Jun. 20, 2024 By Anthony Medina The Ridgewood Yoga studio making hospitality workers its top priority in spreading wellness, is celebrating its first anniversary this month alongside fellow neighborhood businesses. Everyone Yoga, located at 922 Onderdonk Ave., is hosting a series of events beginning Thursday, June 20, to highlight their one year in the neighborhood…
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Jun. 20, 2024 By Bill Parry
The son of hip-hop star Remy Ma was arrested Tuesday along with a Queens Village man for the murder of a reputed drug kingpin from Astoria just over three years ago.
Jun. 20, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Southeast Queens off-duty NYC Sanitation worker was arrested on Tuesday morning and booked at the 113th Precinct in Jamaica, where he was charged with theft of city services, according to the NYPD.
Jun. 20, 2024 By Ethan Marshall In celebration of Juneteenth, Retro Fitness is offering free entry into their gyms through June 23 across all their locations, including the five in Queens. Anyone in the borough looking to work out or check out their facilities can go to any of the locations listed below: 113-5 Springfield…
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Jun. 20, 2024 By Athena Dawson U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-6) presented a check for $850,000 in federal funding to a local preschool in Jamaica on Tuesday, June 18. Meng was joined by parents, local government leaders, teachers, school board members and students at Queens Centers for Progress’ Apple Preschool for an early morning celebration….
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Jun. 20, 2024 By Ramy Mahmoud and QNS Staff A new personal training facility celebrated the grand opening of its expanded location at 105-25 Metropolitan Ave. in Forest Hills. Here We Go Fitness held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 13, with notable guests that included State Senator Joseph Addabbo, Councilwoman Lynn Schulman and Assemblyman Andrew…
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Jun. 20, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann International Domestic Workers Day, recognized on June 16, marks the 2011 passage of the International Labor Organization Convention 189 for Decent Work for Domestic Workers, which established international labor law for domestic workers. NYC Coalition for Domestic Work, the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) and We Dream in Black…
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Jun. 19, 2024 By Anthony Medina A heat wave has swept over New York City neighborhoods ahead of the first day of summer, with residents limiting their outdoor activities and searching for cool places to rest. National Grid, the electricity, natural gas, and energy delivery company serving more than 20 million people throughout New York…
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Jun. 19, 2024 By Bill Parry
Ecuadorean migrant Christian Inga was criminally charged Wednesday with first-degree rape, two counts of kidnapping, predatory sexual assault, and other crimes for attacking two 13-year-olds who were in Kissena Corridor Park in the middle of the afternoon on June 13.
Jun. 19, 2024 By Athena Dawson With just a little help, any senior can become tech-savvy. This Friday, June 21, LinkNYC and the Queens Gigabit Center will team up to host the first of five “Senior Series” digital literacy workshops, to help seniors become skilled at using modern technology. The workshop begins at 11 a.m….
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