Tag: queens-community-safety

Addabbo offers free self-defense and stress relief workshops in Glendale and Richmond Hill this month

Woman rebuffing man, self-defense courses for women, stop domestic violence

Apr. 9, 2025 By Colum Motherway Senator Joseph Addabbo is organizing two important community events later this month aimed at empowering the public, improving personal safety, and enhancing overall well-being. On Thursday, April 24, Addabbo will host a free interactive self-defense training class as part of his efforts to promote Sexual Assault Awareness Month.…

Queens DA’s office outlines cannabis enforcement strategy at CB13 meeting in Southeast Queens

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Mar. 24, 2025 By Athena Dawson Queens Community Board 13(CB13) held a meeting last month focused on educating Southeast Queens residents about illegal smoke shops. Shanon LaCorte Esq., the bureau chief of crime strategies & intelligence bureau at the Queens District Attorney’s office, gave an in-depth presentation about cannabis enforcement during the CB13 meeting…

Illegal fruit vendors face enforcement sweeps in Queens led by Senator Addabbo and DSNY

This area on Liberty Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard was penalized for being an abandoned, unpermitted Mobile Food Vending Operation. (3,000 pounds of produce confiscated & donated).BEFORE

Jan. 22, 2025 By Colum Motherway Senator Joseph Addabbo has been working closely with the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) to address the growing problem of unlicensed fruit vending in his district, which has become a significant concern for local residents.  The illegal vendors have created disturbances in the community by blocking…

Sen. Addabbo urges multi-agency crackdown on illegal vendors in southeast Queens

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Nov. 20, 2024 By Athena Dawson Sen. Joseph Addabbo Jr. (D-15) is calling on city officials to crack down on illegal vendors in his district.   Addabbo penned a letter to the NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY), the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT), the NYC Department of Health (NYCDOHMH), the NYC Department of Consumer and…