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Ralph’s Famous Italian Ice to open new location in Forest Hills

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Oct. 15, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Ralph’s Famous Italian Ices and Ice Cream, a beloved staple for frozen treats, is expanding to Forest Hills. The iconic dessert brand, known for its extensive variety of cream ices, water ices, and ice cream, will take over a space on Austin Street near Continental Avenue next month,…

Queens DA paralegal fired after arrest for threatening to bomb Elmhurst migrant shelter

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Oct. 15, 2024 By Bill Parry An Elmhurst man was fired from his job as a paralegal at the Queens District Attorney’s office after he was arrested and criminally charged late last month for threatening to bomb a migrant shelter across the street from his home on 77th Street just south of Roosevelt Avenue.…

Rep. Velázquez introduces bill to prevent airline price gouging during disasters

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Oct. 14, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez introduced a congressional bill last week to prevent airlines from price gouging during disasters like the deadly hurricanes that hit southern states recently.  The “AirFAIR Act” seeks to prohibit airlines from hiking prices over 30% after a state or U.S. territory declares a disaster.…

Sleeping man at Jamaica subway station beaten, slashed and robbed last week: NYPD

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Oct. 14, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows and Transit District 20 are looking for two young men who beat, slashed and robbed a 42-year-old man on Hillside Avenue in broad daylight last week. The victim’s ordeal began when he was sleeping on a bench inside the Sutphin…

Experience the sounds of New Orleans brass at Queens College this October

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Oct. 14, 2024 By Athena Dawson Experience the sounds of New Orleans in the world’s borough this October. The Soul Rebels, a New Orleans brass band, will play at Kupferberg Center for the Arts (KCA) LeFrak Concert Hall, located at 65-30 Kissena Blvd. in Flushing, on Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. The Soul Rebels…

Eastern Queens Greenway is one step closer to being ‘seamless’ with $11.9M infusion

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Oct. 11, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan City officials and transportation safety advocates gathered in Kissena Corridor Park in Fresh Meadows on Wednesday morning to celebrate newly secured capital funding to close a gap in the Eastern Queens Greenway.  The $11.9 million check, allocated by the city council for Fiscal Year 2025, will connect Kissena…

Holden slams Mayor Adams over ‘insufficient’ lead service line replacement program

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Oct. 11, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Robert Holden has criticized Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for their “insufficient efforts” to address lead service line replacements in his district. Holden was speaking in response to an announcement by the Adams administration Wednesday to expand the…