May. 18, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for the burglar who broke into a Glen Oaks home earlier this month. Authorities say the burglar climbed through a bathroom window to enter a residence near 257th Street and 82nd Avenue in Glen Oaks — within the confines of the 105th Precinct — at approximately…
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May. 18, 2023 By Elijah Hamilton Cars with fake license plates were a major topic of discussion during the May 16 104th Precinct Community Council meeting held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, located at 83-17 78th Ave. in Glendale. One resident claimed that many residents had cars with plates from different states parking in her driveway….
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May. 18, 2023 By Bill Parry Officials from Ronald McDonald House New York (RMH-NY) and NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst gathered on May 16 to celebrate the grand opening of the Ronald McDonald Family Room at Elmhurst Hospital, marking RMH-NY’s continued expansion to provide its services for more families who are battling pediatric cancer and other…
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May. 18, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are investigating the death of an elderly woman whose body was found at the bottom of a staircase inside of her Woodhaven residence on Wednesday night. Officers from the 102nd Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding an unconscious woman inside of a 91st Street home at approximately…
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May. 17, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Nearly half of the city’s available hotel rooms are currently occupied by asylum seekers and there are few rooms left to accommodate an expected surge in migrants following the expiration of Title 42 last week, Mayor Eric Adams claimed Wednesday. But City Hall and the mayor himself quickly…
May. 17, 2023 By Dean Moses An MTA bus struck a young boy in Astoria, Queens on Wednesday afternoon leaving the victim with serious injuries, MTA sources confirmed. A southbound Q69 bus hit the pre-teen in the vicinity of 21st Street and 39th Avenue at around 3:39 p.m., an MTA spokesman said. While the…
May. 17, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller In a new analysis, the Citizens Budget Commission (CBC) found Mayor Eric Adams’ administration likely lowballed the NYPD budget for the coming fiscal year by roughly $1.6 billion, after not fully factoring in the pattern of ballooning overtime costs the department’s racked up in recent years. The budget…
May. 17, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) will replace tens of thousands of keys used by letter carriers and will install high security collection boxes, among other important upgrades, to prevent the rise of mail theft, according to Queens Congresswoman Grace Meng. Over the past year, Meng has urged the Postal…
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May. 17, 2023 By Ethan Marshall In honor of its grand opening, the Key Food at 35-09 Francis Lewis Blvd. in Bayside held a community celebration on Friday, May 12, during which several community members came to shop at the new market and partake in the festivities. Several tents were set up outside Key Food,…
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May. 17, 2023 By Joseph Ferrara and Bruce J. Flanz For well over 100 years, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center’s goal has been to provide life-saving care to patients, bring much-needed resources to our neighborhoods and work closely together with organizations that value our community as much as we do. We are pleased to have found…
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