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‘A beacon of enlightenment’: Broad Channel celebrates newly rebuilt P.S. 47 school that had been damaged during Superstorm Sandy

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Sep. 14, 2023 By Bill Parry The children of Broad Channel have returned to their newly reconstructed P.S. 47 after a year of traveling to an old school building in the Rockaways as the city completed the project. Elected officials and community leaders joined NYC School Construction Authority (SCA) president and CEO Nina Kubota for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the 260-seat school serving grades 3K through 8, after their previous building experienced extensive damage during Superstorm Sandy in 2012. “The newly rebuilt P.S. 47 delivers a fresh start for education professionals, students and parents in this wonderful community,” Kubota said….
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Queens Jets fans trying to remain optimistic despite Aaron Rodgers’ season-ending injury

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Sep. 12, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The news that New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers will miss the rest of the NFL season after tearing his Achilles tendon just four plays into the game has sent shockwaves across the football world. With the acquisition of the future Hall of Famer, the Jets had Super Bowl ambitions. Now, many fans feel as though those dreams have crumbled away. While Jets head coach Robert Saleh said Sept. 11 after the team’s 22-16 overtime win that Zach Wilson will likely be the team’s quarterback for the remainder of the season, fans are speculating…
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Crunching the Queens crime stats: Number of rapes decrease, while robberies increase

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Sep. 12, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The NYPD recently released the crime stats for northern and southern Queens from the week of Sept. 4 to Sept. 10, comparing the trends to the same dates last year. While the crime stats for the previous week mostly followed the same trend, this week’s is more mixed, with the number of rape incidents decreasing and the amount of robberies increasing. One thing that remained relatively the same in both northern and southern Queens was the amount of murder cases. The two areas combined for just one, matching the total from the same dates…
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Five teens stabbed, slashed during massive brawl in Far Rockaway: NYPD

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Sep. 12, 2023 By Bill Parry Detectives from the 101st Precinct in Far Rockaway are working to determine what led up to a huge after-school brawl near the intersection of Mott Avenue and Central Avenue on Sept. 11 that left five teenagers with stab or slashing wounds. Police from the 101st Precinct responded to a…
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New York ranks fourth among states in credit card debt increase: report

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Sep. 12, 2023 By Ethan Marshall According to a report put together by WalletHub, New York has experienced the fourth-highest increase in credit card debt among all states in the second quarter of 2023. This conclusion was reached based upon data recently released by the Federal Reserve, as well as data from TransUnion and the…
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Queens Night Market to open for fall season on Sept. 16

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Sep. 12, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The Queens Night Market will be making its return to Flushing Meadows Corona Park on Sept. 16 for the fall season. It will be operating every Saturday from 5 p.m. to midnight until Oct. 28, when the season concludes with a Halloween-themed event. The Queens Night Market has welcomed more than 2 million visitors since it debuted in 2015. Over that same span, it has helped launch almost 400 new businesses across New York City. Its vendors and food have represented over 90 countries around the world. The market has remained busy thus far…
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Queens Public Library set to open new teen center in Long Island City and reopen three renovated centers

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Sep. 11, 2023 By Bill Parry Queens Public Library will open its newly renovated teen centers at the Cambria Heights, Central and Flushing libraries this week and open a brand new teen center at its Long Island City branch — modeled after the QPL’s Far Rockaway Teen Library — which was refurbished in 2022, with funding from Google. The four state-of-the-art, tech-focused spaces dedicated exclusively for teens and supporting their unique needs were funded through a $20 million investment by Mayor Eric Adams and private foundations for teen center upgrades at public libraries across the city. The funding was allocated…
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Queens students head back to school following summer break

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Sep. 7, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Thursday marked the return to school for students across Queens after the summer break. In the lead-up to the Sept. 7 return, leaders across the borough have been giving away backpacks and school supplies to students and families in need. According to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New…
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