Jun. 7, 2024 By Athena Dawson City Council Member Shekar Krishnan (D-25) joined childcare workers and advocates at a Woodside daycare Thursday to advocate against city-wide budget cuts for early child care. Krishnan and the advocates toured the Woodside Friends Daycare, located at 60-10 Roosevelt Ave. During the tour, Krishnan called on Mayor Adams’ administration…
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Jun. 7, 2024 By Bill Parry
Challenge Charter School in Far Rockaway celebrated its first cohort of graduates from the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies since the two academic institutions began a partnership in 2022 to offer college courses for adult learners and high school students.
Jun. 7, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Governor Kathy Hochul surprised everyone on Wednesday when she announced that congestion pricing would be paused indefinitely. “Circumstances have changed and we must respond to the facts on the ground — not from the rhetoric from five years ago. So, after careful consideration, I have come to the difficult…
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Jun. 6, 2024 Sponsored Post With a portfolio comprising approximately 5,000 rental apartments — most of them located in Queens — Zara Realty has a unique approach to New York real estate. By focusing on long-term investments rather than flipping properties—this includes installing solar panels to improve energy efficiency—Zara emphasizes upgrading and maintaining its buildings…
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Jun. 6, 2024 By Athena Dawson More than 1,000 airport service workers from JFK and LaGuardia airports, represented by the 32BJ SEIU union, rallied at noon earlier today at JFK’s Terminal 8. The workers are demanding higher wages and improved health and leave benefits from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. At…
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Jun. 6, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Permits have been filed for a 7-story mixed-use building at 21-11 31st Ave. in the Ditmars Steinway neighborhood of Queens. The proposed development would be 75 feet tall and yield 65,432 square feet. Much of the development would consist of residential space, with 63,490 square feet dedicated to that…
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Jun. 6, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Local lawmakers in eastern Queens partnered with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the LES Ecology Center for the annual environmental fair held in Fresh Meadows. The event, held on Sunday, June 2, addressed both rainwater and waste management by giving local residents the opportunity to secure a…
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Jun. 6, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Over 100 local residents packed out this month’s Community Board 11 meeting in Bayside to voice their opposition to the housing opportunity component of the City of Yes proposal, which seeks to pave the way for more housing by upending zoning laws. The public meeting on Monday, June 3,…
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Jun. 6, 2024 By Czarinna Andres The New York Lottery announced today that a $19,207 top-prize winning ticket for the June 5 TAKE 5 midday drawing was purchased at a deli in Ridgewood. The lucky ticket was sold at Ridgewood Andy’s Deli, located at 65-02 Forest Ave. The TAKE 5 winning numbers, drawn from a…
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Jun. 6, 2024 By Athena Dawson This year’s Governors Ball, set for June 7-9 at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, promises an exciting blend of music, food, festivities and spirits. With festival-goers eager to catch their favorite artists live, some may find themselves in need of recovery tips after enjoying the revelry a bit too heartily….
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