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Busy burglar breaks into four stores on same Whitestone block in one morning:...
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Carlotta MohamedTimesLedger Newspapers Police were searching for a thief wanted in connection with a string of burglaries at four commercial businesses in...
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Two indicted after feds crack a pair of cold Queens murder cases dating back...
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Emily DavenportTimesLedger Newspapers A South Ozone Park man was one of two men indicted for their alleged roles in a pair of murders in the neighborhood nearly 30...
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Queens business and community leaders hopeful as stalled streetcar project...
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Bill ParryTimesLedger Newspapers The city took a step forward in the stalled Brooklyn Queens Connector streetcar project Wednesday when it selected a contractor to...
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See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Mark HallumTimesLedger Newspapers Members of Forest Hills’ Bukharian community stood together Feb. 3 to condemn anti-Semitic violence and called on the NYPD to...
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The Sandwich King opens its doors in Long Island City
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Jenna BagcalTimesLedger Newspapers The wait is over for The Sandwich King — the much-anticipated gourmet sandwich shop is finally open in Long Island City. Owner...
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Mayor names 46 new judges to criminal, civil and family courts, including...
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Bill ParryTimesLedger Newspapers Of the 46 judges Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed or reappointed in New York City last week, a dozen of them have ties to Queens,...
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Meng reintroduces Lunar New Year resolution to be recognized in the House
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Carlotta MohamedTimesLedger Newspapers U.S. Rep. Grace Meng reintroduced a resolution Feb. 4 that seeks the House of Representatives’ recognition of Lunar New...
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Taiwanese artist, Crystal Foundation unveil The Tree of Hope art exhibit in...
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Carlotta MohamedTimesLedger Newspapers In honor of the Lunar New Year and with baseball season right around the corner, the Crystal Foundation and world-renowned...
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Gianaris named to panel that could kill Amazon project in LIC; Cuomo fumes...
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Bill ParryTimesLedger Newspapers The State Senate introduced a potential game-changer to the state and city’s deal with Amazon to build its HQ2 campus in Long...
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Queens pols say they don’t trust MTA with revenue generated by new congestion...
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Mark HallumTimesLedger Newspapers Queens elected officials who are both for and against Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s congestion pricing plan gathered in Jamaica Station’s...
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City will double capital funding for enhanced security at all DOE public...
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Jenna BagcalTimesLedger Newspapers The Department of Education is doubling the five-year capital plan budget for school safety, according to Bayside-based City...
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Middle Village woman dies from injuries weeks after SUV struck her on...
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Robert PozaryckiTimesLedger Newspapers A 76-year-old woman from Middle Village has died from injuries she sustained after being struck by an SUV along Woodhaven...
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Students at Newtown High School in Elmhurst take a pledge to stand up against...
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Carlotta MohamedTimesLedger Newspapers Students at Newtown High School in Elmhurst are pledging to stand up against cyberbullying. AT&T, the Tyler Clementi...
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Jamaica man suspected of failed Ridgewood kidnapping attempt could spend up...
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Robert PozaryckiTimesLedger Newspapers A grand jury indicted the Jamaica man who allegedly attempted to abduct a young girl in Ridgewood — only to be foiled by a...
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LIC man faces animal cruelty charges after blinding dog with a rod: DA
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Emily DavenportTimesLedger Newspapers A Long Island City man was charged with allegedly hitting a small dog with a metal rod, leaving her blind in one eye,...
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Pursuit founder and CEO Jukay Hsu explains partnership with Amazon in Queens
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Bill ParryTimesLedger Newspapers Of the 45 community members who gathered at the Long Island City Partnership Jan. 24 for the first full meeting of the Community...
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Board 5 committee hears plans for new daycare center in Glendale...
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Mark HallumTimesLedger Newspapers Community Board 5’s Land Use Committee heard arguments Tuesday night for a special permit application with the Board of Standards...
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Queensbridge Alliance to host press conference in support of Amazon HQ2
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Zach GewelbTimesLedger Newspapers Leaders from the Queensbridge Alliance, a collective of leaders from northwestern Queens, will be joined by other local leaders...
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New ‘L.I. Centric’ art show debuts at the Plaxall Gallery in Long Island City
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Jenna BagcalTimesLedger Newspapers A group of Long Island City creatives is ready to show the world their version of the beloved Queens neighborhood. ‘L.I. Centric...
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Flushing organization awarded $4,000 Spectrum Digital Education Grant
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Carlotta MohamedTimesLedger Newspapers Flushing organization Asian Americans for Equality is one of three local New York City recipients to receive a Spectrum...
