Apr. 3, 2023 Elijah Hamilton Queens Community Board 5 (CB 5) is calling on the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) to install a speed camera at the intersection of 69th Lane and Eliot Avenue near the Long Island Expressway (LIE) in Maspeth. CB 5 District Manager Gary Giordano said that drivers often speed through the…
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St. Albans man indicted in state’s first prosecution of international ghost gun trafficking ring: DA
Apr. 3, 2023 By Bill Parry Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz launched the state’s first prosecution of an international ghost gun trafficking operation. Javon Fournillier, 27, of Farmers Boulevard in St. Albans, and Anthony Kyle Wilson, 27, of Conroe, Texas, were indicted for assembling ghost guns and selling the untraceable firearms in New York City…
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City to expand health care access in the Rockaways with new $30 million community health facility
Apr. 3, 2023 By Bill Parry NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health and the New York City Economic Development Corporation announced plans to open a new $30 million comprehensive community health center in Far Rockaway. On March 30, the health system’s board of directors voted to approve a proposal to sign a 32-year lease for the…
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Maspeth man gunned down just steps from home early Sunday morning: NYPD
Apr. 2, 2023 By Bill Parry A Maspeth man was shot and killed just steps from his home on 65th Place near 53rd Drive early Sunday morning, according to the NYPD. Emanuel Pippis, 44, was walking past the Paraguayan Steakhouse in Maspeth, within the confines of the 104th Precinct, just before 4 a.m. when he…
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Trio brutally assaults teen and steal his sneakers inside of Forest Hills subway station: NYPD
Apr. 2, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for three men who brutally assaulted a teenager and ran off with his sneakers inside the Forest Hills–71st Avenue subway station on March 31. Authorities say that a 17-year-old man was inside of the subway station, within the confines of the 112th Precinct and Transit District…
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Man sought for punching woman in the face as he attempted to steal her cellphone on Q25 bus in Jamaica Hills: NYPD
Apr. 1, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for the crook who punched a woman in the face as he attempted to steal her cellphone on an MTA bus in Jamaica Hills last month. Authorities say the 52-year-old woman was riding on a northbound Q25 bus that stopped in front of 83-45 Parsons Blvd.,…
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Police seek three in drive-by shooting of woman in a car near the Belt Parkway in Queens
Mar. 31, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for the three men who are allegedly behind the shooting of a 21-year-old woman who was in a car near the Belt Parkway in Queens on March 25. Authorities say that a woman was inside of a vehicle at the corner of Springfield Boulevard and South…
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Distinguished honorees feted at 2023 Caribbean Life Impact Awards
Mar. 31, 2023 By Nelson A. King Over three dozen distinguished honorees were feted Thursday night as Caribbean Life hosted its annual Caribbean Impact Awards presented by Elliot Ifraimoff & Associates P.C, Injury Attorneys. 38 honorees strutted their stuff, on the red carpet, before over 570 effervescent patrons, to pulsating Caribbean music before receiving their prestigious award in […]
‘It was time’: Douglaston community board member officially retires after serving for 53 years
Mar. 31, 2023 By Ethan Marshall After serving 53 years as a member of Community Board 11, 94-year-old Bernie Haber announced he’s retiring from the board at the end of March. A new member will be appointed in his place in April. According to Haber, he had decided a few months ago to retire two…
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Fare beater busted with loaded handgun during undercover sting in Rockaway Beach: NYPD
Mar. 31, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 100th Precinct in Rockaway Beach and Transit District 23 took a loaded firearm off the streets during an undercover operation on Thursday. An NYPD spokesperson said the officers from the public safety team were in plainclothes conducting a routine fare enforcement operation on March 30 at…
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