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Wells Fargo, Habitat for Humanity partner to transform dilapidated Jamaica house as part of net zero initiative
Wells Fargo, Habitat for Humanity partner to transform dilapidated Jamaica house as part of net zero initiative

Sep. 20, 2024 By Ethan Marshall

Volunteers from Wells Fargo joined Habitat for Humanity New York City and Westchester County on Tuesday, Sept. 17, to help renovate a Jamaica home as part of an affordable housing project supported by the two organizations.

The Jamaica home, located at 106-10 215th St., is one of 13 dilapidated houses being turned into 16 new and rehabilitated green homes as part of the Habitat Net Zero project. Construction work began in 2022. The main goal of the project is to enable families to build equity and a legacy for multiple generations at these new affordable homes.

In addition to Jamaica, the other southeast Queens homes that are a part of this initiative span across Hollis, Queens Village, South Ozone Park, Baisley Park, St. Albans and Cambria Heights.

Major drug bust in Floral Park, nearly four tons of illegal cannabis worth $10M seized: DA

Nearly four tons of illegal cannabis and related products, valued at around $10 million, were seized, and two men were arrested during a raid at a Floral Park storage facility on Tuesday, Sept. 17.

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced the details on Thursday, following the execution of a search warrant that day. Awad Aziz, 31, and Muneer Kassim, 34, both of Brooklyn, were arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on Wednesday night on charges of criminal possession of a controlled substance after authorities discovered a smaller quantity of crystal meth and Psilocybin products during the raid.

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Teenager busted for fatal shooting in St. Albans that killed a father of three from Cambria Heights on Monday: NYPD

A 15-year-old boy was arrested early Wednesday morning and booked at the 113th Precinct in Jamaica in connection to the fatal shooting of a Cambria Heights father of three in St. Albans on Monday afternoon.

The youngster, who was not identified because he is a juvenile, was charged with second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon for shooting William Alcindor, 66, as he was driving on Farmers Boulevard just before 5 p.m. on Monday.

Doctor at Woodhaven medical facility busted for allegedly sexually abusing two patients and making inappropriate comments about their genitals: NYPD

A doctor at a Woodhaven urgent care facility was arrested on Sept. 9 by detectives from the Queens Special Victims Squad for sexual abuse and forcible touching of one of his patients last month.

Amir Sitafalwalla, 72, of Fairway Drive in Manhasset, Long Island, was booked at the 102nd Precinct in Richmond Hill and arraigned in Queens Criminal Court for the sexual assault of a 21-year-old man who visited the ModernMD, located at 89-22 Jamaica Avenue.

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