Jul. 20, 2023 By Bill Parry Queens small business and property owners will be able to engage with staff from the city’s Department of Buildings on Saturday, July 22, at the Roy Wilkins Park Recreation Center in Jamaica. The “DOB in Your Community” events offer one- to four-family property owners and small businesses help to…
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FDNY commissioner announces recognition for members who served during height of COVID-19 pandemic
Jul. 20, 2023 By Bill Parry Few in Queens will forget when the borough was known as the “epicenter of the epicenter” during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when the only sounds coming from the streets were the sirens and gunned engines of FDNY EMS ambulances rushing the stricken to Elmhurst Hospital and other…
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Eastern Queens elected officials, community leaders voice concerns over plans for migrant tent shelter at Creedmor campus
Jul. 19, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Eastern Queens elected officials and community leaders are denouncing the city’s plan to create a large-scale tent facility to house an influx of migrants on the grounds of the old Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens Village. In a show of bipartisan support, Councilwoman Linda Lee joined Councilwoman Vickie Paladino,…
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Southeast Queens community information sessions will showcase opportunities at JFK’s Terminal 8
Jul. 19, 2023 By Bill Parry
Brooklyn man faces life in prison for fatal shooting rampage through Richmond Hill: DA
Jul. 19, 2023 By Bill Parry The Brooklyn man who allegedly went on a deadly shooting rampage through the streets of Richmond Hill, firing at random from a scooter and leaving a grandfather dead and two others wounded on July 8, was indicted by a Queens grand jury on July 19 on a 14-count indictment…
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Mayor presents music legend Valerie Simpson with key to the city during St. Albans jazz festival
Jul. 18, 2023 By Bill Parry Mayor Eric Adams presented music legend Valerie Simpson with a key to the city to kick off the 22nd annual St. Albans Jazz and Rhythm & Blues Festival on Sunday, July 16, at Archie Spigner Park. The Bronx-born singer, songwriter and producer was honored for her 50 years of…
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Queens remains highest in foreclosures among five boroughs: PropertyShark report
Jul. 18, 2023 By Julia Moro A new report from PropertyShark found that St. Albans closed Q2 as the city’s foreclosure epicenter with 14 total filings. New York City closed Q2 2023 with 81% more foreclosures than the previous year. And since the foreclosure moratorium has been lifted, filings were observed to be slightly increasing…
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City housing asylum seekers at the Aqueduct Racetrack is now ‘off the table,’ Queens councilwoman says
Jul. 17, 2023 By John Schilling South Queens Councilwoman Joann Ariola revealed that the previously announced migrant tent to house asylum seekers at the Aqueduct Racetrack/Resorts World Casino in South Ozone Park is now “off the table” at a rally outside the property on Monday, July 17. This news comes days after the announcement that…
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Richmond Hill man indicted on vehicular homicide, DWI charges in deadly collision: DA
Jul. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry
Queens borough president calls for better communication from the city regarding plans for housing asylum seekers at Aqueduct, Creedmoor
Jul. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry