Sep. 25, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Council Member Vickie Paladino announced on Monday that two Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) in her district have been awarded a total of $175,000 in city grants to boost their development and support local businesses. “Through business visits and regular meetings with local entrepreneurs, I have gained a deep…
Nov. 7, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan By 9:30 a.m. on election day, more than 200 locals cast their ballots at P.S. 139Q Alfred J. Kennedy in Whitestone – the biggest poll site in the area. Many of the voters at this location turned out for the City Council District 19 race in northeast Queens. They…
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Sep. 27, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan Newly allocated funding will bring upgraded restrooms and a three-part water fountain for drinking, filling up bottles and hydrating pets at Francis Lewis Park in Whitestone. Councilwoman Vickie Paladino announced the allocation of $2.1 million for improvements to the 17-acre park in partnership with City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams…
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Sep. 18, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan Councilwoman Vickie Paladino announced the allocation of $6.5 million to renovate the Buz O’Rourke Playground at Crocheron Park in Bayside last week. The funding, announced on Sept. 14, was issued in partnership with City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams for the 2024 Fiscal Year. It will cover new play equipment,…
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Jul. 26, 2023 By Christian Murray, Michael Dorgan and Sarah Belle Lin New York City condo owners and co-op managers may soon learn that there are other major costs to climate change beyond hotter summers, stronger storms, flash floods and apocalyptic smoke. Time is running out for the owners of large residential buildings throughout…