Nov. 16, 2023 By Gabriele Holtermann Good Grades, the first woman-owned retail cannabis dispensary in Queens, reopened to the public in Jamaica on Nov. 15 after undergoing an extensive $1 million renovation. The first legal retail dispensary in Queens, co-owned by Extasy James and her cousin, Michael James, opened as a temporary “pop-up” in March…
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Nov. 16, 2023 By Ethan Marshall New York City was named among the least affordable cities in the United States over the month of October, according to the latest National Affordability Report from the real estate firm RealtyHop. The Big Apple ranked as the fourth-least affordable city, moving up from the fifth place spot in the prior month’s report. The cost of a home in New York City ended up increasing, with the real estate value growing 3.8%. High interest rates and asking prices were cited as two of the main contributing factors to New York City becoming less affordable…
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Gov. Kathy Hochul made the trip to Garden City to honor Victoria Schneps-Yunis, founder of Life’s WORC and Schneps Media, at Life’s WORC’s headquarters, which was recently renamed the Victoria Schneps-Yunis Building.
Nov. 16, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The Department of City Planning announced that updates have been made to the Population FactFinder and Population MapViewer tools on its website to provide new demographic information and features on New York City’s community. These updates include information from the Census Bureau’s 2020 “Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics” file. “The latest additions to Population FactFinder and MapViewer are the next step in our ongoing work to make important demographic information about New York City accessible and transparent to all,” Department of City Planning Director Dan Garodnick said. “Our cutting-edge online tools make it easy…
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Nov. 15, 2023 By Anthony Medina During the Community Board 9 monthly meeting at Queens Borough Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 14, growing concern about Mayor Eric Adams’ “City of Yes” initiative, proposed adult-use cannabis retail dispensaries and liquor license applications occupied a packed agenda. A presentation on the “City of Yes” initiative by Paul Graziano,…
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Nov. 15, 2023 By Bill Parry A 60-year-old woman was left clinging to life after she was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Hollis on Wednesday, Nov. 15. Police from the 103rd Precinct responded to a 911 call of a vehicle collision involving a pedestrian at the intersection of 90th Avenue and 188th Street around…
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Nov. 15, 2023 By Dean Moses The Queens landlord accused of killing his two tenants and his girlfriend over rent disputes told the press he was “under pressure” during his perp walk on Wednesday. David Daniel, 54, was walked out of the 13th Precinct just before 1:30 p.m. by detectives after spending 24 hours…
Nov. 15, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The kids are not leaving the nest. Approximately 28% of the 1.2 million millennials and 79% of the 2 million Gen Z adults in New York City have yet to leave their multigenerational homes to find their own place to live, according to a report recently released by real…
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Nov. 15, 2023 By Bill Parry A 54-year-old St. Albans landlord was arrested and booked on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at the 113th Precinct on murder and weapons charges for allegedly killing his girlfriend and two tenants to death at his home on Millburn Street. David Daniels allegedly admitted to fatally stabbing two women and a…
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Nov. 13, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Top-prize winning tickets were sold in Jamaica and St. Albans for the midday drawing on Saturday, Nov. 11, according to the New York Lottery. Both winning tickets amounted to a $10,226.50 prize. The winning ticket in Jamaica was sold at a Associated Supermarket, at 153-30 89th Ave., while the St. Albans ticket was bought at Linden Convenience Store Corp, located at 189-07 Linden Blvd. Take 5 drawings are televised twice every day, at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. The numbers are drawn from a field of 1-39. Prizes of any amount can be claimed…
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