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State probe finds St. Albans Veterans Home left PPE to rot outdoors during height of pandemic

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Nov. 21, 2023 By Bill Parry While the nation struggled to cope with a global shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors, nurses and frontline workers were dangerously ill-equipped to care for stricken patients, particularly in nursing homes across New York City. A state probe has found that during the public health emergency, $560,000 worth of PPE, purchased by the state Department of Health (DOH) for use by the NYS Veterans Home at St. Albans, was ruined as a result of being stock-piled on tarp-covered, weather exposed pallets in a parking lot outside of the facility…
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Crunching the Queens crime stats: grand larceny auto incidents soar, with NYPD reporting surge in vehicle thefts

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Nov. 21, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The number of vehicles being stolen, categorized by the NYPD as grand larceny auto, has increased throughout Queens year-to-date, compared to the same period in 2022, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD. Grand larceny auto incidents are up 39.6% in northern Queens for the year through Nov. 19, rising from 1,718 incidents last year to 2,398 this year. In southern Queens, grand larceny of automobiles rose 14.2% over the same period of time, from 1,423 to 1,625. The increase in grand larceny auto incidents across Queens can also be seen…
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Senator Addabbo partners with Resorts World Casino for job fair

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Nov. 21, 2023 By Anthony Medina According to seasonally adjusted industry jobs data shared by the New York State Department of Labor for last month, the unemployment rate in New York state increased from 4.0% to 4.2%. Out of those industry jobs, the sectors that lost the most jobs were government, professional and business services,…
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Caribbean Cabana treats seniors to free Thanksgiving lunch in Richmond Hill

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Nov. 20, 2023 By Anthony Medina Restaurant owners and sisters Angela Singh and Pamela Ramsewack know the true meaning of the word altruism. At the Caribbean Cabana, a Caribbean and West-Indian cuisine restaurant, located at 116-02 Jamaica Ave. in Richmond Hill, the owners welcomed more than 70 seniors to a free Thanksgiving lunch on Thursday,…
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Richmond Hill residents head to turkey giveaway event at NYPD’s 102nd Precinct

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Nov. 20, 2023 By Anthony Medina According to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 38th annual Thanksgiving dinner survey, the cost of a Thanksgiving dinner this year is higher than it was before the pandemic in 2019.  To alleviate the financial stress of Thanksgiving this year for residents in the Richmond Hill area, Council Member Lynn…
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Ridgewood Savings Bank celebrates reopening of historic Laurelton branch

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Nov. 17, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Laurelton community members and leaders joined the leaders of Ridgewood Savings Bank to celebrate the reopening of one of its most storied branches in the area with a a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 15. The branch — located at 230-22 Merrick Blvd. — originally opened 75 years ago,…
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Dept. of Education employee busted for trying to kidnap teen as she walked to school in Cambria Heights: NYPD

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Nov. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry A city Department of Education employee was arrested Thursday, Nov. 16, and charged with attempted kidnapping and other crimes for allegedly trying to abduct a 15-year-old girl who was walking to school in Cambria Heights on Nov. 15, according to authorities. Detectives from the 105th Precinct went to the home of 32-year-old Yogeshwar Narine just as he was parking his black SUV in front of his residence and took him into custody without further incident, according to a law enforcement source familiar with the case. The maintenance worker was positively identified from a photo…
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