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New York state homebuyers require over 8 years to save for deposit: report

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Oct. 26, 2023 By Ethan Marshall It takes the typical homebuyer in New York state more than eight years to save for a deposit on a house, putting the state in fourth place in terms of the length of time needed to build a nest egg for a house, according to a study released by SelfStorage.com. New York ranked behind Massachusetts, Montana and Hawaii in terms of the amount of time needed to raise a 10% deposit, based on the cost of living and incomes in each respective state. SelfStorage.com conducted the study by determining the median household income of…
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Bronx man charged with attempted murder for shooting at NYPD detective in road rage incident in northeast Queens: DA

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Oct. 25, 2023 By Bill Parry A Bronx man was criminally charged with attempted murder in Queens Supreme Court on Wednesday, Oct. 25, for shooting at an off-duty NYPD detective while driving on the Long Island Expressway in an apparent fit of road rage last month. Alexis Morillo, 40, of Hammerly Avenue in the Pelham Gardens section of the Bronx, was arraigned on a six-count indictment charging him with attempted murder in the second degree; attempted assault in the first degree; two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree; reckless driving; and unlawful fleeing a police…
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‘Rocky’ star Burt Young remembered as local hero in hometown Corona with tribute at Museum of the Moving Image

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Oct. 25, 2023 By Bill Parry The Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria will present “Corona King: A Tribute to Burt Young” to honor the Oscar-nominated actor who died earlier this month in Los Angeles at the age of 83. MoMI will screen two films featuring scene-stealing performances by Young including his first role as the avenging Gimpy in “Carnival of Blood” showing on Nov. 4, and “Convoy,” the popcorn truck-driver film directed by Sam Peckinpah, screening on Nov. 4 and 5. Young was born and raised in Corona and rocketed to fame playing Paulie Pinnino, the curmudgeonly corner…
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Learn how to ‘fight back’ against domestic violence at self-defense training class in Arverne

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Oct. 25, 2023 By Bill Parry Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers will host “Fight Back,” a self-defense training class offering instruction to community members on how to defend themselves against domestic violence Thursday, Oct. 26, at the Far Rockaway YMCA in Arverne. Members of the NYPD will demonstrate physical techniques that can be used to repel…
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Shirtless youth smashes R train rider with chair at Elmhurst subway station: NYPD

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Oct. 25, 2023 By Bill Parry A shirtless assailant bludgeoned an R train rider with a chair and a scooter at an Elmhurst subway station him on the night of Saturday, Oct. 21, according to authorities. Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst and Transit District 20 are looking for a young man who approached a 53-year-old man as he was waiting on the northbound platform at the Grand Ave-Newton subway station just after 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 21. The victim began to argue with the shirtless stranger and it quickly escalated to physical violence when the suspect smashed the…
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Charity bowling event to take place in Flushing, aims to raise funds for Memorial Sloan Kettering in honor of late news anchor Ruschell Boone

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Oct. 25, 2023 By Rachel Butler A charity bowling event will be hosted at Jib Lanes in Flushing on Saturday, Oct. 28, to raise money for Memorial Sloan Kettering, the cancer treatment and research institution, and to honor the memory of award-winning news anchor Ruschell Boone, who died last month.  This will be the second annual “Strike for a Cure” event, which is presented by NYPD Community Affairs in partnership with Municipal Credit Union. NYPD Officer Genecea Johnson co-founded Strike for a Cure last year with NYPD Detective Patrick Blanc and emphasized the importance of raising funds as well as…
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