Mar. 21, 2023 By Bill Parry Southeast Queens families will see significant upgrades at Roy Wilkins Park in St. Albans after Mayor Eric Adams announced $55 million in additional funding for a brand-new indoor pool and repairs to the existing pool. The investment builds on the $92 million announced in December 2021 to build a…
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Mar. 21, 2023 By Bill Parry Future trial lawyers brought their talents to Queens earlier this month as Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz hosted her office’s eighth-annual Mock Trial Competition. St. John’s University School of Law, Brooklyn Law School and Hofstra University, Maurice A. Deane School of Law were among the area institutions that sent…
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Mar. 21, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz on Tuesday, March 21, announced the indictment on 33 suspected gang members for murder and gun violence charges. In addition to the indictments being made, 34 firearms were confiscated from the defendants, including two ghost guns. Katz made the announcement from her Kew Gardens…
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Mar. 21, 2023 By Julia Moro According to a new MNS report, in the last month, the average rental price throughout Queens increased by 1.42%, with prices going from $2,678 to $2,715 in February 2023. The neighborhood with the most significant month-over-month increase was Astoria, where studio rentals increased 7.2%, from $2,143 to $2,169. MNS…
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Mar. 20, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Flushing street vendors are calling on Councilwoman Sandra Ung to withdraw her petition for crackdowns and punitive measures against street vendors, and to instead work together to establish a pathway to formalize street vending in downtown Flushing. On March 15, More than 40 vendors were gathered outside of the…
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Mar. 20, 2023 By Bill Parry
Firefighters rescued a woman and several of her dogs from a house fire in Jamaica Monday afternoon and, once again, an exploding lithium-ion battery on an e-bike is suspected of sparking the blaze, according to FDNY.
Mar. 20, 2023 By Bill Parry The Department of City Planning Director Dan Garodnik announced two virtual public information sessions on Mayor Eric Adams’ City of Yes for Carbon Neutrality initiative to create a greener city are set for the evenings of March 20 and March 28. The online public forums will share the city’s…
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Mar. 20, 2023 By Bill Parry The NYPD identified a motorcyclist from Arverne who crashed into a van in Rochdale earlier this month. On the afternoon of Tuesday, March 7, police from the 113th Precinct in Jamaica responded to a 911 call regarding a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of Farmers Boulevard and 135th…
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Mar. 20, 2023 By Bill Parry A Rego Park businessman will spend more than a decade in federal prison for laundering millions of dollars obtained from computer hacking, healthcare fraud, defrauding a government agency and operating an international unlicensed money-transmitting business. Djonibek Rahmankulov, 35, was sentenced to 121 months in prison on March 17 after…
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Mar. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry The New York Landmarks Conservancy announced that the $24 million restoration of the New York State Pavilion in Flushing Meadows Corona Park will be a recipient of the 2023 Lucy G. Moses Preservation Awards next month, which recognizes individuals, organizations and building owners for their contributions to the city….
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