Aug. 25, 2023 By Anthony Medina The Woodhaven Business Improvement District (BID) joined forces with Queens legislators and local organizations to support a back-to-school event in which free school supplies and backpacks were distributed on Thursday, Aug 24. Parents and guardians lined up alongside the Chase Bank located at 84-01 Jamaica Ave. in Woodhaven, on the crossroads of Forest Parkway and Jamaica Avenue, for a chance to receive a free backpack filled with school supplies from the Woodhaven BID. The Woodhaven BID back-to-school event was sponsored by Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar, Councilwoman Joann Ariola, Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr., along with…
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Local residents, businesses flock to Jamaica Avenue for Woodhaven BID’s resource fair
Aug. 3, 2023 By Anthony Medina John Perricon, the director of the Woodhaven Business Improvement District (BID), wants to help local businesses succeed and as part of that continued effort, the BID hosted a resource fair along Jamaica Avenue on Wednesday, Aug 2. On the crossroads of Forest Parkway and Jamaica Avenue in Woodhaven, a…
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Queens lawmaker helps NYPD shut down Richmond Hill smoke shop, shares concerns over incoming Middle Village dispensary
Jul. 5, 2023 By Anthony Medina The smoke shop in Richmond Hill where a 20-year-old employee was shot and killed during an armed robbery in March was shut down twice in one month, the office of Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. announced Friday, June 30. The Plug Smoke Shop, located at 109-27 Jamaica Ave., was…
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Glendale property owners hear from Forest Park administrator, Senator Addabbo and Queens DA candidate
Jun. 16, 2023 By Anthony Medina Membership of the Glendale Property Owners Association ended their final meeting before their summer break with a wealth of information sharing on Thursday, June 15. Inside the Brewery Kennan Heiser Post, on 68-01 Cooper Ave., in Glendale, the group welcomed Portia Cook-Dyrenforth, the New York City Parks Department Forest…
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Queens senator to host paper shredding, clothing donation event at Shops at Atlas Park in Glendale
Apr. 4, 2023 By Elijah Hamilton The office of state Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. is sponsoring a free paper shredding and clothing donation event at the Shops at Atlas Park in Glendale on Saturday, April 15. A representative from USA Shred will be there to dispose of personal documents and representatives from the United…
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