Jun. 30, 2023 By John Schilling Four months after Gov. Kathy Hochul’s announcement that Far Rockaway would receive a $4.5 million grant through New York state’s NY Forward program, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and the Queens Chamber of Commerce have announced an open call to Far Rockaway residents to help decide how the funding…
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Jun. 30, 2023 By Bill Parry
An A train shuttle rider was pistol whipped by a vicious gunman who robbed him and then shot him just for kicks in Rockaway Park on Sunday night.
Jun. 29, 2023 By Anthony Medina Police from the 104th Precinct are searching for a trio of car thieves who drove off with a woman’s vehicle in Ridgewood as she desperately tried to hang on earlier this week. Police say a 51-year-old woman left her 2021 Honda SUV running while parked at the intersection of…
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Jun. 29, 2023 By Bill Parry Attorney General Letitia James announced she would not bring charges against an NYPD officer who was off-duty when he struck and killed two men in Ozone Park in the spring of 2021. The AG’s Office of Special Investigation (OSI) released its report on the deaths of Marcelo Pelaez and…
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Jun. 29, 2023 By Ethan Marshall New York State Sen. John Liu announced on June 26 that $73,500 has been secured for technology funding at P.S. 376Q. He credits one of the school’s students, Maxwell Rosenfeld, who has spent multiple years lobbying to secure funding. “Technology helps us learn better and will prepare us for the…
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Jun. 28, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Tony Avella is a mere 124 votes ahead of fellow candidate Christopher Bae in the race to clinch the Democratic nomination for northeast Queens’ District 19 City Council seat as of Wednesday morning, according to unofficial results from the city’s Board of Elections (BOE). As of June 28, Avella…
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Jun. 28, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst and Transit District 20 are looking for a man who roughed up a young woman before robbing her at the Elmhurst Avenue subway station on Monday, June 26. The 24-year-old victim was standing on the northbound platform just after 11 p.m. when…
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Jun. 27, 2023 By Bill Parry
Jun. 26, 2023 By Anthony Medina A pair of burglars forced their way into A Classic Touch Hair Salon, at 61-08 80th St. in Middle Village and stole over $1,000 on Monday, June 19. Police say, at approximately 12:45 a.m., officers from the 104th Precinct responded to a 911 call about a burglary at the…
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Jun. 26, 2023 By John Schilling Oxford Bake Shop, a long-time staple in Ozone Park, officially shut its doors after 94 years in business on Saturday, June 24. To give the bakery a proper send-off, dozens of locals gathered in front of the shop at 104-01 Liberty Ave. for a farewell ceremony hosted by the…
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