May. 22, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Approximately one month after being provided with housing at Bayside’s Anchor Inn motel, the 122 male migrants were transferred to a new shelter in Staten Island on May 14 in order to make room for migrant families. Among those sent to Staten Island were six migrants who had already…
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May. 22, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Cord Meyer Development Company will present seven car shows from the Queens Classic Car Club throughout the summer at the Bay Terrace Shopping Center. Shows will run every other Tuesday from May 30 to Aug. 22, from 5 to 9:00 p.m. There is no registration required. In addition to…
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May. 22, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The players and coaches from the Little Neck-Douglaston (LND) Little League program gathered at Gino’s Pizzeria in Bayside on May 16 to celebrate the restaurant’s generous $600 donation to the team. The event was organized LND general manager Nicholas Singh. Since Singh took over LND alongside Ariel De La…
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May. 19, 2023 By Christian Murray Mayor Eric Adams and the City Council speaker reached an agreement Thursday that paves the way for a permanent outdoor dining program. The pair have agreed to a bill that would permit sidewalk dining all year round, with roadway dining permitted for eight months of the year. The…
May. 19, 2023 By Julia Moro It’s almost time to kick off the summer and memorialize those who fought for our country. Queens is home to some of the largest and oldest Memorial Day ceremonies in the city. Enjoy one of the many parades across the borough and various events to commemorate the day. Sunday,…
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May. 18, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Bayside resident Roger Bow was honored by White Castle as an inductee to the restaurant chain’s Food Cravers Hall of Fame. Bow, one of 11 inductees of the class of 2022, was selected after submitting an essay about the important role that White Castle has played in his life….
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May. 17, 2023 By Ethan Marshall In honor of its grand opening, the Key Food at 35-09 Francis Lewis Blvd. in Bayside held a community celebration on Friday, May 12, during which several community members came to shop at the new market and partake in the festivities. Several tents were set up outside Key Food,…
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May. 17, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The FDNY Foundation and Kidde held a distribution event Thursday at the EMS Academy in Fort Totten to celebrate their donation of smoke detectors to eight fire departmentsy. Fire departments from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut each benefitted from these donations. Each of the fire departments receiving…
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May. 16, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Since taking office as the director of the Queens County Farm Museum in October of 2018, Jennifer Walden Weprin has managed to oversee its growth economically and as a pillar for the community. Under her leadership as its director, the institution managed to adapt and thrive during the COVID-19…
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May. 15, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The dance program at Queensborough Community College put on its annual spring concert at the Queensborough Performing Arts Center on May 11 and May 12, during which students performed choreography by multiple guest artists. The guest artists for whom the dancers choreographed included Raphael Xavier, Robert Battle, Bakary Fall…
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