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Council Member Holden hosting coat drive in Maspeth for homeless veterans

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Nov. 29, 2023 By Anthony Medina City Council Member Robert Holden is hosting a coat collection drive in Maspeth to help homeless veterans stay warm this winter. Holden, along with the Institute for Community Living (ICL) and the Department of Veterans Services, will accept new coat donations at his district office, located on 58-38 69th St. in Maspeth, until Monday, Dec. 18. The coats will be distributed to the Borden Avenue Veterans Residence, located at 21-10 Borden Ave. in Long Island City, where 243 beds are made available to house veterans around the clock. “In partnership with the city and…
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City comptroller report asks for overhaul of Citi Bike contract for better service

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Nov. 29, 2023 By Anthony Medina A new report from the New York City Comptroller Brad Lander’s office revealed that Ridgewood and Maspeth were among the neighborhoods with the longest duration of having no Citi Bikes or docks available to users. According to the comptroller’s report, Lyft failed to ensure the availability of bikes in…
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Glendale Kiwanis invites community to annual Christmas Tree Lighting event

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Nov. 29, 2023 By Anthony Medina The Kiwanis Club of Glendale will kick off the holiday season with its annual Christmas Tree Lighting on Sunday, Dec. 3. Hundreds of residents are expected gather at the Glendale Veterans Triangle on Myrtle Avenue to celebrate the season of giving. As per tradition, members of the Kiwanis Club will provide onlookers with music, refreshments and a special visit from Santa Claus. Glendale Kiwanis President Ingrid Huber, who made her first public appearance at the Myrtle Avenue Halloween Parade, anticipates another great turnout this year. “It’s a tradition that we think will bring our…
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Community Board 5 committee reviews more applications for proposed retail cannabis dispensaries in Glendale and Ridgewood

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Nov. 28, 2023 By Anthony Medina At the Queens Community Board 5 Liquor License and Cannabis Committee meeting on Monday, Nov. 27, members voted to oppose four out of six applications for proposed cannabis dispensary locations in Ridgewood and Glendale. The committee meeting at the Brewery Keenan Heiser American Legion Post on Cooper Avenue in…
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Queens among top areas preferred by renters in countrywide real estate report

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Nov. 28, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Queens was viewed as one of the top areas in the United States by renters throughout November 2023, according to the latest rental activity report compiled by the national real estate firm RentCafe. Queens is also the most popular rental destination in the northeastern region of the United States….
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How to talk to older people in your life about scams

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Nov. 23, 2023 By Adriana Morga/Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — This summer, Daniel Goldstein’s 86-year-old mom got an email that looked like it was from her bank. She was alarmed because she hadn’t spent the money it mentioned, so she called a help number on the email. The person on the other end of…
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