May. 10, 2023 By Julia Moro The New York Lottery announced a top-prize winning ticket for the May 9 Take 5 Midday drawing worth $19,539.50 was sold in Ridgewood. The ticket was sold at C&C Italian Deli II, located at 80-19 Myrtle Ave. in Ridgewood, according to the New York Lottery. Take 5 numbers are…
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May. 9, 2023 Elijah Hamilton The city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) will be starting the process of converting several Glendale intersections into one-way roads, making them less congested for drivers and safer for pedestrians. On June 26, the DOT will begin turning the intersection of 60th Lane between Cooper Avenue and 75th Avenue going northbound…
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May. 9, 2023 By Bill Parry With less than five weeks to go before early voting begins for the Democratic primary, retired Judge George Grasso was endorsed by the Uniformed Fire Officers Association (UFOA) of NYC on May 4 in his campaign to unseat Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz. The UFOA is the union for…
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May. 9, 2023 By Bill Parry
A Ridgewood man was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison on May 5 for killing his former girlfriend, who was the mother of his two children, during a murderous rampage in Bushwick, Brooklyn, in 2018.
May. 9, 2023 By Bill Parry The city has completed a key infrastructure project in Maspeth a year ahead of schedule and more than 44% under budget. The city’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Department of Design and Construction (DDC) on May 8 announced the completion of the $2.25 million capital project that…
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May. 9, 2023 By Julia Moro StreetEasy released a new report revealing a disturbing data point: the typical white household could afford five times as many market-rate rentals in New York City compared to the typical Black household and seven times as many as a Hispanic household. This new report, combined with data from the…
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May. 8, 2023 Elijah Hamilton Councilman Robert Holden’s office is partnering with Maspeth Federal Savings Bank to host a free breast cancer screening event on Wednesday, June 7. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the branch located at 56-18 69th St. in Maspeth. Those interested in attending must first…
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May. 8, 2023 By Anthony Medina More than 80 diners stood shoulder-to-shoulder inside the main dining room of Zum Stammtisch on Friday night, May 5, as the historic German restaurant and bar in Glendale hosted a particularly packed house to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Regardless of whether or not they’re close friends or complete strangers,…
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May. 8, 2023 Elijah Hamilton The Juniper Park Civic Association is partnering with the New York City Parks Department to host a series of concerts in Middle Village this summer. Juniper Valley Park — located at 80th Street and Juniper Boulevard South — will host locals for a series of concerts in July and August….
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May. 5, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Queens Theatre is adding four new performances of the award-winning play, “Eight Tales of Pedro,” which will now run from Friday, May 5, through Sunday, May 14. “Eight Tales of Pedro,” written by Woodside-based playwright Mark-Eugene Garcia and featuring music by Luis D’Elias, is set both in 17th century…
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