Apr. 5, 2023 By Bill Parry Several hundred members of the FDNY and leaders of the Uniformed Firefighters Association (UFA) traveled to Albany recently to rally with Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato, who urged her fellow legislators to support and pass her bill, A.5055. The legislation aims to correct a portion of the Tier III for…
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Apr. 5, 2023 Elijah Hamilton Glendale residents welcomed a new Japanese restaurant to the neighborhood when Kanji Sushi Hibachi opened its doors last week. Located at 64-19 Myrtle Ave. in Glendale, Kanji offers a new option in the neighborhood for Japanese cuisine. “Customers come here to try and explore a new restaurant,” said Gary Pan,…
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Apr. 5, 2023 By Bill Parry
On April 5, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards announced his 2023 class of community board appointees — a dynamic and diverse group of civic-minded individuals who will serve on their respective Queens community boards for the next two years.
Apr. 5, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Flushing Hospital Medical Center officials were joined by Congresswoman Grace Meng for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of its new state-of-the-art dental center on Monday, April 3. “As we celebrate the opening of this state-of-the-art dental facility, it is a reminder of the exceptional service that my…
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Apr. 4, 2023 By Bill Parry The executive team and nursing staff at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway on April 4 broke ground on a project that will rebuild the 11th floor that was completely destroyed during a devastating two-alarm fire on Sept. 10, 2021. Staff on the floor had to be relocated…
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Apr. 4, 2023 By Ethan Marshall As Queens/Long Island Congressman George Santos spent his morning at the Manhattan Courthouse to support former President Donald Trump on April 4, a Republican candidate announced his campaign to challenge Santos in the upcoming primary election. Former war veteran and J.P. Morgan Vice President Kellen Curry has registered to run…
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Apr. 4, 2023 By Bill Parry The city announced that beach closures in the Rockaways will continue throughout the summer season, but it will be contained to a much smaller area than last year and will not impact concessions on the boardwalk, according to the city’s Parks Department. NYC Parks and the U.S. Army Corps…
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Apr. 4, 2023 By Julia Moro RentHop announced its new tool, RentHop RentCompare, which allows New York City renters to find out if they are overpaying or underpaying for rent. Average rental prices have been widely discussed among experts recently. RentHop’s new tool is meant to give more context to the topic and give renters…
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Apr. 4, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 105th Precinct in Queens Village are looking for a gunman who opened fire on a crowd of people in Laurelton and damaged a Merrick Boulevard chicken takeout joint instead. The gunfire broke out on the night of Saturday, March 25, on a commercial strip near Francis…
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Apr. 3, 2023 By Bill Parry A Far Rockaway grandmother was found guilty of gunning down her daughter’s boyfriend, who was the father of her newborn grandchild, in his Woodhaven home in 2020. Suzanne Olin, 68, of Redfern Avenue, was convicted by a jury on March 31 in Queens Supreme Court of manslaughter in the…
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