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The city wants to fund your community improvement ideas with ‘The People’s Money’

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Oct. 12, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan A participatory budgeting process to allow New Yorkers to decide how to spend part of the city’s budget, a fairly novel initiative coined the “The People’s Money,” is now open for idea submissions.  Phase 1 of the new cycle kicked off on Oct. 10 and will last until Nov. 19. During this idea generation period, all New Yorkers over the age of 11, and regardless of immigration status, can submit ideas for projects that address the needs of their community.  Projects must involve an expense, such as an after-school program or mental health initiative…
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Zumper report shows NYC has the highest rent among 25 cities examined

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Oct. 12, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Zumper released its latest New York City Metro Report, which examines and compares the rental trends for one-bedroom units in several metro cities. According to the report, New York City had the highest median rental price for one-bedroom units last month, at $4,080. New York City’s median rental price…
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Two men convicted of murder for hire in fatal shooting outside Flushing karaoke bar in 2019: Feds

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Oct. 11, 2023 By Bill Parry The president of a Manhattan-based construction company and a California man were convicted of murder-for-hire and murder-for-hire conspiracy in connection with the 2019 killing of a man at a Flushing karaoke bar. A federal jury in Brooklyn returned a guilty verdict on Oct. 11 on both counts of an indictment charging Qing Ming “Allen” Yu, 55, of Oyster Bay, and Zhe “Zac” Zhang, 35, of Arcadia, Calif., in the killing of 31-year-old Xin “Chris” Gu, who worked at Yu’s company outside the Grand Slam KTV bar of Fowler Avenue. As proven at trial, Allen…
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These Queens neighborhoods are among most in-contract homes for month of September: report

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Oct. 11, 2023 By Ethan Marshall According to StreetEasy’s September Market Report, the Queens neighborhoods of Flushing, Forest Hills and Long Island City are among those with the most homes entering contracts in all of New York City for the month of September. Long Island City and Forest Hills tied for the third-most, with Flushing placing not far behind them at fifth. Both Forest Hills and Long Island City had 38 homes in contract during September 2023. During that time, the median asking price for homes in contract was $439,500 in Forest Hills and $1,164,636 in Long Island City. Of…
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See ‘Race Chaser LIVE!’ podcast at Queens Theatre

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Oct. 11, 2023 By Tammy Scileppi In the mood for something fabulicious? Then rev up those engines and get your tickets to “Race Chaser LIVE!” featuring world-famous drag superstars Alaska and Willam. The popular Race Chaser podcast co-hosts just can’t wait to entertain their fans live on stage at Queens Theatre’s Claire Shulman Theater, on Oct. 23. Get ready for lots of shenanigans, hot dudes and drag drama, as the glam gals share juicy tidbits about iconic moments from their favorite show, “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” and welcome special guest, Luxx Noir London, “Drag Race” season 15 finalist. QNS caught up…
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Crunching the Queens crime stats: Burglaries continue to trend down, felony assault and grand larceny cases rise

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Oct. 11, 2023 By Ethan Marshall While burglary cases continue to trend down, felony assault and grand larceny of automobiles have been on the rise from Sept. 10 to Oct. 8 when compared to the same time period as last year, according to the 28-day crime stats released by the NYPD for the precincts in northern and southern Queens. This continues a similar trend seen in the previous report, for Sept. 3 through Oct. 1. Additionally, there were some crimes, like grand larceny, that had very different changes between northern and southern Queens. In northern Queens, the number of burglary…
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NewYork-Presbyterian Queens doctor shares advice on how to spot early signs of breast cancer

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Oct. 11, 2023 By Rachel Butler With the month of October shining a light on raising awareness for breast cancer, an expert from NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital shared with QNS some common misconceptions that many people have about the disease, as well as advice on how to spot the early signs. Dr. Manmeet Malik is the director of the breast center at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens and assistant professor of clinical surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine and she works directly with breast cancer patients who are currently battling the disease.   “If you feel a breast mass, thickening of the skin, retraction/dimpling of the…
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Queens’ Jewish community hurts for loved ones in Israel 

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Oct. 10, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan New York City is home to one of the largest Jewish communities in the world, with a population of 1.6 million totaling greater than the Jewish population in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem combined. Each borough has its enclaves where that concentration is felt and seen. While Brooklyn is known…
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Organizer of ‘Pink in the Park’ reflects on this year’s breast cancer event in Whitestone

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Oct. 10, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan For the fourth annual Pink in the Park Ribbon Dedication and Walk in Whitestone’s Francis Lewis Park, hundreds gathered in solidarity with survivors and to remember the lives lost to breast cancer.  “This year by far was the biggest event, and it started very small,” said Dorian Mecir, one of the organizers of the event held on Sunday Oct. 1, which marked the start of Breast Cancer Awareness month.  It was put together by the same women who make up Friends of Francis Lewis Park, a group dedicated to maintaining the park with weekly…
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These Queens neighborhoods among top 10 most affordable to buy home in NYC: report

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Oct. 10, 2023 By Ethan Marshall StreetEasy identified the 23 New York City neighborhoods that have the lowest barrier to entry to become a homeowner, with 12 Queens neighborhoods making the list, including six in the top 10 for lowest median asking price. All of the neighborhoods on the list require a monthly carrying cost less than the citywide median rent of $3,500 and a minimum down payment of less than $100,000. According to StreetEasy’s analysis, buying a home in any of the 23 neighborhoods listed would require a minimum annual household income below $150,000. For two of the neighborhoods,…
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