Jun. 22, 2024 By Ethan Marshall While much of New York City saw an increase in homes entering contract from May 2023 to May 2024, Queens was an exception to this trend, according to a report by the real estate listing site StreetEasy. When a home is ‘in contract’, it means an offer to buy…
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Jun. 21, 2024 By Athena Dawson Grab your four-legged friend and run with New York Road Runners(NYRR) this summer. The organization will host a ‘Dog Days of Summer’ event series for community members to exercise with their pets. The summer series will be available across NYRR Open Run sites throughout the five boroughs. Queens residents…
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Jun. 21, 2024 By Athena Dawson Hundreds of southeastern Queens residents participated in a day filled with joy, fun, and food at the 4th annual Juneteenth in Queens Celebration at Roy Wilkins Park, located in St. Albans, on Wednesday, June 19. The event, hosted by Tunisia Morrison, co-founder of the Voice of Youth Changes Everything…
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Jun. 21, 2024 By Bill Parry
Police from the 102nd Precinct in Richmond Hill are looking for a cyclist who rode up alongside a 9-year-old girl and tried to engage her in conversation at around 8 a.m. on Thursday, June 13.
Jun. 21, 2024 By Bill Parry
A College Point man pleaded guilty on Monday to taking bribes while working as an inspector for the city Department of Buildings (DOB) in exchange for not issuing violations from January 2023 through January 2024.
Jun. 20, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Richmond Hill man was sentenced in Queens Supreme Court on Thursday to 4-12 years in prison for a drunken collision that killed a 36-year-old city worker during an early morning crash nearly a year ago.
Jun. 20, 2024 By Bill Parry
The son of hip-hop star Remy Ma was arrested Tuesday along with a Queens Village man for the murder of a reputed drug kingpin from Astoria just over three years ago.
Jun. 20, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Southeast Queens off-duty NYC Sanitation worker was arrested on Tuesday morning and booked at the 113th Precinct in Jamaica, where he was charged with theft of city services, according to the NYPD.
Jun. 20, 2024 By Ethan Marshall In celebration of Juneteenth, Retro Fitness is offering free entry into their gyms through June 23 across all their locations, including the five in Queens. Anyone in the borough looking to work out or check out their facilities can go to any of the locations listed below: 113-5 Springfield…
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Jun. 20, 2024 By Athena Dawson U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-6) presented a check for $850,000 in federal funding to a local preschool in Jamaica on Tuesday, June 18. Meng was joined by parents, local government leaders, teachers, school board members and students at Queens Centers for Progress’ Apple Preschool for an early morning celebration….
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