Jun. 2, 2023 By Bill Parry Southeast Queens residents will be chanting “Lets Go Mets” as construction ramps up on the $19 billion JFK transformation project and it will have nothing to do with baseball. The Port Authority on June 1 announced that a Long Island company, the Melville-based Modern Efficient Transport and Supply LLC…
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Man charged after fatally shooting suspect who allegedly tried to rob him in Kew Gardens: NYPD
Jun. 2, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police arrested and charged a 65-year-old man who allegedly shot and killed the man who tried to rob him in Kew Gardens on May 31, according to authorities. The NYPD on June 2 announced that Charles Foehner, of 82nd Road, is charged with 26 counts of criminal possession of…
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Apicha unveils study on health needs of LGBTQ API New Yorkers
Jun. 1, 2023 By Matt Tracy A new study is shedding light on the health needs, barriers to care, and the state of services and programs for New York City’s LGBTQ Asian, Asian American, South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Islander (API) communities. Apicha Community Health Center led the months-long study based on surveys taken […]
With the looming spectre of a late budget, Adams says reaching a balanced plan will be ‘painful’
Jun. 1, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
Reaching a balanced budget for the next fiscal year will be “painful,” Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday as negotiations over a spending plan that must pass by July 1 kick off this month.
500 cots in place as City readies to convert JFK mail warehouse to migrant shelter
Jun. 1, 2023 Gwynne Hogan, The City
J. Crew Factory opens at Bay Terrace Shopping Center
Jun. 1, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The Bay Terrace Shopping Center on May 30 welcomed its latest addition with the opening of a J. Crew Factory. Several community members and leaders gathered to celebrate the opening with a ribbon cutting. Cord Meyer Development Company originally announced that the store would be coming to the Bay…
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Mets star visits Flushing school to teach students about healthy eating
Jun. 1, 2023 By Ethan Marshall New York Mets outfielder Mark Canha joined students at P.S. 201Q Discovery School for Inquiry and Research in Flushing on May 31 to encourage healthy eating. During the Eat Smart with the Mets event, Canha joined students for a cooking lesson as they learned to create a healthy meal…
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Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital debuts new robot for orthopedic surgeries
Jun. 1, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Forest Hills Hospital officials and Congresswoman Grace Meng on Tuesday, May 30, unveiled the hospital’s new high-tech robot for orthopedic surgeries that will offer patients a minimally invasive alternative for hip, total knee and partial knee replacements. The Stryker Mako SmartRobotics system was made possible…
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George Santos’ former aide says he got his job after sending money to disgraced congressman’s staffer
Jun. 1, 2023 By Jake Offenhartz, AP
NEW YORK (AP) — A man who briefly worked as an aide to U.S. Rep. George Santos says he got his job after sending a series of payments to one of the Republican’s top deputies.
Bayside taekwondo teacher earns gold medal at Asia Pacific Masters Games in South Korea
Jun. 1, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Joseph Lupo Jr., the headmaster at Bayside’s New York Black Belt Center, recently returned home after winning the gold medal in the taekwondo sparring event at the 2023 Asia Pacific Masters Games in South Korea. He was one of approximately 30 American taekwondo masters invited to take part in…
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