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MTA providing shuttle from 7 train to traveling Vietnam War Memorial replica in Flushing Meadows Corona Park

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Sep. 26, 2023 By Bill Parry The MTA is working with the NYC Department of Veterans’ Affairs to provide shuttle bus service between the Mets-Willets Point 7 train station and Flushing Meadows Corona Park for all those wishing to visit the “The Wall that Heals,” a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., that honors the more than three million Americans who served in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam conflict. “We are excited to partner with the MTA while The Wall That Heals is on display in Flushing Meadows Corona Park,” Department of Veterans’ Services…
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Cops in four different Queens precincts are searching for crook targeting bus riders in string of robberies

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Sep. 26, 2023 By Bill Parry The NYPD is searching for a masked man who has been targeting MTA bus riders in a series of robberies in the last month, primarily in the 106th Precinct in Ozone Park. The suspect began his robbery spree in the confines of the 102nd Precinct in Richmond Hill on the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 23, when he snatched a cellphone off a 15-year-old boy who was on board a Q52 bus as it approached the intersection on Woodhaven Boulevard and Jamaica Avenue in Woodhaven, before running off the bus in an unknown direction, according…
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Rental competitivity report shows high demand in NYC

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Sep. 25, 2023 By Ethan Marshall According to RentCafe’s latest rental competitivity report, New York City has been facing rising competition when it comes to apartments. This surge is due in large part to Manhattan and Brooklyn both placing among the report’s top 20 rental markets. In this report, 139 markets in the United States…
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Brazen daylight Queens shooting leaves man wounded in chest and both legs: cops

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Sep. 24, 2023 By Dean Moses Authorities are investigating after a man was shot several times in Jamaica, Queens on Sunday, leaving him hospitalized, police said. According to police sources, a volley of shots rang out at around 9:58 a.m. on 147 Place and Archer Avenue. Officers from the 103rd Precinct rushed to the…

The Q4 bus will be free starting this Sunday

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Sep. 22, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan The Q4 bus which runs from Jamaica toward Cambria Heights will be fare-free starting this Sunday, Sept. 24 — and will last for at least six months and possibly up to a year.  The first-of-its-kind initiative is part of the MTA’s pilot program to determine how free service affects…
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Gunman sought for allegedly shooting at MTA bus near JFK Depot: NYPD

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Sep. 22, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 105th Precinct in Queens Village are looking for a lone gunman who opened fire on an MTA bus in Springfield Gardens early Thursday morning. The Q3 bus was heading southbound on Farmers Boulevard at around 3:50 a.m. on Sept. 21, when the suspect walked into the intersection at 147th Avenue, pulled out a firearm and allegedly fired a single shot that struck the front door of the bus, an NYPD spokeswoman said. The police spokeswoman could not say if there were any passengers on board the bus at the time of…
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Rajkumar hosts public safety town hall in Woodhaven with NYPD leadership, Commissioner Caban

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Sep. 21, 2023 By Anthony Medina A public safety town hall hosted by Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar brought NYPD Police Commissioner Edward Caban, NYPD leadership and commanding officers from neighboring precincts to Jamaica Avenue in Woodhaven, on Wednesday, Sept. 20. Invited guests and members of the public entered the Woodhaven Manor, located at 96-01 Jamaica Ave., beginning at around 5 p.m., for a chance to speak with the NYPD on a variety of public safety-related topics, including the presence of illegal smoke shops and reckless motorbike riders. Rajkumar welcomed Caban and other members of the NYPD in attendance, including NYPD Assistant…
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Southeast Queens leaders break ground on senior affordable housing project in Jamaica

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Sep. 20, 2023 By Bill Parry Speaker Adrienne Adams and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards were all smiles Wednesday as they helped break ground on the Sutphin Senior Residence, a new affordable housing development that will bring 173 units of affordable and supportive housing to seniors in Jamaica. Developed by Breaking Ground, the 15-story structure…
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