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City to Begin Letter Grading Food Carts, Trucks

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Nov. 9, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan The city will soon begin to put letter grades on food carts and trucks throughout the boroughs. The Health Department announced today that is has published a set of new rules in the City Record for the new grading program, set to launch in December. Over the next two… Read more »

Kew Gardens Flea Market Returns This Saturday

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Nov. 8, 2018 By Meghan Sackman The Kew Gardens Flea Market will be taking place this weekend after being rescheduled twice due to inclement weather. The market, setting up on Nov. 10, is organized by Kew Gardens resident Lisa Altimari, and takes place four times a year at the northern parking lot of the Long… Read more »

Man Accused of Sex Trafficking in Connection With Woman Last Seen at Rego Park Motel

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Nov. 2, 2018 By Christian Murray A Manhattan man has been arrested for forcing two young women into prostitution—including a Pennsylvania woman who was last seen at a Rego Park hotel. Ishi Woney, 23, was charged in Manhattan federal court yesterday on sex trafficking charges and sexually exploiting two women, including 19-year-old Corinna Slusser who… Read more »

Plans Filed For a 7-Story Building in Rego Park

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Nov. 1, 2018 By Christian Murray A two story house in Rego Park is about to get a whole lot bigger. Plans have been filed for a “vertical and horizontal extension” of a two-family home located at 99-49 66th Ave. The plans call for the house to be converted into a 7-story, 18-unit building. They… Read more »

Vigil Against Hate to Honor Shooting Victims in Pittsburgh and Kentucky

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Oct. 29, 2018 By Tara Law The Queens community will gather on the steps of Borough Hall tonight for an interfaith vigil to honor the victims of the shootings in Pittsburgh and Jeffersontown, Kentucky. The gathering, dubbed “Queens Against Hate: Candlelight Vigil,” is intended to honor the victims’ memory and to act as a gesture… Read more »

Bring Your Spooky Car to Maple Grove Cemetery for ‘Trunk or Treat’ Sunday

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Oct. 25, 2018 Staff Report The Friends of Maple Grove Cemetery will host its annual Trunk or Treat  on Sunday, where attendees decorate their cars and then park them in a secured area of the Kew Gardens graveyard. The participants, who typically dress in costume themselves, will then pass out candy from their trunks to trick-or-treaters…. Read more »

It’s Howl-O-Ween for Forest Hills Dogs this Sunday

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Oct. 25, 2018 By Tara Law While children get most of the attention on Halloween, Howl-o-ween at the Underbridge Dog Run this weekend is playtime for the neighborhood’s pooches.  Dogs and their owners are invited to gather at the Underbridge Dog Run, located on the Grand Central Parkway from 64th Avenue to 64th Road, for… Read more »

Take a Bike Ride With a Doctor at Forest Park Saturday

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Oct. 23, 2018 By Tara Law Update 10/26, 12:33 p.m. – The event has been cancelled due to inclement weather, and will be rescheduled to a later date. The community is invited to take bicycle rides and learn bike safety tips at a special Elmhurst Hospital event in Forest Park this weekend. About 200 people… Read more »

Festival Will Celebrate Music, Dance and Food of the Jewish Diaspora

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Oct. 19, 2018 By Tara Law An Israeli women’s empowerment organization will showcase Jewish food from Morocco, Uzbekistan, Ethiopia and Yemen at an upcoming food festival in Forest Hills. The Bukharian Jewish Community Center at 106-16 70th Ave. will host the Israeli group Women Cook for a special evening of traditional Jewish music, dancing and… Read more »