May. 19, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Members at the CenterLight PACE Flushing Day Health Center hosted a special celebration on Wednesday, May 17, for a couple who has been participants at the facility for over 12 years. Dominican immigrants Juana, 82, and Santiago Urena, 102, celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary with traditional Dominican food, cake…
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May. 19, 2023 By Bill Parry
NYC Parks announced Thursday that six capital infrastructure projects on the Rockaway peninsula to upgrade parks, playgrounds and a performance space are already completed or in the final stages of construction and are expected to be open this summer.
May. 19, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police on May 19 announced the arrest of a man who has been charged with murder after his wife was found dead inside of their Woodhaven residence Wednesday night. Authorities say that Ovidio Porras, 86, is facing charges of murder, tampering with physical evidence and criminal contempt in connection…
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May. 18, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday morning admonished several unnamed City Council members for not having any migrant emergency shelters or humanitarian relief centers in their districts, according to partial audio of a private call shared with amNewYork Metro. During the call, reportedly one of many the administration has…
May. 18, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Bayside resident Roger Bow was honored by White Castle as an inductee to the restaurant chain’s Food Cravers Hall of Fame. Bow, one of 11 inductees of the class of 2022, was selected after submitting an essay about the important role that White Castle has played in his life….
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May. 18, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Crystal Window & Door Systems President Steve Chen was honored by CMP New York at the non-profit organization’s annual Breakthrough Rising Gala at Terrace on the Park in Flushing Meadows Corona Park on April 27. This year, the gala paid tribute to second-generation New York area entrepreneurs continuing the…
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May. 18, 2023 By Bill Parry
A Long Island mother and son are each facing more than two decades in prison for a fatal shooting in Far Rockaway in 2020, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Wednesday. Katz called the Valley Stream residents “diabolical” for killing an unarmed man in a dispute over a paltry sum of money.
May. 18, 2023 By Bill Parry
Police from the 105th Precinct in Queens Village are on the lookout for a gunman who opened fire outside a Laurelton auto parts store on Merrick Boulevard earlier this month.
May. 18, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed About 170 resident physicians at Elmhurst Hospital, employed by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, are preparing to go on a five-day ULP strike beginning Monday, May 22. The physicians, who are unionized with the Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR), said that they’re fed up after…
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May. 18, 2023 By Bill Parry
A 14-year-old girl was killed in a horrific motor vehicle collision in Springfield Gardens Wednesday evening.