May. 1, 2024 By Athena Dawson U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-5) addressed residents’ concerns during a Queens Community Board 13 virtual meeting on Thursday, Apr. 29. He assured the Cambria Heights community that the vacant Rite Aid at 222-14 Linden Blvd. would not be converted into a shelter. This announcement comes after weeks of active…
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Apr. 17, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The Queens Rite Aid locations at 218-35 Hempstead Ave. in Queens Village and 95-14 63rd Dr. in Rego Park are among the 53 national locations the company announced earlier this month that will close soon. After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October 2023, Rite Aid has since closed…
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Dec. 5, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children was one of 370 nonprofits across the country to receive a $10,000 neighborhood grant from Rite Aid Healthy Futures, an initiative started in 2001 to ease health challenges faced by children. “This Giving Tuesday, we are grateful to Rite Aid Healthy Futures for…
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Mar. 17, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for the crooks behind two separate armed robberies that took place in Rite Aid stores in Queens and Brooklyn over the last two months. Police say the suspects first hit a Rite Aid in South Richmond Hill in February. On Feb. 17, at approximately 11 p.m.,…
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