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DA Katz introduces Kimi, the facility dog providing comfort to Queens crime victims

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Oct. 3, 2024 By Bill Parry Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz introduced one of the newest members of her team on Wednesday as part of her office’s public information campaign during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Kimi, a 2-year-old golden retriever/Labrador retriever, has been appointed as a facility dog to provide comfort and companionship to…

Met Council, local officials distribute food to over 181,000 Jewish New Yorkers for High Holidays

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Oct. 2, 2024 By Czarinna Andres and Paul Frangipane In the lead-up to the Jewish High Holidays, local officials and community leaders gathered at Tomchei Shabbos of Queens located at 129-01 Metropolitan Ave. in Kew Gardens on Monday, Sept. 30. U.S. Representatives Gregory Meeks and Grace Meng, Attorney General Letitia James, State Senators Joe…

A novel ‘Italian Heritage Street Festival’ is coming to Whitestone this month 

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Oct. 2, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan A first-of-its-kind “Italian Heritage Street Festival” is coming to Whitestone on Sunday, Oct. 20.  The initiative, led by City Council Member Vickie Paladino, who represents the area, aims to create a community event for its local Italian-American residents.  Running from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., the outdoor celebration…

Order free at-home COVID-19 test kits as USPS resumes nationwide distribution

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Oct. 2, 2024 QNS News Team The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has resumed its distribution of millions of at-home COVID-19 test kits across the nation as part of a federal effort to enhance access to testing as cases continue to be monitored. The program, a partnership with the White House and the Administration for…

Council members urge Congress to extend reimbursement for stolen SNAP benefits amid nationwide theft

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Oct. 2, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan A Flushing city council member is calling on Congress to extend a vital program that reimburses stolen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, tackling a widespread issue impacting residents both locally and across the country. Council Member Sandra Ung co-introduced a resolution on Sept. 26 to allow the government…

Brooklyn man arrested by Queens SVU for groping a 12-year-old girl in Maspeth: NYPD

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Oct. 1, 2024 By Bill Parry A Brooklyn man was arrested last week by a detective from the Queens Special Victims Squad who joined in a forcible touching investigation out of the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood. Kadeem Laguerre, 27, of East 15th Street in Bensonhurst, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 25, and charged with…