The New York City Department of Transportation announced Monday it will close parts of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway for a few days so it can make some much-needed repairs next month.
Sep. 18, 2023 By Bill Parry
Sep. 18, 2023 By Anthony Medina Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar will host a public safety town hall featuring NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban and top brass from the NYPD on Wednesday. The public safety town hall will be held at the Woodhaven Manor, located at 96-01 Jamaica Ave. in Woodhaven, from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday,…
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Sep. 18, 2023 By Bill Parry An elderly man was punched out in broad daylight in Murray Hill last week and police say the suspect remains at large. Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing reported that the 70-year-old victim was walking in front of 141-28 Northern Blvd. just before 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept….
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Sep. 18, 2023 By Bill Parry Detectives from the 111th Precinct in Bayside are investigating a road rage shooting that took place on the Long Island Expressway early Monday morning. The incident occurred just before 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 18, near exit 23, when the driver of a white Mercedes Benz SUV was heading eastbound…
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Sep. 18, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The August 2023 rental market report from Douglas Elliman Real Estate showed that northwest Queens was experiencing new highs in average rent per square foot, average rental price and median rental prices. At the same time, lease signings continued to drop. Year-over-year, the median rental price rose 27.2%, to $3,900. This is also 31.8% higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic. The average rental price increased 27.3%, from $3,368 in Aug. 2022 to $4,287. The average rent price per square foot in northwestern Queens went up 23%, from $53.19 to $65.43. The net effective median…
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Sep. 15, 2023 By Bill Parry As 16 little girls filed into their new garden at SCO’s Jerome Hardeman Early Childhood Education Center in East Elmhurst, they likely had no idea that the mild-mannered gentleman who presided over their ribbon-cutting ceremony helped author one of the great stories in New York City history. Former New…
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Sep. 15, 2023 By Anthony Medina Police from the 104th Precinct are searching for the man who robbed a 60-year-old woman at knifepoint in Middle Village this week. Police say the woman was returning home from the Chase Bank on Eliot Avenue when she was approached by a man walking north in front of 60-41…
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Sep. 15, 2023 By Bill Parry
Sep. 15, 2023 By Ethan Marshall With Hurricane Lee churning its way to New England and Maritime Canada this weekend, the New York City Emergency Management Department issued an advisory to coastal New York City communities, warning them to be ready for potential coastal flooding and hazardous beach conditions, particularly in Jamaica Bay and The…
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