Apr. 6, 2023 By Bill Parry As the citywide crackdown on smoke shop owners who skirt marijuana licensing rules continues, Councilwoman Nantasha Williams is applauding a joint operation by the 105th Precinct in Queens Village and the NYC Sheriff’s office in southeast Queens last month. The Sheriff’s Joint Compliance Task Force conducted four tobacco inspections…
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Apr. 4, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 105th Precinct in Queens Village are looking for a gunman who opened fire on a crowd of people in Laurelton and damaged a Merrick Boulevard chicken takeout joint instead. The gunfire broke out on the night of Saturday, March 25, on a commercial strip near Francis…
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Mar. 31, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for the man who threatened to attack employees with “force” during a knifepoint robbery of a Queens Village CVS earlier this month. Authorities say that the suspect entered a CVS located at 219-39 89th Ave., within the confines of the 105th Precinct, at approximately 6:15 p.m….
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Jan. 31, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. and Empire State Development on Tuesday, Jan. 31, announced the launch of a series of community visioning workshops that will be held to hear input from eastern Queens residents about the redevelopment of the 50-acre Creedmoor Psychiatric Center campus in Queens Village. The… Read more »
Jan. 25, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A bodega in Queens Village sold a winning lottery ticket worth more than $42,000 last week. The winning Take 5 ticket was purchased at Super Spring Grocery, located at 90-39 Springfield Blvd., according to the New York Lottery. The lucky winner matched all five numbers to clinch the top… Read more »