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Person of interest in custody following fatal shooting in Kew Gardens: NYPD

May. 31, 2023 By Bill Parry The block across from Queens Borough Hall in Kew Gardens was closed off with crime scene tape Wednesday morning as homicide detectives investigated a fatal shooting that occurred in the early morning hours of May 31. Officers responded to a 911 call of a man shot near the parking…
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FDNY investigating fire that tore through vacant home in South Richmond Hill

May. 26, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb and Lloyd Mitchell The FDNY is investigating a fire that tore through a vacant two-and-a-half-story wood frame dwelling in South Richmond Hill on May 25. The FDNY responded to a call regarding the blaze at 94-54 Lefferts Blvd. at approximately 5:15 p.m. with 12 units consisting of 60 firefighters….
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Mets host annual wheelchair softball game, clinic at Citi Field

May. 25, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The New York Mets hosted the Wheelchair Sports Federation for its annual softball game at the Citi Field parking lot Wednesday. In addition to the game, a softball clinic was held for more than 100 schoolchildren with disabilities. They were joined by Mr. and Mrs. Met and Mets alumni…
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Report from City Harvest shows large increase in Queens children visiting food pantries

May. 24, 2023 By Ethan Marshall City Harvest recently released its annual report examining the number of New York City children visiting food pantries. Titled “Tiny Hands, Hungry Bellies: The State of Child Food Insecurity in NYC,” the report gave cause for concern on the matter, particularly in Queens. According to the report, there were…
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Corona restaurant declared champion of inaugural best empanada competition

May. 23, 2023 By Bill Parry Empanadas Café in Corona was declared the winner of the inaugural Queens’ Best Empanada Competition, held by the Queens Chamber of Commerce. Over the past several weeks, borough foodies nominated and voted on their favorite stuffed doughy pastries, with the family-owned Corona eatery emerging as the winner on May…
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F train rider assaulted by three men in Sutphin Boulevard subway station: NYPD

May. 22, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows and Transit District 20 are looking for three brutes who allegedly beat up an F train rider and attempted to rob him in the Sutphin Boulevard subway station earlier this month. As the 43-year-old victim was entering the mezzanine at the…
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St. Albans man killed after crashing his motorcycle in Ozone Park: NYPD

May. 22, 2023 By Bill Parry A St. Albans man was fatally injured when he wiped out on his motorcycle on North Conduit Avenue in Ozone Park on Friday, May 19. Police from the 106th Precinct in Ozone Park responded to a 911 call of a motor vehicle accident involving a motorcycle just after noon…
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