Jul. 19, 2023 By Anthony Medina At the last Community Board 5 meeting for the summer, the Middle Village Players Roller Hockey League officially announced its start date of September, but the league’s success so far in gathering players and volunteers can be seen well before the start of the season. “We just want to…
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Jul. 19, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The Queens-based JC Players community theater group will be performing a series of live shows of the play “Young Frankenstein” throughout the month of August. The play is based on the popular 1974 Mel Brooks film of the same name. Since being formed in 1995, JC Players have been…
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Jul. 17, 2023 By Anthony Medina Police from the 104th Precinct are searching for a crook who was captured on camera after using a stolen credit card at a Ridgewood smoke shop in late June. Police say the crook allegedly stole the credit card from a 16-year-old while inside the Planet Fitness located at 329…
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Jul. 17, 2023 By John Schilling The New York State Trial Lawyers Association (NYSTLA) honored Queens Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar last week during a sold-out rooftop reception on the Lower East Side. NYSTLA President David L. Scher presented Rajkumar, as well as state Senator Andrew Gounardes of Senate District 26 in Brooklyn, with the Atticus Award,…
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Jul. 14, 2023 By Anthony Medina Cat lovers have something to look forward to this Saturday in Glendale. Timber’s Legacy, a volunteer nonprofit animal rescue group in Glendale, and the M&M Pet Boutique & Supplies are hosting a cat adoption event, at 79-08 Metropolitan Ave., on Saturday, July 15, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m….
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Jul. 13, 2023 By Anthony Medina Queens Community Board 5 members are evenly split regarding the board’s recommendation to oppose a proposed adult-use cannabis dispensary in Middle Village at a July 12 board meeting inside Christ the King High School. The board revisited the motion to challenge the proposed location of The Cannabis Place —…
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Jul. 13, 2023 By Julia Moro The New York Lottery announced multiple prize-winning tickets for the July 12 Take 5 drawing were sold in Queens. Surbhi Enterprises Inc located at 75-04 Metropolitan Ave. in Middle Village sold one winning ticket worth $12,384.50 and Tibbs Stationary Inc., located at 112-17 Linden Blvd. in South Ozone Park,…
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Jul. 13, 2023 By Anthony Medina Families packed Juniper Valley Park in Middle Village for a chance to watch The Ultimate Disney Tribute Band: The Little Mermen perform a live sing-along concert on Monday, July 10. Councilman Robert Holden, alongside the Queensborough Performing Arts Center, organized the event and invited residents to enjoy the Disney…
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Jul. 11, 2023 By Anthony Medina Councilman Robert Holden successfully helped initiate a dedicated 311 request function for city residents to report obscured license plates. After Holden penned a letter to New York City Chief Technology Officer Matthew Fraiser, urging the city to take action against vehicle owners purposefully covering their license plates, the city…
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Jul. 10, 2023 By Anthony Medina Police from the 104th Precinct are searching for a man who stole over $1,000 in clothing from Carter’s clothing store in Ridgewood on July 4. Police say the suspect entered the Carter’s located at 57-21 Myrtle Ave. in Ridgewood on Tuesday, July 4, and stole various items from the…
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