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Nov. 27, 2024 By sobrien. Nov. 27, 2024 By Shane O’Brien. The LaGuardia Community College Foundation is encouraging the college community and supporters of its students to contribute to #CUNYTUESDAY, an annual fundraising initiative held on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving.
New Irish bar coming to Jackson Heights this fall, from the owner …
Aug. 30, 2024 By Shane O’Brien. The owner of a well-known establishment on the border of Woodside and Astoria, the Brewery Bar and Kitchen, is opening a new Irish bar in Jackson Heights, with plans to open by the fall.. Padraic Sheridan, a native of Ireland’s County Cavan who opened the Brewery Bar ten years ago, acquired a derelict building at 82-19 Northern Blvd. in Jackson Heights and ...
Officials and advocates meet in Jackson Heights to address human ...
Oct 31, 2024 · A number of elected officials met with community-based organizations and anti-trafficking experts in Jackson Heights Tuesday to discuss possible solutions for human trafficking in the local community. Assembly Members Jessica González-Rojas, Steven Raga and Brian Maher gathered at Make the Road NY ...
Man sought for allegedly stabbing a teenager waiting for a 7 train …
Nov. 25, 2024 By Bill Parry. Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights and Transit District 20 are looking for a man who allegedly stabbed a young 7 train rider at the 103rd Street-Corona Plaza subway station during the morning of Thursday, Nov. 21.. The 16-year-old victim was standing on the Manhattan-bound platform when a stranger approached him at 9:50 and began talking with the ...
Op-Ed: A sleeping tree with healing power holds promise for ...
Sept. 25, 2024 By Melissa Zavala. Last year, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, located on 82nd Street and 34th Avenue in Jackson Heights, turned one hundred. Nestled in the Historic District in the most diverse community in the World’s Borough, the church’s grounds represent a true green oasis in a bustling neighborhood where people from …
New York state passes González-Rojas bill to provide continuous ...
6 days ago · Nov. 26, 2024 By Shane O’Brien. Children in New York State are now eligible for continuous healthcare coverage from birth until the age of six after a bill introduced by Queens Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas and State Sen. Samra Brouk of Rochester passed in the state budget.
Jackson Heights art store to host 'Off-Brand 3.0' exhibition …
Nov 22, 2024 · A local art store and community hub in Jackson Heights is set to host an innovative art exhibition beginning in December. A.R.T. (Art Retail Therapy), located at 84-26 37th Ave., will host Off-Brand 3.0, which will feature 21 Queens-based artists. The exhibition will run from Saturday, Dec. 7 ...
Street vendors will return to Corona Plaza in scaled-down …
Nov 28, 2023 · Four months after they were banished from Corona Plaza, street vendors will return under a new plan announced by Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday, Nov. 28. The first-ever regulated community vending area at Corona Plaza will include an initial group of 14 street vendors —10 of them serving food — who will be required to have necessary city permits.
‘Housing is a human right’: Jackson Heights tenants rally against ...
Feb. 27, 2023, By Carlotta Mohamed A group of tenants residing in a Jackson Heights building rallied outside of the Queens Civil Court in Jamaica on Monday, Feb. 27, after taking on their landlord in a group repairs case after years of living in alleged unacceptable conditions.
Community leaders, business owners call for action against …
Sept. 6, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Community leaders and local business owners gathered Thursday afternoon to demand action against a rise in criminal organizations, drug rings, human trafficking, prostitution and shoplifting syndicates along Roosevelt Avenue.
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