Mar. 20, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Queens elected officials hosted a forum on the impact of antisemitism and hate in the community Sunday, March 19, at the Commonpoint Queens Sam Field Center in Little Neck. Among the elected leaders in attendance were Assemblyman Edward Braunstein, Senator Toby Ann Stavisky and Councilwoman Linda Lee. The elected…
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Mar. 20, 2023 By Bill Parry The NYPD identified a motorcyclist from Arverne who crashed into a van in Rochdale earlier this month. On the afternoon of Tuesday, March 7, police from the 113th Precinct in Jamaica responded to a 911 call regarding a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of Farmers Boulevard and 135th…
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Mar. 20, 2023 By Bill Parry A Rego Park businessman will spend more than a decade in federal prison for laundering millions of dollars obtained from computer hacking, healthcare fraud, defrauding a government agency and operating an international unlicensed money-transmitting business. Djonibek Rahmankulov, 35, was sentenced to 121 months in prison on March 17 after…
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Mar. 20, 2023 By Bill Parry With the Democratic primary just over three months away, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz continues to pile up endorsements from organized labor unions in her re-election bid. On March 16, her campaign announced that Katz was endorsed by the New York City District Council of Carpenters, which represents nine…
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A wave of fires caused by e-bike batteries is spurring landlords and co-op boards across the city to consider outright bans or restrictions of the batteries inside their buildings.
Mar. 20, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Congressman Gregory Meeks on Wednesday, March 15, met with local small business owners, community leaders and staff at Chhaya Community Development Corporation’s (CDC) Richmond Hill office, where he presented a $150,000 check to support the expansion of Chhaya’s small business program. The congressman’s remarks focused on the indispensable role…
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Mar. 19, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb A top-prize winning ticket for the March 18 Take 5 evening drawing worth nearly $40,000 was purchased at a gift shop in Flushing, according to the New York Lottery. The ticket, worth $39,157.50, was purchased at Ming Xing Gift Shop, located at 46-17 Kissena Blvd. in Flushing. Take 5 players…
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Mar. 19, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for the assailant who stabbed two teenagers near Captain Tilly Park in Jamaica Hills on Friday, March 17. Authorities say that the two teenagers, ages 15 and 16, were walking in the vicinity of Highland Avenue and 165th Street, near Captain Tilly Park within the confines…
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Mar. 19, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for three suspects wanted in connection with the armed robbery of a cellphone shop on Beach 20th Street in Far Rockaway on Friday. Authorities say that a 26-year-old man was working inside B K Wirleess, located at 10-54 Beach 20th St., within the confines of the…
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Mar. 18, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb A 20-year-old man was fatally shot during the armed robbery of a Richmond Hill smoke shop on Saturday afternoon and police are continuing their search for the alleged shooter and his accomplices behind the attack. Officers from the 102nd Precinct responded to a call regarding a shooting outside The…
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