Jun. 10, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The East Elmhurst Corona Alliance and Ditmars Blvd. Block Association partnered to hold a rally calling for the closure of an East Elmhurst migrant shelter on June 7. Formerly the Courtyard Marriott at 90-10 Ditmars Blvd., the building now serves as a migrant shelter and is cited as a…
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Feb. 20, 2024 By Anthony Medina Rego Park residents outraged over another proposed men’s homeless shelter in their neighborhood took to the streets on Sunday, Feb. 18, in a march and rally to oppose the city’s plans. The proposed single men’s homeless shelter site is located at the Rego Park Wyndham Garden Hotel at 61-18…
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Mar. 28, 2023 By Dean Moses Asylum-seekers in Queens were treated on Tuesday to free haircuts inside a hotel serving as a Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center — and Mayor Eric Adams provided quality control for the effort. The clean-shaven chief executive of New York City had his eyebrows shaped on March 28…