Jul. 13, 2023 By Bill Parry Two Jamaica men were sentenced Thursday in Brooklyn federal court for their roles in an armed heist at the Aqueduct Racetrack in South Ozone Park in 2020. Lamel Miller, 41, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Ann M. Donnelly to nine years in prison following his conviction at trial…
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Jul. 13, 2023 By Ethan Marshall St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children in Bayside celebrated the fifth anniversary of its Locomotor Training Program on Wednesday, July 12. The program is meant to improve function and reduce limitations for children with spinal cord injuries or neurological diagnoses, helping them to sit, stand and walk again. The…
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Jul. 13, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Leasing has begun at a new luxury 11-story apartment building in Forest Hills that will also feature a Trader Joe’s on its ground floor. The new building, a red-bricked development called The Yellowstone, has 166 units and is located at 69-65 Yellowstone Blvd. The building comes with a fitness…
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Jul. 13, 2023 By Julia Moro The New York Lottery announced multiple prize-winning tickets for the July 12 Take 5 drawing were sold in Queens. Surbhi Enterprises Inc located at 75-04 Metropolitan Ave. in Middle Village sold one winning ticket worth $12,384.50 and Tibbs Stationary Inc., located at 112-17 Linden Blvd. in South Ozone Park,…
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Jul. 12, 2023 By Bill Parry The Port Authority and American Airlines announced a $125 million commercial redevelopment program for the new Terminal 8 at JFK Airport on Wednesday, July 12. The project will feature a New York-inspired Great Hall, which is expected to bring more than 60 new shopping and restaurant establishments, with an…
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Jul. 12, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A large fire tore through an apartment building in Queens Village on Tuesday, July 11, leaving five people injured, according to the FDNY. FDNY personnel responded to call regarding the fire that broke out at around 3:30 p.m. at 209-30 86th Drive, a three-story building that is part of…
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Jul. 12, 2023 By Bill Parry
A speeding motorcycle rider who was not wearing a helmet was killed when he was thrown from his bike after crashing into a parked car in Hollis on Tuesday night, according to authorities.
Jul. 12, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police found a dead man in a bathtub inside a Far Rockaway apartment Tuesday night after responding to a 911 call regarding a “foul odor” that was coming from the apartment, according to an NYPD spokesperson. Officers from the 101st Precinct responded to the 911 call at approximately 9:23…
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Jul. 12, 2023 By Anthony Medina Richmond Hill residents remain on edge after last weekend’s shooting spree that left a local 86-year-old man dead and three others injured. Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. hosted a community vigil at the corner of 109th Street and Jamaica Avenue in Richmond Hill on Tuesday, July 11, in…
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Jul. 11, 2023 By Ethan Marshall As of the afternoon of July 12, more than 1,000 people have signed a Change.org petition calling for the Creedmoor Property Development project to be halted in its current form. According to organizer Carin Bail, the purpose of the petition to try and get Queens Borough President Donovan Richards…
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