Mar. 30, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Dozens of customers were lined up outside of Good Grades, Queens’ first woman-owned adult-use retail cannabis dispensary, which celebrated its soft opening in Jamaica on Thursday, March 30. The new cannabis shop, located at 162-03 Jamaica Ave., opened its doors at 2:45 p.m., and customer Rico Brown could not…
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State budget expected to be late due to lengthy talks on bail reform and housing, Hochul, legislative leaders say
Mar. 30, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
The state budget will be late this year due to tough negotiations between Governor Kathy Hochul and Albany lawmakers over her bail reform rollback proposal and housing plan, the governor, state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announced separately Thursday.
TRUMP INDICTED | Manhattan grand jury approves charges against ex-president in porn star hush money payment scheme
Mar. 30, 2023 By Robert Pozarycki A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Former President Donald Trump on criminal charges in connection with a hush money investigation, The New York Times reported Thursday — the first time any former or active American commander-in-chief has ever been so disgraced. Citing four sources, The New…
Man sought for assaulting teenager and stealing his phone in Flushing: NYPD
Mar. 30, 2023 By Julia Moro Police are searching for the man who shoved a teenager to the ground and snatched his cellphone in Flushing earlier this month. Authorities say that a 19-year-old man was walking near 135-32 Roosevelt Ave. at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 13, within the confines of the 109th Precinct,…
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Ben’s Deli reopens in Bay Terrace after being forced to temporarily close due to expired permit
Mar. 30, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Ben’s Deli in the Bay Terrace Shopping Center was temporarily shut down by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene due to a permit issue, but has reopened its doors as of Thursday afternoon. According to a corporate spokesperson for Ben’s Deli, the closure had nothing…
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Jamaica man sentenced in fatal shooting of grocery store worker in 2011: DA
Mar. 30, 2023 By Bill Parry It took nearly a dozen years, but justice has finally been meted out in Queens Criminal Court for the fatal shooting of a Jamaica grocery store worker in 2011. Dewayne Henry, 45, of Long Street, on March 30 received an indeterminate sentence of 25 years to life in prison…
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Man busted after illegal drugs and weapons — including a sword — found in car during routine traffic stop in Queens: NYPD
Mar. 30, 2023 By Bill Parry
Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing seized a strange assortment of illegal drugs and weapons — including a sword — after a routine traffic stop on Tuesday, March 28.
SUV driver fatally strikes pedestrian trying to cross Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge in Queens
Mar. 30, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb A pedestrian who was attempting to cross the Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge that connects Howard Beach and Broad Channel was struck and killed by an SUV driver early Thursday morning, according to authorities. Police said they received a call around 2:30 a.m. on March 30 regarding a motor…
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Editorial | Save local news in New York: A message to ‘the three people in the room’
Mar. 30, 2023 Schneps Media It’s time for the “three people in the room” traditionally responsible for working out New York’s annual budget to deliver a front-page rescue for New York state’s journalism industry. That rescue comes in the form of the “Local Journalism Sustainability Act” (S.625/A.2958), one of the many legislative items now…
French-Asian bakery Tous les Jours opens third Flushing location
Mar. 30, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed TOUS les JOURS, a French-Asian bakery café chain offering more than 300 artisan pastries, gourmet cakes and desserts baked in-store daily, has officially opened its third location in Flushing. The new TOUS les JOURS, located on the corner of 164-01 Northern Blvd., is owned and operated by local resident…
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