Sep. 8, 2023 By Bill Parry It took more than three years but Queens Community House, one of the borough’s largest social service organizations, has resumed its Social Adult Day Services (SADS) program at its Forest Hills headquarters Monday to Friday every week. This marks the first time the vital program has fully reopened for…
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Sep. 8, 2023 By Niko Balkaran It takes a whole village. This sentiment was echoed on Sept. 7 by local elected and school officials, who, along with local parents, celebrated the opening of a new annex at Benjamin N. Cardozo High School in Bayside with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The 795-seat annex is one of 10…
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Sep. 8, 2023 By Anthony Medina Street repairs in the neighborhoods of Glendale, Maspeth, Middle Village and Ridgewood will begin this month both in the day and night time hours, according to Queens Community Board 5 (CB5). CB 5 shared the Department of Transportation’s notification of day and night resurfacing in the district, with milling and paving during the night expected to begin as early as Monday, Sept. 11, and day work starting sometime around Thursday, Sept. 14. According to the DOT, milling allows for paving to begin by removing the top layer of asphalt to from a roadway. Although…
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Sep. 8, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed In commemoration of the 22nd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Queens College will host a ceremony honoring 40 college alumni, faculty and other community members who lost their lives that day. The event will take place at Cooperman Plaza, located at…
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Sep. 7, 2023 By Dean Moses Two people were shot to death in what sources say appears to be an attempted murder-suicide in broad daylight in Ozone Park Thursday evening. According to police, NYPD officers rushed to Drew Street and 101st Avenue, within the confines of the 102nd Precinct, at around 5:40 p.m. on Sept. 7. Upon their arrival, responding officers discovered a shocking, gruesome scene. Police sources report that a 42-year-old woman and 46-year-man were discovered each with gunshot wounds to their heads, causing a bloody mess. Cops attempted to perform CPR at the scene until EMS rushed them…
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Sep. 7, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica and Transit District 20 are looking for the creep who allegedly groped a woman inside the Jamaica Center Parsons Boulevard-Archer Avenue subway station last week. A 27-year-old woman was making her way up the escalator to the northbound E train platform just before 8:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 1, when a stranger approached her from behind and proceeded to press his face up against her rear end, police said. The creep fled on foot in an unknown direction and the victim was not injured during the incident,…
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Sep. 7, 2023 By Ethan Marshall With the work week wrapping up, it’s once again time to take a look at some of the events going on throughout Queens this weekend. There’s no shortage of activities, including music, comedy, community projects and more. Here are some things to do this weekend in Queens. Friday, Sept….
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Sep. 7, 2023 By Bill Parry A Laurelton man was sentenced in Queens Supreme Court on Sept. 7 to seven years in prison for stabbing a motorist in a dispute over a parking space in 2021. Anthony Thomas, 60, of Mentone Avenue, had previously pleaded guilty to assault in the first degree on May 10,…
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Sep. 7, 2023 By Bill Parry While the 9/11 Memorial & Museum was testing its annual “Tribute in Light” to honor all those who lost their lives during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato was reaching out to principals across her district to remind them of a…
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Sep. 7, 2023 By Anthony Medina Neighborhoods encompassing Queens South are experiencing a decrease in five major crime categories that were once cause for concern years prior, but still have some problem areas that need attention, according to Chief Kevin Williams, the commanding officer of Patrol Borough Queens South. During the 102nd Precinct Community Council…
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