Sep. 6, 2023 By Anthony Medina Barbara Toscano, the executive director of the Peter Cardella Senior Center in Ridgewood, received one of Italy’s most prestigious honors and titles on Tuesday, Sept. 5. In a decree only made possible by the Italian government, the Italian-American Federation of Brooklyn and Queens, alongside local Queens legislators, presented Toscano…
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Sep. 6, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 102nd Precinct are still searching for three suspects who allegedly robbed two men at gunpoint on a residential street in Ozone Park in August. Police say the two victims, a 37-year-old and a 24-year-old, were walking in front of 97-18 80th St. at around 8 p.m….
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Sep. 6, 2023 By Ethan Marshall State Senator Leroy Comrie partnered with A&E Real Estate to host a free backpack giveaway outside his office on Farmers Boulevard in St. Albans Aug. 29. The giveaway came just as kids were preparing to go back to school. Each backpack handed out contained notebooks, pens and pencils. A&E…
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Sep. 6, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Robberies, burglaries and other property crimes are dropping across Queens, according to a review of recent crime statistics covering the end of August and the start of September. The NYPD released its crime stats for its precincts in northern and southern Queens during the week of Aug. 28 to…
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Sep. 6, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed City Councilwoman Selvena Brooks-Powers and NYC Health+Hospitals CEO Mitchell Katz on Tuesday, Sept. 5 announced the launch of the official website for the Far Rockaway Trauma Healthcare Access Task Force. The website, rockawaytraumacare.nyc, details the activities of the task force to date and features recordings of the group’s meetings…
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Sep. 6, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Queens 3rd Congressional District candidate and former NYPD detective Michael Sapraicone discussed why he believes Rikers Island should remain open, despite plans for New York City to close the prison in the near future. He believes the conditions within the prison need to be improved, including how the incarcerated…
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Sep. 6, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed As the summer comes to a close and families prepare for the new school year, Councilwoman Lynn Schulman hosted a successful back-to-school backpack giveaway event in Forest Hills on Aug. 30. The event was a joint effort involving several esteemed partners, including District Attorney Melinda Katz, Queens Center Mall,…
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Sep. 5, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A 67-year-old man is dead and three others — including his wife and two young grandchildren — are injured after a vehicle collision in Glen Oaks on Tuesday, Sept. 5, according to authorities. The victim, police say, was loading groceries into his parked car at 260th Street and 73rd Avenue…
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Sep. 5, 2023 By Bill Parry Jamaica resident Stephen Giraldo pleaded guilty in Queens Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 5, to attempted murder charges for slamming into his estranged wife with his SUV and then stabbing her in the presence of their three children who witnessed the assault as passengers in their father’s vehicle. The mother survived the attack but has not regained consciousness since the December 2022 assault and remains under care, according to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz. Giraldo, 36, of 144th Street in Jamaica, pleaded guilty to attempted murder before Queens Supreme Court Justice Michael Yavinsky who…
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