Sep. 27, 2023 By Bill Parry
A Maspeth woman was arrested and charged with driving under the influence and other crimes after she slammed her SUV into a school crossing guard on Tuesday afternoon.
Sep. 27, 2023 By Rachel Butler Flushing has welcomed its first ever revolving sushi restaurant Salute, which recently opened at the same address as the former seafood restaurant The Naked Crab. The Japanese food eatery — located at 39-16 College Point Blvd. — has taken a unique approach when it comes to the sushi dining…
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Sep. 27, 2023 By Anthony Medina The residents of 107th Street between Park Lane South and Jamaica Avenue in Richmond Hill know better than to linger on the sidewalk for too long on any given day of the week. After years of residents losing their cars to reckless and speeding drivers, it’s a known rule…
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Sep. 27, 2023 By Bill Parry Southeast Queens residents and business owners will be able to learn more about the Jamaica Neighborhood Plan, during the first public meeting for the community-driven initiative to create a long term vision for the neighborhood. The Department of City Planning (DCP) is hosting the open house and workshop at…
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Sep. 27, 2023 By Ethan Marshall According to Zumper’s latest National Rent Report, the median rental price for one-bedroom units across New York City has risen above $4,000. New York City retained its rank as the most expensive city to pay rent among the 100 cities included in the study. One-bedroom units in New York City set a new record with the rent increasing 2.3% from August to September to $4,080. This also represented a 3.3% increase from September 2022. This rent is nearly 29% more than the next-highest on the list, Jersey City, which has a one-bedroom rent of…
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Sep. 26, 2023 By Bill Parry A Far Rockaway man was arrested Tuesday morning and charged in connection with two shootings in Queens and Brooklyn on the same day last month. An indictment was unsealed in Brooklyn federal court charging Abel Mora, 22, a member of the Trinitarios street gang, with being a convicted felon…
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Sep. 26, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan In an effort to improve the educational experience for students and staff at Bayside’s P.S 159, the school is undergoing window replacement and asbestos removal work as part of a modernization project. “Although this renovation work will inevitably cause noise, the SCA will strive to minimize the disruptions to…
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Sep. 26, 2023 By Bill Parry The MTA is working with the NYC Department of Veterans’ Affairs to provide shuttle bus service between the Mets-Willets Point 7 train station and Flushing Meadows Corona Park for all those wishing to visit the “The Wall that Heals,” a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., that honors the more than three million Americans who served in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam conflict. “We are excited to partner with the MTA while The Wall That Heals is on display in Flushing Meadows Corona Park,” Department of Veterans’ Services…
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Sep. 26, 2023 By Dean Moses
Mayor Eric Adams presented citations Monday evening to the first responders who helped save a woman’s life after a shark attack in Queens last month.
Sep. 26, 2023 By Rachel Butler Flushing Councilwoman Sandra Ung joined local senior citizens at Kissena Park for the first session of a free tennis program that is now available to residents ages 60 and above. The program is administered by the City Parks Foundation and made possible due to a $15,000 allocation in the…
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