Mar. 21, 2023 Elijah Hamilton In preparation for Tax Day on Tuesday, April 18, the office of State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr will bring representatives from the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) to his Middle Village office to inform residents about NYC Free Tax Prep services and other programs…
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Queens traffic agent struck by hit-and-run driver in Forest Hills: NYPD
Mar. 20, 2023 By Dean Moses A Queens NYPD traffic agent was hospitalized Monday morning after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Forest Hills, police said. According to NYPD sources, the traffic agent was standing in the street when she was struck by a driver at 8:51 a.m. on 75 Avenue and Queens…
Convicted Rego Park money launderer gets more than a decade behind bars: Feds
Mar. 20, 2023 By Bill Parry A Rego Park businessman will spend more than a decade in federal prison for laundering millions of dollars obtained from computer hacking, healthcare fraud, defrauding a government agency and operating an international unlicensed money-transmitting business. Djonibek Rahmankulov, 35, was sentenced to 121 months in prison on March 17 after…
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Two of the city’s largest building trades unions endorse DA Katz in re-election bid
Mar. 20, 2023 By Bill Parry With the Democratic primary just over three months away, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz continues to pile up endorsements from organized labor unions in her re-election bid. On March 16, her campaign announced that Katz was endorsed by the New York City District Council of Carpenters, which represents nine…
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NYS Pavilion restoration project in Flushing Meadows Corona Park wins coveted preservation award
Mar. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry The New York Landmarks Conservancy announced that the $24 million restoration of the New York State Pavilion in Flushing Meadows Corona Park will be a recipient of the 2023 Lucy G. Moses Preservation Awards next month, which recognizes individuals, organizations and building owners for their contributions to the city….
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Trailblazing Irish American women honored at Queens Chamber’s annual St. Patrick’s Day luncheon
Mar. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry Mayor Eric Adams delivered remarks to hundreds of business and community leaders during the Queens Chamber of Commerce’s annual St. Patrick’s Day luncheon at Antun’s in Queens Village on March 15. He set the tone for the occasion by speaking of the Irish immigrants who helped build New York…
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Survey says: LaGuardia’s new Terminal B named world’s best new airport terminal
Mar. 16, 2023 By Bill Parry It may not be getting an AirTrain, but LaGuardia Airport’s new $4 billion Terminal B was named the world’s best new terminal based on a global passenger survey, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced Wednesday, March 15. The survey was conducted by the airport rating…
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Alleged cyber criminal from Forest Hills charged with posing as police officer to defraud social media companies: Feds
Mar. 14, 2023 By Bill Parry A Forest Hills man and his associate from Rhode Island have been charged with breaching a federal law enforcement database and posing as police officers to defraud social media companies. Nicholas “Ominous” Ceraolo, 25, was named in a criminal complaint that was unsealed on March 13 in Brooklyn federal…
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Duo sought in two separate burglaries of Corona gas station last week: NYPD
Mar. 13, 2023 By Bill Parry The NYPD is looking for two alleged burglars who allegedly hit the same gas station near Flushing Meadows Corona Park twice in two days earlier this month. Authorities say the culprits forcibly entered through the front door of the Mobil station located at 110-88 Horace Harding Expressway in Corona…
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Queens lawmaker partners with EMU Health to honor five women during Women’s History Month
Mar. 10, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed In celebration of Women’s History Month, Senator Joseph Addabbo Jr. presented five women with Senate citations recognizing them for their dedicated work to their communities during a ceremony at the Deshi Senior Center in Ozone Park on Friday, March 10. “Women’s History Month is a time for us to…
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