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Queens mourns passing of NY1 anchor Ruschell Boone, who died Sunday at age 48

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Sep. 5, 2023 By Bill Parry Emmy award-winning reporter and NY1 anchor Ruschell Boone died Sunday due to complications related to pancreatic cancer, according to the new station where she worked for more than 21 years, mostly covering Queens. She was 48. From covering the devastation from Superstorm Sandy more than two decades ago, to the powderkeg that followed as the city converted the Pan Am Hotel in Elmhurst into a shelter for homeless families in 2014 to being the only TV reporter in the room when she told a young Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that she had defeated Congressman Joe Crowley…
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Flood-damaged Jamaica Hills playground set for nearly $3M makeover

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Sep. 1, 2023 By Bill Parry Councilwoman Nantasha Williams hosted a “check ceremony” at Harvard Playground in Jamaica Hills on Aug. 30 to commemorate her allocation of $2.755 million in capital funding for the reconstruction and revitalization of the playground that was heavily damaged during Hurricane Ida in August 2021. The project was a priority request of Ida flood victims in the neighborhood who sought further city investments in their community following the disaster. “One of the greatest things we can do as council members is to allocate capital funding to our schools and our parks, which are institutions that…
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Tennis fans from around the world flock to Queens for US Open

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Aug. 29, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Tennis fans from across New York and around the world are descending on Queens this week for the start of the U.S. Open, and QNS/Queens Post spoke with some of the jovial attendees outside the iconic Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows Corona Park on Tuesday, Aug. 29. The two-week sporting extravaganza — which runs from Aug. 28 to Sept. 10. — sees the best in the world battle it out for Grand Slam glory with Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz defending his men’s championship title and Polish star Iga Świątek also looking…
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Breaking Bread, Building Bonds event strengthens community relations in Ozone Park

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Aug. 29, 2023 By Anthony Medina Among the more than 350 guests that packed the Majestic Marquise on Monday, Aug. 28, in Ozone Park Jasbir Bhatia sat with elected officials, local leaders and civic group members.  A couple of years ago, Bhatia was battling COVID-19 and after connecting with Sam Esposito for much-needed help, she…
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Two Queens men charged with possessing stockpile of illegal firearms, ammo in Jamaica: DA

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Aug. 29, 2023 By Bill Parry Two Jamaica men were criminally charged with possessing an arsenal of illegal weapons and stockpiles of ammunition, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Tuesday morning. The co-defendants were arrested last week after law enforcement agencies executed search warrants at their homes and other locations, where they found a dozen…
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Three Queens organizations awarded grants from The New York Women’s Foundation

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Aug. 25, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Three Queens nonprofit organizations were recently announced as recipients of The New York Women’s Foundation’s (NYWF) latest round of grantmaking, totaling $2.57 million across 34 organizations in the city advancing reproductive justice, safety, healing and shifting the narrative to support cultural change.  This grantmaking solidifies the foundation’s commitment to women, girls and gender-expansive people across NYC. The foundation will provide a total disbursement of $1,040,000 across 13 organizations, including the LGBT Center Intercultural Collective in Jackson Heights and the New York City Network of Worker Cooperatives in Elmhurst.   These organizations are included in groups…
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Hundreds of residents celebrate ‘Trinidad and Tobago’ street co-naming in Richmond Hill

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Aug. 22, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Hundreds of residents on Sunday, Aug. 20 celebrated the co-naming of 131st Street and Liberty Avenue in Richmond Hill as ‘Trinidad and Tobago Street,’ making it the first street to be named after the twin-island anywhere in the world.  In a festive celebration reminiscent of carnival, community leaders, elected…
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