Jun. 27, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Goldfish Swim School in Glen Oaks awarded local boy Garick Gill with a $5,000 prize toward a beach vacation for the commitment he and his family made to water safety must-knows, known as the Safer Swimmer Pledge. The Gill family was just one of nearly 17,000 families across North…
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Jun. 27, 2023 By Michael Dorgan, Zach Gewelb, Ethan Marshall, Anthony Medina, Carlotta Mohamed, Julia Moro and John Schilling Election Day is upon us as Queens residents head to the polls to cast their ballots on Tuesday, June 27, for the district attorney, civil court county judge and city council primaries. Polls are open from…
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Jun. 26, 2023 By Tammy Scileppi Reserve your spot now and meet the beloved, Emmy-winning TV chef, best-selling author, and restaurateur Lidia Bastianich in person at a special event hosted by the Bayside Historical Society on Thursday, June 29, at the Castle in Fort Totten. “A Conversation with Lidia Bastianich” (part of the ‘Author Talk…
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Jun. 23, 2023 By Bill Parry
A Fresh Meadows man was sentenced Friday in Queens Supreme Court to five and a half years in prison for possessing a stockpile of illegal weapons, including 25 ghost guns as well as large-capacity magazines and ammunition at his home.
Jun. 23, 2023 By Bill Parry The NYPD announced on June 23 that an investigation into the death of a 60-year-old Oakland Gardens woman has been reclassified as a homicide investigation. Charges against an Astoria man who was arrested last April for assault in connection with the purse-snatching gone wrong will likely be upgraded, police…
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Jun. 23, 2023 By Christian Murray More than 450 residents filled a school auditorium in Douglaston on June 20 to learn about a climate law that is slated to go into effect next year and is likely to raise the monthly cost of owning a co-op or condo. The attendees were briefed on what’s known…
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Jun. 22, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Queens Borough President Donovan Richards is calling on all levels of government to make affordable housing and the overall livability of New York City its top priorities after the Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) voted on Wednesday, June 21, to authorize increases on rent-stabilized apartments across the five boroughs. Demonstrators…
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Jun. 22, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb An 80-year-old man was found dead with trauma to the back of his head in his Fresh Meadows residence on Wednesday night and investigators are working to determine the circumstances that led to his death. Offices from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows responded to a 911 call of…
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Jun. 20, 2023 By Ethan Marshall One of Whitestone’s oldest restaurants, The Clinton, announced that it will be shutting its doors on June 25. Since opening in 1939, The Clinton has been operated by three generations of the Babich family over the years. “It is with great and profound sadness, bittersweet joy and an air…
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Jun. 19, 2023 By Bill Parry
The NYPD released a new surveillance video on June 16 that shows two men — who remain at large — posing as landscapers when they broke into a Bayside home in broad daylight back in April.