May. 25, 2023 By Bill Parry New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) will play a key role in the future of artificial and natural intelligence after U.S. Rep. Grace Meng announced that the institution in Flushing Meadows Corona Park has been awarded nearly a half-million dollars in federal funding from the National Science Foundation over…
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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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May. 25, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood are looking for a knife-wielding crook who robbed the same Middle Village bodega on consecutive days last earlier this month. On Thursday, May 18, the suspect entered the convenience store at 63-18 Woodhaven Blvd. at around 10:30 a.m. and brandished a knife…
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May. 25, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Queens Rising will be coming to the Queens Night Market at the New York Hall of Science in Flushing Meadows Corona Park on June 3. Among those scheduled to perform are DJ Greg Caz, Allen Gogarty, The Afro-Latineers, Jennah Vox and the Korean Traditional Music and Dance Center. In…
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May. 24, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Following a historic three-day strike, Elmhurst Hospital resident physicians announced on Wednesday, May 24, that they have reached a tentative agreement with Mount Sinai after almost a year of negotiations. Approximately 165 doctors employed by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ended their unfair labor practice strike saying…
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May. 23, 2023 By Anthony Medina Throughout the month of May, the NYPD’s 104th Precinct has shown a continued emphasis on tackling quality of life complaints in the Ridgewood, Glendale, Maspeth and Middle Village neighborhoods. The 104th Precinct recently tweeted a photo of neighborhood coordination officers standing in front of an unregistered vehicle they seized…
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May. 23, 2023 By Bill Parry
A man was stabbed multiple times at a Glendale gas station after an argument turned violent on Tuesday afternoon.
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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May. 23, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Queens Borough President Donovan Richards held a celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month Monday, May 22, at the Helen Marshall Cultural Center in Queens Borough Hall. The celebration included multiple musical and dance performances from local cultural organizations, food and remarks from Richards and other…
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May. 23, 2023 By Bill Parry A man was robbed at knifepoint in broad daylight in Ridgewood on Monday, May 22, by a perpetrator who made his getaway on a Citi Bike, according to the NYPD. Police say the 47-year-old victim was in the vestibule of a residential building in the vicinity of Woodward Avenue…
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