Mar. 29, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed In celebration of Women’s History Month, south Queens Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar and Mayor Eric Adams honored 11 women leaders during a “Toast to the Great Women of Queens” awards ceremony on Friday, March 24. The event was held at Rajkumar’s district office, located at 83-91 Woodhaven Blvd., where attendees received…
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Mar. 28, 2023 By Dean Moses East Coast Pro Wrestling (ECPW) set up its ring in Queens to do a battle for charity, with a special appearance by a former WWE superstar. The battleground was set inside Elmhurst’s Brooklyn Queensborough Elks Lodge for a series of grappling matches on March 25. This event came exactly one…
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Mar. 28, 2023 By Bill Parry As an accomplished legislator, law professor and media personality with broad experience in government and not-for-profit organizations, Met Council CEO and executive director David Greenfield is well aware of the power of words. With Passover arriving on Wednesday, April 5, and with federal pandemic food assistance no longer available…
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Mar. 28, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Singer and songwriter Danny Singh, an Ozone Park native, partnered with the Cana Foundation to create and release an environmental music video, SENSORAMA, which was released on March 24. The project consists of a three-part visual experience exploring the connection between nature and music. Singh and the Cana Foundation…
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Mar. 28, 2023 By Bill Parry Two Jamaica men are facing life in prison after they were found guilty on March 27 of murder and other charges for shooting two brothers and killing one of them during a Richmond Hill robbery more than six years ago, according to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz. Shakim Allen,…
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Mar. 28, 2023 By Bill Parry Two Queens community organizations are among an inaugural cohort of five groups citywide that will lead new projects to celebrate local cultures and histories in public spaces under a new initiative called The Local Center in a partnership between Urban Design Forum and the Association for Neighborhood & Housing…
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Mar. 28, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning (JCAL) will present its third annual 10-Minute Film Festival at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center on Saturday, April 22 at 7 p.m. Through an open-call process and peer jury, emerging independent film directors will be showcased and several will receive cash awards following…
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Mar. 27, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday announced that New York state’s first woman-owned conditional adult-use retail cannabis dispensary will open in Queens on Thursday. The cannabis shop Good Grades, located at 162-03 Jamaica Ave. in Jamaica, is scheduled to open at 2 p.m. on March 30. In addition to being the…
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Mar. 27, 2023 By Bill Parry A Bronx man was found guilty of attempted murder after firing a shot that injured two MTA bus riders in Jamaica in 2021, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Monday, March 27. Melvin Adams, 45, of Barnes Avenue, was convicted by a jury in Queens Supreme Court of attempted…
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Mar. 27, 2023 By Bill Parry The city’s Curbside Composting program resumed across Queens on March 27, following a winter hiatus after the initiative launched as a three-month-long pilot in the borough last fall. During that period, the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) diverted 12.7 million pounds of food scraps, leaves, and yard waste from landfills….
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