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Flushing’s 109th Precinct receives funding for new surveillance cameras

Jul. 20, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Councilwoman Sandra Ung presented a check for $312,000 to 109th Precinct Deputy Inspector Louron Hall in downtown Flushing on Tuesday, July 18. The money will be used to purchase new Argus surveillance cameras for the precinct that will be deployed in high-crime areas around the district. “When I took…
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Annual Dragon Boat Festival kicks off in Central Park ahead of Queens extravaganza

Jul. 20, 2023 By Dean Moses The serpent rises again. Central Park played host to an awe-inspiring ceremony on Thursday that marked the launch of a Queens staple that has been running for more than three decades: The Dragon Boat Festival. Dubbed the “Dragon Awakening Ceremony,” parkgoers stopped in their tracks by the Bethesda Fountain…
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Police searching for suspect who broke into 93-year-old man’s Whitestone home

Jul. 20, 2023 By Julia Moro Police are searching for the suspect who broke into an elderly man’s home in Whitestone earlier this month. A 93-year-old man reported to the 109th Precinct that when he returned to his residence approximately an hour after leaving it on the morning of July 5, he discovered a broken glass…
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Top things to eat, see and do in Flushing

Jul. 20, 2023 By John Schilling Behind the hustle and bustle of Times Square and 34th Herald Square in Manhattan, the busiest intersection in New York City exists in Queens at Flushing’s Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue, and it’s easy to see why. For years, Flushing has been one of the largest central business districts…
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A trip down memory lane: Revisiting the rich history of Flushing, Willets Point

Jul. 19, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Flushing was established as a settlement of New Netherland on Oct. 10, 1645, on the eastern bank of Flushing Creek. It was named after the Dutch city of Vlissingen, which was the European base of the Dutch West India company. When the British took control of New Amsterdam in…
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Award-winning Taiwanese puppet show to premiere at Flushing Town Hall in August

Jul. 18, 2023 By John Schilling Flushing Town Hall will host the U.S. premiere of “Paper Play,” an award-winning Taiwanese puppet show for all ages, on Sunday, Aug. 13. As indicated by its title, “Paper Play” features puppets, props and staging made entirely out of paper. For Puppet Beings Theatre, the team behind the production,…
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