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‘Better than ever’: Community leaders celebrate completion of Bowne Park renovations

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May. 4, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Queens Community members and leaders on May 4 gathered at John Bowne Park to celebrate the completion of renovations that had been approximately seven years in the works. Among the notable Queens leaders on hand were NYC Parks Queens Borough Commissioner Jackie Langsam, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, Councilwoman…
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Queens senators fought to remove controversial housing proposal from state budget

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May. 4, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Members of the Senate Queens Delegation were successful in playing a pivotal role in removing Gov. Kathy Hochul’s controversial statewide Housing Compact from the final state budget that would have had a significantly negative impact on the Queens community. In January, Hochul introduced the housing proposal that would have made sweeping…
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Op-Ed: Steve Cohen is doing it the right way

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May. 4, 2023 By Peter Tu I moved to Flushing in 1980. It was a village at the end of the 7 line. You could barely see any pedestrians after the sun went down. Now the intersection of Roosevelt Avenue and Main Street has become the third busiest intersection in New York City. The passenger…
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STRIKE CALL: Jamaica, Flushing Hospital resident physicians vote to authorize walkout for higher wages, better benefits

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May. 2, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Almost 300 resident physicians employed by the MediSys Health Network at Jamaica and Flushing Hospital could go on strike later this month if management refuses to agree to their urgent demands which include a living wage, adequate benefits, and patient care.  The physicians are represented by the Committee of…
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Flushing Town Hall’s global mashup series, jazz jams return in May

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May. 2, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed This month, Flushing Town Hall is bringing its Global Mashup series to the stage for the first time in three years, followed by its popular monthly Jazz Jams and special concerts, including a performance by the Queens Symphony Orchestra.  Saturday, May 6, 7 p.m. Global Mashup: Colombia Meets Klezmer…
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Flushing ‘merchant of death’ gets nearly a decade for dealing pills laced with fentanyl, a handgun to undercover detective: DA

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May. 1, 2023 By Bill Parry A Flushing teenager was sentenced to eight years in prison Monday for selling more than 1,100 fentanyl pills and a loaded handgun to an undercover detective last year, according to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz. Justin Echeverry, 19, of 33rd Avenue, pleaded guilty last month to criminal sale of…
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