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Two bodies found off Rockaways eight days after swimmers go missing

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Jul. 1, 2024 By Christian Murray Police discovered two bodies in the water off the shore of the Rockaways over the weekend, a little over a week after two teenage boys disappeared while swimming in the area. Cops recovered one body at around 9 p.m. Saturday off Beach 114th Street and the Ocean Promenade. The…
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Queens College and NYC Parks launch borough-wide cultural initiative with free events and workshops

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Jun. 26, 2024 By Athena Dawson Queens College and NYC Parks are collaborating for a borough-wide cultural initiative that will be running through October. The partnership will host a launch event on Thursday, June 27, and aims to promote cultural vibrancy in Queens through free performances and workshops focused on music, dance and visual arts….
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AM Pheffer Amato ensures that rebate program on Cross Bay Bridge will not be impacted by congestion pricing pause

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Jun. 25, 2024 By Bill Parry In response to Governor Kathy Hochul’s decision earlier this month to indefinitely pause congestion pricing, the MTA ordered contractors to halt ADA modernization projects at two Queens Long Island Rail Road stations in Forest Hills and Hollis. Amid these changes, Assemblymember Stacey Pheffer Amato reassured her constituents that the…
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