Feb. 23, 2023 By Paul Frangipane Residents of Rochdale Village and community members from across Queens gathered Wednesday night, Feb. 22, for a Black History Month celebration hosted by the Queens District Attorney’s office. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz co-sponsored the event with City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, packing the Rochdale Village Community Center’s grand…
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Feb. 23, 2023 By Ethan Marshall J. Crew Factory will be opening up a location at the Bay Terrace Shopping Center either toward the end of spring or at the beginning of summer, according to Cord Meyer Development Company. The lease was signed to take up 5,741 square feet of space. “Despite global shifts in…
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Feb. 22, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Resident physicians and fellows from Elmhurst Hospital gathered for a rally Feb. 21 outside the hospital to call for equity among its workers and patients. The workers taking part in the rally also called for a fair contract that would benefit themselves and their patients. The resident physicians were…
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Feb. 22, 2023 By Julia Moro Police arrested two teenagers and are searching for a third suspect who were caught on camera attempting to drive away in a stolen vehicle before crashing in South Richmond Hill, sending the driver who had jumped onto the roof flying off the car, according to authorities. According to authorities,…
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Feb. 22, 2023 By Bill Parry A Bayside man was arrested Feb. 21 and booked at the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows in connection with a fatal collision in Jamaica Hills last month. Yan Yeoh, 63, of 218th Street, was charged with failure to yield to a pedestrian and failure to use due care resulting…
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Feb. 22, 2023 By Bill Parry Homicide detectives are investigating the murder of a 33-year-old man who was discovered early Tuesday morning in what is left of the Iron Triangle across 127th Street from Citi Field. Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst responded to a 911 call just after midnight on Feb. 21 after…
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Feb. 21, 2023 By Bill Parry More than a thousand Queens residents attended two visioning series at Citi Field last month, and several smaller neighborhood-focused discussions in their communities, to get their thoughts on re-imagining the 50 acres of the parking lot to the west of the stadium. Mets owner Steve Cohen released the findings…
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Feb. 21, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced that renovations on the 75th Street-Elderts Lane station platform in Woodhaven will begin on Sunday, Feb. 26. Danielle Verdecchia, a project manager for the contractor Gramercy PJS JV, joined by Lucille Songhai from the MTA, made the announcement of the upcoming station renewal…
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Feb. 21, 2023 Elijah Hamilton Ridgewood residents will soon have more options for their shopping needs when a new Burlington Coat Factory opens its doors on St. Nicholas Avenue later this fall. The popular clothing store will occupy one of the retail spaces at Myrtle Point Tower, located at 3-50 St. Nicholas Ave.; this will…
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Feb. 21, 2023 By Bill Parry
Police from the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood recovered two loaded handguns and a ghost gun during three separate incidents last weekend.