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Local gas station fundraiser generates over $4,200 to support Queens Centers for Progress

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Oct. 18, 2024 By Athena Dawson Queens Centers for Progress(QCP) held a ceremony on Wednesday, Oct. 14, to celebrate the end of its “Giving Pump” fundraiser, a months-long community-led donation initiative. The local nonprofit partnered with  Charanjit “Channi” Singh, owner of Mukti Petroleum Management, Inc., to hold the fundraiser at his Exxon gas station…

Queens most influential individuals honored at Powers List event

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Oct. 18, 2024 By Colum Motherway Schneps Media honored Queens’ most influential figures at its annual Queens Power List ceremony, held on Thursday, Oct. 17, at Terrace on the Park. The prestigious Power List recognized a distinguished group of men and women who have made significant contributions to their fields and the Queens community.…

Queens Night Market to close 2024 Season with Halloween-themed finale offering big prizes for best costumes

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Oct. 17, 2024 By Czarinna Andres The Queens Night Market is set to wrap up its 2024 season with a Halloween-themed finale on Saturday, Oct. 26. The event at Flushing Meadows Corona Park will feature trick-or-treating, family-friendly entertainment, live performances and its highly anticipated annual costume contests. This year, the excitement is elevated with…

Flushing woman sentenced to 27 years in prison for manslaughter and burglary: DA

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Oct. 17, 2024 By Bill Parry Flushing resident Haiyan Deng was sentenced in Queens Supreme Court on Wednesday to 27 years in prison for killing a man in her apartment and a related burglary in September 2021. Deng, 34, of 39th Avenue, pleaded guilty last month to manslaughter in the first degree and burglary…