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St.Mary’s Children’s Hospital in Bayside receives $258K grant for inclusive playground renovation

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Oct. 24, 2024 By Czarinna Andres St.Mary’s Healthcare System for Children in Bayside has been awarded a $258,000 grant from New York State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky, providing essential funding for renovations to the facility’s playground. The funds, allocated through the New York State Senate, will support making the playground more inclusive for St.Mary’s…

Queens restaurant aspires to be ‘Korean Chipotle’

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Oct. 23, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Earlier this month, the owner of Pardon My Sub on Bell Boulevard in Bayside opened Tyger’s Bowl and Kimbap, a new Korean fast-casual eatery right next door.  Chris Kim has been in the food business for almost a decade now, but this is the first time he’s been…

Permits filed for 5-story mixed-use building in Flushing

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Oct. 23, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Permits have been filed for the construction of a 5-story mixed-use building at 31-15 Linden Pl. in Flushing. The proposed development, located between 31st Road and 32nd Avenue, would be 45 feet tall and yield 11,690 square feet. A majority of the space will be dedicated to residential…

Roosevelt Ave crackdown: Sex workers resist as NYPD and City Hall target prostitution and illegal vending in Corona

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The raids continue on Queens’ Roosevelt Avenue a week after City Hall declared war on the prostitution and other illegal businesses that have long lined the thoroughfare. Late Monday night, cops shuttered an alleged brothel located at 90-25 Roosevelt Ave. in Corona as part of the “Operation Restore Roosevelt” program. The darkened windows had…