May. 30, 2023 By Bill Parry
An FDNY maritime unit pulled off a daring rescue of three boaters who were stranded on the Breezy Point Jetty on Sunday.
Three boaters stranded on Breezy Point Jetty rescued by maritime unit: FDNY
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Queens Centers for Progress mourns loss of founder Natalie Katz Rogers
May. 25, 2023 By Bill Parry
New York Hall of Science awarded federal funding for project on artificial intelligence
May. 25, 2023 By Bill Parry New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) will play a key role in the future of artificial and natural intelligence after U.S. Rep. Grace Meng announced that the institution in Flushing Meadows Corona Park has been awarded nearly a half-million dollars in federal funding from the National Science Foundation over…
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Mets host annual wheelchair softball game, clinic at Citi Field
May. 25, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The New York Mets hosted the Wheelchair Sports Federation for its annual softball game at the Citi Field parking lot Wednesday. In addition to the game, a softball clinic was held for more than 100 schoolchildren with disabilities. They were joined by Mr. and Mrs. Met and Mets alumni…
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Brooklyn homeless man busted for spraying anti-Asian graffiti on Far Rockaway store: NYPD
May. 25, 2023 By Bill Parry Detectives from the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force arrested a Brooklyn man on May 23 for spray painting anti-Asian graffiti on a Far Rockaway wine and liquor store last month. Angel Mario, 43, who lives at a homeless shelter for men on Clarkson Avenue in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, was…
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Rockaway Bazaar stoked for third season running boardwalk concessions with new vendors, pop-ups at improved beaches
May. 25, 2023 By Bill Parry Visitors to the Rockaways this summer will discover much more space and less restrictions on the popular stretches of beaches east of Beach 116th Street and improved customer experience at the concessions along the iconic Rockaway boardwalk. As many as 70 blocks of Rockaway Beach will be open to…
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Report from City Harvest shows large increase in Queens children visiting food pantries
May. 24, 2023 By Ethan Marshall City Harvest recently released its annual report examining the number of New York City children visiting food pantries. Titled “Tiny Hands, Hungry Bellies: The State of Child Food Insecurity in NYC,” the report gave cause for concern on the matter, particularly in Queens. According to the report, there were…
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Corona restaurant declared champion of inaugural best empanada competition
May. 23, 2023 By Bill Parry Empanadas Café in Corona was declared the winner of the inaugural Queens’ Best Empanada Competition, held by the Queens Chamber of Commerce. Over the past several weeks, borough foodies nominated and voted on their favorite stuffed doughy pastries, with the family-owned Corona eatery emerging as the winner on May…
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Medical staff at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital donate $100,000 for educational equipment
May. 23, 2023 By Julia Moro St. John’s ICARE Foundation received a $100,000 donation from the medical staff at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital (SJEH) on the Rockaway Peninsula. The donation will fund simulators and educational equipment for the soon-to-be-opened Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM)/Episcopal Health Services (EHS) Clinical Learning Center. This donation is the…
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BP Richards leads AAPI Heritage Month celebration at Queens Borough Hall
May. 23, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Queens Borough President Donovan Richards held a celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month Monday, May 22, at the Helen Marshall Cultural Center in Queens Borough Hall. The celebration included multiple musical and dance performances from local cultural organizations, food and remarks from Richards and other…
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