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DCP updates online census tools with new demographic information and features

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Nov. 16, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The Department of City Planning announced that updates have been made to the Population FactFinder and Population MapViewer tools on its website to provide new demographic information and features on New York City’s community. These updates include information from the Census Bureau’s 2020 “Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics” file. “The latest additions to Population FactFinder and MapViewer are the next step in our ongoing work to make important demographic information about New York City accessible and transparent to all,” Department of City Planning Director Dan Garodnick said. “Our cutting-edge online tools make it easy…
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Queens Community Board 9 meeting highlights worries over ‘City of Yes’ initiative and cannabis dispensaries

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Nov. 15, 2023 By Anthony Medina During the Community Board 9 monthly meeting at Queens Borough Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 14, growing concern about Mayor Eric Adams’ “City of Yes” initiative, proposed adult-use cannabis retail dispensaries and liquor license applications occupied a packed agenda. A presentation on the “City of Yes” initiative by Paul Graziano,…
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Hundreds of free turkeys distributed in Kew Gardens Hills

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Nov. 15, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan A citywide real estate company distributed 400 free kosher turkeys to residents of one of their buildings in Kew Gardens Hills ahead of Thanksgiving.  Volunteers from A&E Real Estate set up tables outside their office at the The Opal building on Tuesday, Nov. 14, to distribute the turkeys to…
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Homicide suspect identified in fatal 2022 Queensboro Hill shooting: NYPD

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Nov. 15, 2023 By Bill Parry Detectives out of the 109th Precinct in Flushing have identified a prime suspect in an ongoing homicide investigation into the fatal shooting of a College Point man in January 2022. Investigators believe 59-year-old Zhang Ming was the trigger man who gunned down 44-year-old Dihao Song, of 128th Street, in…
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Korean restaurant opens in Forest Hills, third in a growing chain

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Nov. 15, 2023 By Rachel Butler A Korean restaurant opened its doors in Forest Hills at 107-12 70th Rd., which formerly housed the burger joint Roam.  This is the third restaurant for Kuku Korean Cuisine, which opened its first location in Long Island City in 2020. The business also has a location in Williamsburg and…
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