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Queens communities gather at Borough Hall for festive Diwali celebration

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Nov. 9, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Around 100 members of Queens’ Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh and Jain communities, along with local leaders, gathered together to celebrate Diwali at the Helen Marshall Cultural Center in Queens Borough Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 8. Several Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh and Jain individuals and organizations were honored at the celebration as well. The celebration kicked off with the lighting of the Diya lamp, which is meant to symbolize the holiday’s message of the triumph of good over evil and light over darkness. Those honored at the Diwali celebration with citations included Ram Hardowar, Harish Chander Puri,…
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Two individuals sought in three attacks on transit workers in Queens: NYPD

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Nov. 9, 2023 By Bill Parry The NYPD is looking for a pair of individuals who assaulted MTA workers in two Queens police precincts last month. Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing are searching for a woman who attacked two bus operators in two separate incidents nearly two hours apart in College Point during…
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Queens DA Katz cruises to victory over two challengers to win second term

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Nov. 8, 2023 By Bill Parry Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz secured a second term as the borough’s top law enforcement official cruising past two challengers on Tuesday, Nov. 7, with nearly 67% of the vote with more than 97% of the scanners reported, according to unofficial results from the city’s Board of Elections. Howard…
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What Queens voters should know ahead of the Nov. 7 general election

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Nov. 6, 2023 By Ethan Marshall While Election Day may not be until Tuesday, Nov. 7, the early voting period for those who may not be able to submit their ballots on Election Day will run from Oct. 28 until Nov. 5 in New York City. This will mark the second election cycle in the city since new congressional district maps were drawn. Early voting Below, see the schedule for early voting polling sites: Saturday, Oct. 28: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct….
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Brooklyn motorcyclist killed by hit-and-run driver after falling from bike in Springfield Gardens: NYPD

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Nov. 6, 2023 By Bill Parry A Brooklyn man was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Springfield Gardens early Sunday morning after he wiped out on his motorcycle on the Belt Parkway, according to the NYPD. Police from the 105th Precinct in Queens Village responded to a 911 call of a vehicle collision on the Belt Parkway in the vicinity of Springfield Boulevard at around 1:18 a.m. on Nov. 5. Upon their arrival, officers discovered Mohammed Hoque, 23, of Grant Avenue in Cypress Hills, unconscious on the roadway with trauma to his head and body. EMS responded to…
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One in three NYC homes on the market don’t sell: report

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Nov. 6, 2023 By Ethan Marshall A study conducted by the New York City real estate firm StreetEasy concluded that 35.7% of previously-owned New York City homes on the market don’t get sold. StreetEasy also concluded that the average listing spends a median of 89 days on the market in New York City, compared to…
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Police officers rescue blind dog from ‘frigid’ Jamaica pond

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Nov. 3, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan On Halloween morning, when the temperature was hovering around 40 degrees, 911 calls reporting a dog drowning in Baisley Pond in Jamaica were relayed to local police.  Two officers from the 113th Precinct, which covers southeastern Queens, responded to the incident at 8:30 a.m. and successfully rescued Sparky, the 8-year old Border Collie. The NYPD also mentioned that the dog is blind.  Body camera footage shared to X by the NYPD shows Officers Williams and Espositio entering the murky swamp-like water and wading through vegetation to reach Sparky.  “Pup, you’re okay, you’re okay,” Officer…
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Two men sought in armed robbery at South Ozone Park T-Mobile store: NYPD

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Nov. 3, 2023 By Bill Parry A T-Mobile store located near the Van Wyck Expressway in South Ozone Park was robbed at gunpoint in October and police from the 106th Precinct are still searching for two men who allegedly pulled off the heist. Police reported that, at around 6:20 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 23, a 23-year-old man was working in the corner storefront at 134-11 Rockaway Blvd. when two unidentified men entered the shop. One of the men pulled out a handgun, while his partner forcibly removed around $1,700 in cash from the register, as well as a Samsung cellphone….
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