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Burglar sought for stealing property, cash from employee locker room in Glendale: NYPD

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Jul. 23, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood are looking for a burglar who stole property and cash from an employee locker room at a warehouse in Glendale that is home to the Finback Brewery factory and other businesses on the night of Thursday, July 18. The perpetrator entered…

Two residents injured during Ozone Park apartment fire: FDNY

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Jul. 23, 2024 By Bill Parry and Lloyd Mitchell The FDNY battled a blaze that broke out on the top floor of a 3-story apartment building in Ozone Park on Monday night. The call was received just before 9 p.m. and units from the 39th Battalion arrived at 105-10 77th St. minutes later to…

Op-Ed | Protecting New Yorkers from unsafe batteries

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Jul. 23, 2024 By Mayor Eric Adams New York is the safest big city in America, and we are working hard every day to keep New Yorkers safe from all kinds of dangers — including those posed by lithium-ion battery fires. While the rise of battery-powered mobility devices has had many positive effects, too…

Medical experts warn of new COVID-19 variants as infection rates grow in New York this summer

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Jul. 23, 2024 By Anthony Medina Medical experts are warning the public of new and persistent COVID-19 variants as infection rates grow across the state this summer. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates COVID-19 infections in New York are likely growing to epidemic status, according to information released by the CDC…

Queens lawmakers weigh in on President Biden dropping out of 2024 presidential race

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Jul. 22, 2024 By Athena Dawson President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential election against former President Donald Trump on Sunday, July 21, ending his re-election campaign and paving the way for Vice President Kamala Harris to take the lead Democratic seat.  In Queens, Democratic elected officials, including Queens Borough President Donovan…

Manhattan man pulled from surf at Rockaway Beach pronounced dead: NYPD

A man was found floating in the surf in Rockaway Beach on July 22 and he was pronounced dead at St. John's Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway a short while later.

Jul. 22, 2024 By Bill Parry A Washington Heights man was pulled from the surf in Rockaway Beach early Monday morning becoming the fifth drowning victim at a New York City beach already this summer. Police from the 100th Precinct in Rockaway Beach responded to Beach 96th Street at the boardwalk after a 911…

Italian American Women’s Center awards five $1,000 scholarships during annual luncheon

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Jul. 22, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The Bayside-based Italian American Women’s Center honored five graduating high school students with $1,000 scholarships during the 22nd annual Scholarship Luncheon on Sunday, July 21 at Vivo! Bayside. The five high school seniors — Rose Cohen, Ava Deluca, Daniel Esposito, Francesca Picone and Chiara Pullara — were each…