Jan. 23, 2024 By Mayor Eric Adams Our administration came into office with a clear mission: to protect public safety, revitalize our economy, and make all five boroughs more livable for the 8.3 million people who call New York City their home. For the last two years, we have worked every day to make our vision a reality. And the recently released Fiscal Year 2025 Preliminary Budget keeps us on track. I am proud to report that jobs are up, crime is down, tourists are back, our streets are cleaner, and our children’s test scores are better. We have accomplished…
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European grocery chain Lidl to officially open at Queens Place Mall on Wednesday
Jan. 22, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Lidl, the German discount grocery chain, is set to make a significant mark on the Queens retail landscape with the opening of its newest store at Queens Place Mall on Wednesday, Jan. 24. The store replaces DSW, the discount shoe store, at 88-01 Queens Blvd. in Elmhurst, which shuttered…
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Queens state senator seeks donations for Glendale food pantry
Jan. 22, 2024 By Rachel Butler A Queens state Senator is asking the public for food and personal items that will be donated to a Glendale food pantry that is operated by Sacred Heart Parish Ministries. State Sen. Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr is accepting food donations and personal care items at his offices on 84-16…
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19 Queens organizations receive over $4 million in grants to advance health equity
Jan. 22, 2024 By Ethan Marshall More than $4 million in grant money was distributed across 19 Queens organizations by the nonprofit Mother Cabrini Health Foundation to be used for the purpose of advancing health equity for underserved members of the community. The main mission of the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation is to improve the health…
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Flushing man overjoyed with return of autistic brother thanks to a persistent nurse at New York-Presbyterian Hospital Queens
Jan. 22, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Flushing man will be forever grateful to a persistent nurse for the safe return of his autistic brother who was reported missing on Jan. 3 after he went out on his daily walk to Flushing Meadows Corona Park and didn’t return.
7-story apartment building planned for Pople Avenue in Flushing, house slated for wrecking ball
Jan. 22, 2024 By Rachel Butler A two-family house on Pople Avenue near Main Street in Flushing is set to be demolished, with a developer filing building permits to replace it with a 7-story building that will include 39 apartments and space for a community facility. Feng Jin Wang, of East West Mansion LLC., plans…
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The Queens graveyard that could put Hochul’s Interborough Express six feet under
Jan. 22, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld The success or failure of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s marquee transit proposal, the Interborough Express (IBX) connecting Brooklyn and Queens by light rail, is centered on a short, skinny tunnel underneath a Queens cemetery that the MTA says requires the line to be routed away from existing railroad tracks…
‘Shellfish’ drug smuggler at JFK Airport busted with kilos of cocaine stored in bags of jumbo shrimp: feds
Jan. 20, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki
An alleged drug smuggler was busted at JFK Airport Friday for allegedly trying to illegally import cocaine hidden in bags of jumbo shrimp, federal prosecutors announced Saturday.
Revamp of Beach 67th Street subway station completed in the Rockaways
Jan. 19, 2024 By Czarinna Andres The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced today that it has completed its revamp of the Beach 67th Street subway station in the Rockaways and that it is now accessible for all riders. The Beach 67th Street subway station is now fully accessible to all passengers, with the MTA installing two new elevators. The elevators go from the street to the mezzanine and platform, making it easier for passengers with mobility issues, disabilities and those with strollers or bulky items like beach umbrellas and surfboards to access the subway. The Beach 67th Street subway station,…
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Springfield Gardens man faces up to 90 Years in prison for two-day stabbing spree in Queens: DA
Jan. 19, 2024 By Bill Parry The Springfield Gardens man who became the target of a citywide NYPD manhunt on Wednesday for a two-day stabbing spree in southeast Queens was criminally charged with attempted murder and faces up to 90 years in prison if convicted. Jermain Rigueur, 27, of 160th Street, was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on a 19-count complaint Friday charging him with three counts of attempted murder and assault for attacking four people in Springfield Gardens and Jamaica, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced. According to the charges and video surveillance footage, on Tuesday, Jan. 16, at…
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