Jul. 12, 2023 By Bill Parry The Port Authority and American Airlines announced a $125 million commercial redevelopment program for the new Terminal 8 at JFK Airport on Wednesday, July 12. The project will feature a New York-inspired Great Hall, which is expected to bring more than 60 new shopping and restaurant establishments, with an…
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Jul. 12, 2023 By Bill Parry
A speeding motorcycle rider who was not wearing a helmet was killed when he was thrown from his bike after crashing into a parked car in Hollis on Tuesday night, according to authorities.
Jul. 11, 2023 By John Schilling Assemblywoman Nily Rozic gathered with colleagues and hospital employees in front of The Pavilion at New York City Health + Hospitals/Queens in Jamaica on July 10 to announce $1 million in state funding for the purchase of a new HUGS infant protection system for the hospital’s pediatric clinic. The…
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Jul. 10, 2023 By Bill Parry A Brooklyn man is facing 25 years to life in prison after he was charged with murder and other crimes for his rolling reign of terror through the streets of Richmond Hill on Saturday morning in a shooting rampage that left an 86-year-old man dead and three others injured….
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Jul. 6, 2023 By Bill Parry A Richmond Hill man was sentenced on July 6 to 22 years to life in prison for the murder and attempted rape of a 92-year-old woman he brutally attacked and left to die near her Richmond Hill home on a frigid night in 2020, according to Queens District Attorney…
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Jul. 6, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb An on-duty NYC Department of Environmental Protection worker was killed in a car crash that also left his co-worker injured in Richmond Hill on Thursday, according to authorities. Police say that at approximately 2:33 a.m. on July 6, the two DEP workers were in a city truck and heading…
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Jul. 3, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Southeast Queens residents voiced their growing concerns over waste transfer stations situated in close proximity to residential areas which they say are impacting public health, air quality and their overall well-being during a community town hall at P.S./I.S. 116 in Jamaica on June 26. Councilwoman Nantasha Williams collaborated with…
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Jun. 30, 2023 By Bill Parry
Manhattan resident Tex Ortiz pleaded guilty in Queens Supreme Court on Friday to a kidnapping, in which five people – including a 9-month-old – were held hostage at gunpoint during a botched home invasion in Richmond Hill in December 2020.
Jun. 30, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Contracts have now been restored at the Rainbow Child Development Center just two weeks after a rally was held urging the New York City Department of Education not to close the program. As a result, enrollment for the 2023-24 school year has been restored and parents have already begun to…
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Jun. 30, 2023 By Anthony Medina In partnership with the Department of Sanitation for New York and the Queens Chamber of Commerce, the Woodhaven BID hosted a tabling event on June 29 to help encourage businesses and residents to keep Jamaica Avenue clean on. The group set up in front of the BID office at…
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