Jun. 6, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Over 100 local residents packed out this month’s Community Board 11 meeting in Bayside to voice their opposition to the housing opportunity component of the City of Yes proposal, which seeks to pave the way for more housing by upending zoning laws. The public meeting on Monday, June 3,…
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Jun. 6, 2024 By Czarinna Andres The New York Lottery announced today that a $19,207 top-prize winning ticket for the June 5 TAKE 5 midday drawing was purchased at a deli in Ridgewood. The lucky ticket was sold at Ridgewood Andy’s Deli, located at 65-02 Forest Ave. The TAKE 5 winning numbers, drawn from a…
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Jun. 5, 2024 By Bill Parry
An on-duty MTA conductor who attempted to be a peacemaker at a Jamaica subway station was attacked for his efforts last month.
Jun. 5, 2024 By Anthony Medina A Ridgewood Yoga studio is helping residents take a much-needed break from the fast-paced hustle and bustle of city life by making the practice of Yoga accessible to all who visit. Everyone Yoga, which opened its doors last year at 922 Onderdonk Ave., has made Ridgewood its home. The…
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Jun. 5, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Springfield Gardens man pleaded guilty in Queens Criminal Court on Tuesday to official misconduct for exposing himself to a parent he was investigating when he worked for the City Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) in 2021.
Jun. 5, 2024 By Athena Dawson and Bill Parry Summer fun-seekers are in for a treat at Flushing Meadows Corona Park this summer, starting with two major events in June: the return of the Governors Ball Music Festival and the 60th-anniversary celebration of the 1964-65 World’s Fair. The Governors Ball, a standout music festival in…
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Jun. 4, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan For the 18th annual Big Hearts Walk for St. Mary’s Kids, the organization raised over $150,000 from over a thousand donations to support critically ill and injured children. The event, held on Sunday, June 2, in Bayside‘s Crocheron Park, drew hundreds of New Yorkers, who participated in the walk…
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Jun. 4, 2024 By Bill Parry A Venezuelan migrant is expected to be arraigned Wednesday morning for his alleged involvement in a shootout with police in East Elmhurst during the early morning hours of Monday, June 3. He will be criminally charged from his hospital bed at New York-Presbyterian where he is currently recovering from…
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Jun. 4, 2024 By Athena Dawson Head to Flushing Town Hall this June to hear the uniquely beautiful sounds of Korean traditional music. Seo Jungmin, a renowned Korean gayageum player, will make her New York debut at Flushing Town Hall located at 137-35 Northern Blvd., on Friday, June 21, at 8 p.m. Jungmin pushes the…
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Jun. 4, 2024 By Anthony Medina Queens Community Board 5 — which represents Ridgewood, Maspeth, Middle Village and Glendale — will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, June 12. A presentation on a planned cleanup of the Newtown Creek Superfund site was scheduled for June 12, but will take place instead on June 10. Newtown Creek is a tidal arm of the…
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