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Report for September 2023 shows slight decrease in average rental price in Queens

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Oct. 18, 2023 By Ethan Marshall According to MNS Real Estate’s September 2023 rental market report for Queens, there was a 0.23% decrease in the average rent compared to the previous month, from $2,811.34 to $2,804.94. However, the average rental price is still 4.41% more than in September 2o22. The report shows that, compared to August, the average rental price for a studio unit went down 0.78%, from $2,239.70 to $2,222.19. However, the average rental price for a one-bedroom unit increased 0.40%, from $2,736.71 to $2,747.66. Two-bedroom units also experienced an increase, from $3,415.06 to $3,444.97, for a 0.88% rise….
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Budding business: Astoria’s first legal dispensary opens after months of legal woes

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Oct. 17, 2023 By Dean Moses Jeremy Rivera wept on Tuesday afternoon after cutting the ribbon on his new business: Astoria’s first legal adult-use cannabis dispensary. The shelves of Terp Bros sat full of marijuana flowers, edibles, pre-rolls, and various other CBD products as local elected officials flocked to the new shop at 3610…

Long Island man charged with kidnapping his Queens Village girlfriend, threatening to kill her: DA

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Oct. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry A Long Island man was criminally charged with kidnapping and the unlawful imprisonment of his girlfriend in her Queens Village apartment in August, according to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz. Herman Brightman, 30, of Branch Avenue in Central Islip, is accused of threatening his 28-year-old girlfriend with a knife…
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The Shops at Skyview offering several Halloween-themed events this month

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Oct. 17, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The Shops at Skyview in Flushing will be getting into the Halloween spirit with a series of events themed around the holiday from Oct. 28 to Oct. 31, including a “Treat Trail” and “Halloween Spooktacular.” The Treat Trail will be held throughout all three days. For this event, people…
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Crook pistol-whips employee during robbery of Howard Beach smoke shop: NYPD

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Oct. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry Police are searching for the crook who robbed a Howard Beach smoke shop pistol-whipped an employee last week. Police from the 106th Precinct reported that the heist occurred on the night of Wednesday, Oct. 11, when the suspect entered the Gem Smoke Shop at 150-19 Cross Bay Blvd., just…
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‘Holiday Mike’ returns with decorative Halloween display in West Hamilton Beach

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Oct. 17, 2023 By John Schilling With Halloween fast approaching, the spooky season is already underway in West Hamilton Beach with “The Walking Dead Part Two,” a graveyard-like decoration display featuring elaborate figures and ghostly lights. The man behind the eye-catching attraction, Michael Giglio, has decorated his house at 102-24 Rau Ct. in Howard Beach…
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Man beaten, robbed while withdrawing cash at ATM in Cambria Heights: NYPD

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Oct. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry A man was beaten and robbed by two strangers as he tried to withdraw cash from a Cambria Heights ATM last month and the assailants remain at large, according to the NYPD. Police from the 105th Precinct reported that the 41-year-old victim was inside a convenience store in the…
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‘A trailblazer in Queens and beyond’: Locals gather to honor the late Uma SenGupta at street co-naming ceremony in Briarwood

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Oct. 17, 2023 By Rachel Butler Council Member James F. Gennaro, Attorney General Letitia James, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, State Senators John Liu and Leroy Comrie, Assemblymember David Weprin and members of the SenGupta family gathered together for a street co-naming ceremony for Uma SenGupta on Monday, Oct. 16 as the intersection of 152nd Street and Union Turnpike in Briarwood was co-named “Uma SenGupta Way.” Gennaro authored the City Council bill, which passed earlier this year, to co-name the street in SenGupta’s honor. “Affectionately known as the ‘mother of the community,’ the late Mrs. Uma SenGupta was a pioneer…
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