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Charles B. Wang Community Health Center hosting free health insurance workshop in Flushing

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Nov. 8, 2023 By Rachel Butler The Charles B. Wang Community Health Center is offering a free health and insurance workshop next week in Flushing. The event, scheduled to take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 14 at the Queens Public Library branch in Flushing — located at 41-17 Main St. — aims to help local community members understand the various health insurance coverage options which are available to them and their families. The workshop will be carried out by Health Insurance Enrollment Navigator Nancy Cai, of the Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, and Health Insurance Information…
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College Point man busted in fatal collision that killed Elmhurst teen: NYPD

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Nov. 8, 2023 By Bill Parry A College Point man was arrested Nov. 6 and booked at the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst, where he was charged with manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and other crimes in connection with a fatal collision on the Long Island Expressway last December. Jason Jiang, 20, of 125th Street, was allegedly…
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Schneps Media hosts Senior Health and Wellness Expo, presented by VillageCareMAX, in Flushing

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Nov. 8, 2023 By Rachel Butler A free Senior Health and Wellness Expo hosted by Schneps Media and presented by VillageCareMAX took place on Thursday Nov. 2, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Sheraton Laguardia East Hotel in Flushing. The event included expo tables from various health and wellness organizations serving seniors including VillageCareMAX, Hearing Life, Ronald Fatoullah & Associates, The W Group, Clear Captions and much more. “VillageCareMAX maintains a strong relationship with members in the Flushing community. We have a Community Center located on Main Street, so for us it’s important for the community to know…
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AM Rozic announces $30K in funding for new STEM lab at Fresh Meadows school

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Nov. 8, 2023 By Rachel Butler Queens Assemblymember Nily Rozic announced that she is allocating $30,000 in funding to build a new STEM lab for students at a Fresh Meadows school. The new STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) lab will be built at Schechter Queens, located on 76th Road and Parsons Boulevard in Fresh Meadows, which is a community Jewish day school that teaches students through a dual Judaic and secular curriculum and serves students from pre-K to eighth grade. The lab will focus on robotics and science, with some features including iPad devices, charging stations to keep devices powered…
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Incumbents on the road to victory as unofficial results trickle in for Queens general election races

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Nov. 7, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Polls officially closed at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 7, for the general election in Queens and across New York City and results are beginning to trickle in. Throughout the day, voters turned out to decide upon who will be the Queens District Attorney, Justices of the 11th Judicial District of the New York Supreme Court, Judge of the Civil Court and municipal court district judges. Additionally, voters had the opportunity to vote on two citywide proposals. As for the City Council races in Queens, the incumbents cruised to victory, according to unofficial results…
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‘A huge win for everyone’: Mets owner Steve Cohen unveils $8 billion Metropolitan Park plan near Citi Field

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Nov. 7, 2023 By Bill Parry Mets owner Steve Cohen is hoping his $8 billion “Metropolitan Park” plan unveiled Tuesday is a home run with the city and community, as it includes a 20-acre public park alongside a casino, hotels, food hall and music venue. Partnering with entertainment giant Hard Rock International, the Metropolitan Park plan aims to create a year-round entertainment complex on a 50-acre “vacant asphalt” parking lot just west of Citi Field that has not served the community of fans to its full potential. “It’s time the world’s greatest city got the sports and entertainment park it deserves,”…
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Voters hit the polls in Whitestone as election workers are short staffed

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Nov. 7, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan By 9:30 a.m. on election day, more than 200 locals cast their ballots at P.S. 139Q Alfred J. Kennedy in Whitestone – the biggest poll site in the area.  Many of the voters at this location turned out for the City Council District 19 race in northeast Queens. They…
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Average rental price in Queens increased year-over-year nearly 3% in October 2023: report

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Nov. 7, 2023 By Ethan Marshall There was a 2.94% increase in the average rental price in Queens in October 2023 compared to the same month last year, according to a report from the MNS Real Estate firm. The year-over-year increase came despite the fact that rental prices for two-bedroom units actually went down 0.48%, from $3,441 to $3,424. This is largely due to more significant increases experienced with studio (5.40%) and one-bedroom (5.46%) units. Rental prices increased in studio units from $2,140 to $2,256 and in one-bedroom units from $2,588 to $2,729. Despite the significant increase in the average…
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