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Addabbo to host annual Veterans BBQ in Howard Beach in September

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Aug. 28, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed As a way to honor veterans and their service to the country, State Senator Joseph Addabbo Jr. is once again hosting his annual Veterans BBQ in Howard Beach on Saturday, Sept. 9.  This year’s event will take place at the Howard Beach Motor Club, located at 59 Russell St., from noon to 2 p.m.  Veterans and a guest are invited to enjoy the free food, music, and drinks donated by several local businesses and organizations. Seating is limited for this event and reservations are required. As a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans,…
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Teen fatally struck by driver while attempting to cross Long Island Expressway on foot

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Aug. 27, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld A Queens teenager was fatally struck by an SUV driver early Saturday morning while attempting to cross the Long Island Expressway on foot. Carlos Criollo, 18, of Rego Park, was found with traumatic injuries on the eastbound L.I.E. a little after 3:20 a.m. Saturday, police said. He was…

Holy cow! The ‘Glendale Gnome’ who became a Yankee legend: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

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Aug. 26, 2023 By The Old Timer We can’t think of an athlete who grew up in the Greater Ridgewood area who accomplished more than Phil Rizzuto. Most readers today remember him from his days in the broadcast booth, when the lovable “Scooter” called Yankees games for WPIX-TV. Of course, that was only the second chapter of Rizzuto’s Yankee life; the first was his distinguished career on the diamond, where No. 10 made the All-Star team five times and helped the Bronx Bombers win seven World Championships in 12 seasons between 1941 and 1956 (he spent three years in combat…
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Three Queens organizations awarded grants from The New York Women’s Foundation

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Aug. 25, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Three Queens nonprofit organizations were recently announced as recipients of The New York Women’s Foundation’s (NYWF) latest round of grantmaking, totaling $2.57 million across 34 organizations in the city advancing reproductive justice, safety, healing and shifting the narrative to support cultural change.  This grantmaking solidifies the foundation’s commitment to women, girls and gender-expansive people across NYC. The foundation will provide a total disbursement of $1,040,000 across 13 organizations, including the LGBT Center Intercultural Collective in Jackson Heights and the New York City Network of Worker Cooperatives in Elmhurst.   These organizations are included in groups…
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Queens College appoints new faculty and administrators as new academic year begins

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Aug. 25, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed As it begins the new academic year, Queens College is expected to appoint 57 new faculty members in professorial and lecturer titles, as well as announce major administrative appointments.  The successful faculty hiring initiative is credited to the combined efforts of leaders at Queens College, CUNY and the state…
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Woodhaven BID back-to-school event offers free backpacks, supplies to local kids

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Aug. 25, 2023 By Anthony Medina The Woodhaven Business Improvement District (BID) joined forces with Queens legislators and local organizations to support a back-to-school event in which free school supplies and backpacks were distributed on Thursday, Aug 24.  Parents and guardians lined up alongside the Chase Bank located at 84-01 Jamaica Ave. in Woodhaven, on the crossroads of Forest Parkway and Jamaica Avenue, for a chance to receive a free backpack filled with school supplies from the Woodhaven BID.  The Woodhaven BID back-to-school event was sponsored by Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar, Councilwoman Joann Ariola, Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr., along with…
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Applications now open for Queens Theatre’s training program for actors with disabilities

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Aug. 25, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Applications are being accepted through Sept. 23 for Queens Theatre’s sixth annual Theatre For All (TFA) Professional Actor Training Program for deaf or disabled performers. This year, the training program consists of two parts – Part I will run virtually over Zoom for two-weeks from Monday, Nov. 6, through…
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