Dog Foundation and JFKIAT held a puppy class for volunteer puppy raisers on Wednesday, March 15, at JFK Airport’s Terminal 4, where as many as 17 future guide dogs were introduced to TSA security, practiced boarding a flight, encountered busy sights and experienced the smells and sounds…
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Mar. 15, 2023 By Bill Parry
A Redfern Houses resident and his accomplice from South Jamaica were arrested and charged with murder on March 15 in connection with the fatal shooting of a former high school basketball star from Long Island at the NYCHA complex in Far Rockaway last summer.
Mar. 15, 2023 By Bill Parry An F train rider was attacked inside the 169th Street subway station in Jamaica Hills last month and police are still searching for the attacker. Police from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows and Transit District 20 are looking for a man who approached the 42-year-old victim on the…
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