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Queens Jets fans trying to remain optimistic despite Aaron Rodgers’ season-ending injury

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Sep. 12, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The news that New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers will miss the rest of the NFL season after tearing his Achilles tendon just four plays into the game has sent shockwaves across the football world. With the acquisition of the future Hall of Famer, the Jets had Super Bowl ambitions. Now, many fans feel as though those dreams have crumbled away. While Jets head coach Robert Saleh said Sept. 11 after the team’s 22-16 overtime win that Zach Wilson will likely be the team’s quarterback for the remainder of the season, fans are speculating…
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Crunching the Queens crime stats: Number of rapes decrease, while robberies increase

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Sep. 12, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The NYPD recently released the crime stats for northern and southern Queens from the week of Sept. 4 to Sept. 10, comparing the trends to the same dates last year. While the crime stats for the previous week mostly followed the same trend, this week’s is more mixed, with the number of rape incidents decreasing and the amount of robberies increasing. One thing that remained relatively the same in both northern and southern Queens was the amount of murder cases. The two areas combined for just one, matching the total from the same dates…
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Shri Tulsi Mandir of Richmond Hill celebrated with street co-naming ceremony

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Sep. 12, 2023 By John Schilling Elected leaders gathered with devotees of the Shri Tulsi Mandir in Richmond Hill on Saturday, Sept. 9, for a street co-naming ceremony to honor the longtime Hindu temple and celebrate to its contributions to the neighborhood over the last two decades. Established in 2004 in the basement of Pandit Lakhram R. Maharaj’s home, the Shri Tulsi Mandir has since grown to a larger space located at 103-24 111th St., where it has become a spiritual center open to people of all faiths to discover and learn more about Hindu culture. The temple also hosts…
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Two women attacked, robbed inside their guest room at Queens Village hotel: NYPD

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Sep. 12, 2023 By Bill Parry Two women were menaced and robbed by a BB gun-toting stranger inside their Queens Village hotel room on Sunday afternoon, according to the NYPD. Police from the 105th Precinct in Queens Village responded to a report of the incident that went down at around 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 10, when the suspect knocked on their guest room door at the Casa Azul Hotel, located at 220-16 Jamaica Ave. A 42-year-old woman opened the door and the assailant forced his way inside the guest room, according to authorities. He proceeded to display a BB gun…
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New York ranks fourth among states in credit card debt increase: report

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Sep. 12, 2023 By Ethan Marshall According to a report put together by WalletHub, New York has experienced the fourth-highest increase in credit card debt among all states in the second quarter of 2023. This conclusion was reached based upon data recently released by the Federal Reserve, as well as data from TransUnion and the…
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Queens Night Market to open for fall season on Sept. 16

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Sep. 12, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The Queens Night Market will be making its return to Flushing Meadows Corona Park on Sept. 16 for the fall season. It will be operating every Saturday from 5 p.m. to midnight until Oct. 28, when the season concludes with a Halloween-themed event. The Queens Night Market has welcomed more than 2 million visitors since it debuted in 2015. Over that same span, it has helped launch almost 400 new businesses across New York City. Its vendors and food have represented over 90 countries around the world. The market has remained busy thus far…
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Queens Public Library set to open new teen center in Long Island City and reopen three renovated centers

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Sep. 11, 2023 By Bill Parry Queens Public Library will open its newly renovated teen centers at the Cambria Heights, Central and Flushing libraries this week and open a brand new teen center at its Long Island City branch — modeled after the QPL’s Far Rockaway Teen Library — which was refurbished in 2022, with funding from Google. The four state-of-the-art, tech-focused spaces dedicated exclusively for teens and supporting their unique needs were funded through a $20 million investment by Mayor Eric Adams and private foundations for teen center upgrades at public libraries across the city. The funding was allocated…
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Teenage gunman sought in broad daylight shooting at the Baisley Park Houses in Springfield Gardens: NYPD

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Sep. 11, 2023 By Bill Parry A teenage gunman remains at large after opening fire in broad daylight at the Baisley Park Houses in Springfield Gardens on Friday, Sept. 8. Police from the 113th Precinct are looking for the gunman in the “reckless endangerment” incident that went down just after 3 p.m. in front of 116-80 Guy R. Brewer Boulevard, just a block away from the Baisley Pond Park Cricket Pitch, where he pulled out a black handgun. He proceeded to open fire, shooting numerous times in the direction of an unknown intended target, instead striking the back window of…
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