Feb. 28, 2023 By Bill Parry A Forest Hills man was charged with animal cruelty and other crimes for allegedly repeatedly injuring his 10-week-old female Boston Terrier to the point where the puppy could neither walk nor stand, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Feb. 28. Paul Verite, 49, of Clyde Street, was arraigned Feb….
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Feb. 28, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed The Community Board 6 Transportation Committee on Thursday, Feb. 23, unanimously voted in favor of a resolution calling on the city Department of Transportation (DOT) to conduct a safety study to increase pedestrian-friendly space and quality of life along Austin Street in Forest Hills. In September 2022, Pedro Rodriguez,…
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Feb. 27, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
A Manhattan Supreme Court judge ruled on Monday that petitioning for the upcoming City Council primaries, set to begin Tuesday, can move forward after a legal defense group filed a suit seeking to delay signature gathering in a bid to alter the council maps approved after last year’s redistricting.
Feb. 27, 2023 By Bill Parry The Flushing Meadows Aquatic Center reopened to the public for the first time in more than three years on Monday, Feb. 27, and seniors were back in the water of its Olympic-sized swimming pool soon after the doors were opened. The Parks Department was forced to close the center…
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Feb. 27, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Drivers for Uber and Lyft joined together to engage in a 12-hour strike at LaGuardia Airport Sunday, Feb. 26, in response to the rideshare companies allegedly being reluctant to grant pay raises, with Uber filing a lawsuit last December to block a pay hike. This strike marks the third…
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Feb. 27, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed More than 150 restaurants across the ‘The World’s Borough’ will participate in the first-ever ‘Eats in Queens Restaurant Month’ and help raise funds to benefit food relief and restaurants throughout Queens. Starting March 1, diners from the borough and beyond will have a chance to experience diverse, delicious cuisines…
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Feb. 27, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police on Monday morning announced the arrest of the crook who punctured the tires of seven NYPD vehicles that were parked near the 112th Precinct in Forest Hills. Authorities say that at approximately 7 a.m. on Feb. 24, 74-year-old Jose Patino, of Gates Avenue in Brooklyn, allegedly approached seven…
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Feb. 25, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for the brazen crook who punctured the tires of seven NYPD vehicles that were parked near the 112th Precinct in Forest Hills on Friday morning. Authorities say that at approximately 7 a.m. on Feb. 24, the male suspect approached seven NYPD vehicles parked near the precinct,…
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Feb. 24, 2023 By Christian Murray Subway service for Queens riders on the E, F and R lines will be disrupted starting next month so the MTA can upgrade its decades-old signal system. The work will begin on March 17 and will impact the three lines during the evening and overnight hours seven days…
Feb. 24, 2023 By Bill Parry
Before he could take on some of the largest infrastructure projects in Queens, 58-year-old entrepreneur Andrew Simmons first had to rebuild his life.