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‘This was not needed’: Local electeds push back as DOT’s e-scooter program expands to northeast Queens neighborhoods

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Sep. 3, 2024 By Athena Dawson Local elected officials are pushing back against the DOT’s e-scooter program’s expansion into northeastern Queens. Council Members James F. Gennaro(D24) and Sandra Ung (D20) are calling for the end of the program in their respective districts. The program, which expanded to northeastern Queens neighborhoods this summer as part…

Queens Place Mall store worker assaulted with brass knuckles during robbery: NYPD

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Sep. 3, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst are looking for three men who slugged an 18-year-old store worker with brass knuckles during a robbery at the Queens Place Mall in late July. The incident occurred on the night of Thursday, July 25, when the three assailants entered 88-01…

Prostate Cancer Awareness: Understanding your options

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Sep. 3, 2024 By Manuj Agarwal, MD September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, a time to focus on the importance of early detection and treatment of a disease that affects 1 in 8 men during their lifetime. Early-stage prostate cancer often has no symptoms, making regular screening, such as PSA tests and digital rectal…

Health Department to spray pesticides in Southeast Queens today to combat West Nile Virus

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Sep. 3, 2024 By Athena Dawson The Health Department will spray pesticides in southeast Queens today to reduce the mosquito-carried West Nile Virus risk.  On Tuesday, Sept. 3rd, between  8:30 p.m. and 6 a.m. the following morning, trucks will spray pesticides in sections of:   Brookville Cambria Heights Laurelton Rochdale Rosedale South Jamaica Springfield Gardens St. Albans…

Back on track: G train returns to full service following summer shutdown

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Sep. 3, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld The G train is finally back to full service following a painful summer shutdown. The Crosstown Line returned to its full route between Court Square in Long Island City, Queens and Church Avenue in Kensington, Brooklyn at 5 a.m. on Sept. 3. The line had been shuttered in…

Rooftop lounge opens in College Point, introducing skyline views and nightlife to the neighborhood

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Sep. 3, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Queens now has a new and unexpected destination for rooftop drinks with skyline views—Cityview Rooftop Lounge in College Point. It officially opened to the public on Thursday afternoon, marking the end of a successful soft opening over the summer. The owners and locals celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony…

City applies for extensive cleanup of Richmond Hill development prior to construction of new school

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Sep. 3, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The New York City Office of Environmental Remediation (OER) has applied for an extensive cleanup of the development at 120-30 Jamaica Ave. in Richmond Hill before construction of a new school begins. The 32,497 square-foot development contains a 4-story manufacturing building, a 2-story former retail/office building currently being…