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City completes pedestrian safety improvements along Parsons Boulevard corridor in downtown Jamaica

Aug. 11, 2023 By Bill Parry The city has completed a $5.7 million pedestrian safety and infrastructure improvement project in downtown Jamaica on Parsons Boulevard between Archer Avenue and Jamaica Avenue. The project targeted a stretch of Parsons Boulevard that ranks in the top 10% of corridors borough-wide with crashes resulting in fatalities and serious…
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Long Island man cuffed after shooting turns to drug bust in Flushing

Apr. 27, 2023 By Emily Davenport A Long Island man is in police custody after a shooting led to a drug bust in Flushing. Authorities say that at 12:40 a.m. on April 26, officers from the 109th Precinct responded to a call regarding shots fired in front of 143-25 41st Avenue. Upon the officers’ arrival,…
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