Aug. 9, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Thanks in large part to an anonymous donation, more than a dozen kids between the ages of 9 and 13 from Operation Safe Block Inc. participated in a four-week-long basketball camp held by Christ the King High School in Middle Village. The participants got to meet and play the…
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Aug. 8, 2023 By Anthony Medina On the precipice of yet another MTA fare and toll hike this month, residents of Queens and throughout the city are paying a lot more out of pocket for essential expenses like electric, gas and water bills, according to a new report. According to a recent study by doxoINSIGHTS,…
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Aug. 8, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The real estate agency M.N.S. recently released its development sales report for the second quarter of 2023, which revealed not only a large increase in the sales volume of units, but also an increase in the median price per square foot in Queens. According to the report, the sales…
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Aug. 8, 2023 By Anthony Medina Councilman Robert Holden will once again send Middle Village into The Roaring Twenties with another free screening of the silent movie classic, “Speedy,” along with an accompanied live-piano performance, at Juniper Valley Park on Thursday, Aug. 17. Steve Sterner, a legendary New York City silent film accompanist and resident…
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Aug. 7, 2023 By Anthony Medina The New York Lottery announced a prize-winning ticketfor the Aug. 6, Take 5 Evening drawing worth more than $30,000 was sold in Middle Village. G R Stationery Store Inc, located at 64-67 Dry Harbor Road, in Middle Village, sold the prize-winning ticket worth $31,578. TAKE 5 numbers are drawn…
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Aug. 7, 2023 By Anthony Medina Councilman Robert Holden and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. introduced two pieces of legislation during a recent New York City Council meeting on Thursday, Aug 3. One proposed bill, known as Intro 1146, will ban the use of plywood to board up abandoned and foreclosed properties not sealed…
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Aug. 4, 2023 By Anthony Medina For one night only at the James Bohan Rink inside Juniper Valley Park in Middle Village, kids learned how to punch and kick from trained martial artists at the Middle Village Players Roller Hockey League self-defense night on Thursday, July 27. The MVP Roller Hockey League continues its abundance…
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Aug. 3, 2023 By Anthony Medina The manager of a Middle Village hookah lounge is denying claims Councilman Robert Holden made in a letter he sent to the New York State Liquor Authority (SLA) last month in which he requested the removal of the establishment’s liquor license. In his letter to the SLA, Holden wrote…
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Jul. 31, 2023 By Anthony Medina Councilman Robert Holden says congestion pricing and the limited operating hours of two Glendale express busses are making it impossible for middle-class families living in the city. In a letter shared on Thursday, July 27. with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman John Lieber, Holden urges the chair to extend…
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Jul. 31, 2023 By Anthony Medina In recognition of the growing issue of illegal moped and motorbike riders in the city, Councilman Robert Holden sent a letter to NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey and Chief of Patrol John Chell to initiate the launch of a targeted operation against illegal moped activity in his district,…
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