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Philadelphia cheesesteak giant Tony Luke’s coming to Queens as part of NYC...
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Robert PozaryckiTimesLedger Newspapers One of the biggest names in Philadelphia cheesesteak is making a move up the New Jersey Turnpike to New York City — and has...
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Top chefs set to return for fourth annual Charcuterie Masters 2019 at...
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Carlotta MohamedTimesLedger Newspapers The ultimate night to celebrate the Year Of The Pig is also the meatiest night in New York. The wildly popular Charcuterie...
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Woodside warehouse with custom mezzanine sells for $3.6M
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Emily DavenportTimesLedger Newspapers An 8,000 square-foot warehouse space that was on the market in Woodside has been sold for a hefty price. The warehouse,...
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More apartments, less parking spots in revised plans for Ridgewood’s tallest...
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Robert PozaryckiTimesLedger Newspapers The developers planning to erect Ridgewood’s tallest apartment structure have submitted revised blueprints to the Department...
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Revised proposal for truck access part of Rentar Plaza’s plan to reinvent...
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Mark HallumTimesLedger Newspapers After backlash from Community Board 5 members and the public at the Jan. 9 meeting, Rentar Plaza officials unveiled a revised...
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Business owners on one Long Island City strip still supportive of Amazon project
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Morgan ChittumTimesLedger Newspapers According to a TimesLedger survey, 86 percent of employees and business owners along Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City...
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Astoria, Long Island City residents blast opponents of Amazon HQ2 proposal
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Mark HallumTimesLedger Newspapers Bishop Mitchell Taylor and Queensbridge residents rallied Monday to support employment opportunities that the online retail giant...
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Queens advocates travel to Albany to back congestion pricing and call for...
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Bill ParryTimesLedger Newspapers Dozens of labor, civil rights, social and environmental advocates from Queens rallied in Albany Monday, calling on Gov. Andrew...
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Mystery surrounds death of man found unconscious in Jackson Heights apartment
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Emily DavenportTimesLedger Newspapers Police were investigating the suspicious death of a man who was found in a Jackson Heights apartment. According to...
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Cops seek two suspects who broke into Middle Village home and stole more than...
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Robert PozaryckiTimesLedger Newspapers Cops need the public’s help in finding two men who were caught on camera breaking into a Middle Village home last week and...
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Crooks wanted for planting card-skimming devices twice onto a Glendale bank’s...
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Robert PozaryckiTimesLedger Newspapers Detectives need the public’s help in finding two men who they say planted a card skimmer onto a Glendale bank’s cash machine...
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Knife-wielding crooks take a man’s bank card during robbery on an Astoria...
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Emily DavenportTimesLedger Newspapers Cops were looking for a duo who they say robbed a man at knifepoint in Astoria last week and took off with the victim’s ATM...
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Latest round of Catholic school closures claim St. Camillus in Rockaway Park
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Bill ParryTimesLedger Newspapers St. Camillus Catholic Academy in Rockaway Park will be closed and the end of the school year and two Catholic academies in...
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New exhibition at New York Hall of Science highlights inventions that enhance...
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Carlotta MohamedTimesLedger Newspapers An interesting new exhibition at the New York Hall of Science explores the medical and industrial breakthroughs that have...
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Stringer blasts MTA for ‘culture of concealment’ on subway delay data
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Mark HallumTimesLedger Newspapers After an investigation into data regarding subway delays since 2015, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer is alleging that...
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Lawmakers in Whitestone blast Cuomo for ‘inadequate’ education budget plan
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Jenna BagcalTimesLedger Newspapers A host of northeast Queens representatives gathered in Whitestone on Feb. 7 to slam Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “inadequate and...
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Puzzle Break Long Island to open new escape room at former Rego Park...
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Carlotta MohamedTimesLedger Newspapers Puzzle Break Long Island is constructing a new adventurous premiere escape room opening soon in Rego Park. In the works for...
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Townsend Harris High School student from Jackson Heights is semifinalist for...
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Carlotta MohamedTimesLedger Newspapers A student at Flushing’s Townsend Harris High School student was recognized for her outstanding academic excellence and...
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After Queens lawmakers rip congestion pricing plan, Cuomo makes ultimatum:...
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Mark HallumTimesLedger Newspapers Despite state lawmakers giving the MTA the cold shoulder at a Jan. 30 budget hearing, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is calling on the...
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Barnwell bill would halt zoning process for projects don’t provide enough...
See this story at TimesLedger.com.By Mark HallumTimesLedger Newspapers A new bill being introduced by Maspeth-based state Assemblyman Brian Barnwell will address concerns of housing developments that...
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