Jamaica Breaks Ground on New Affordable Housing Complex
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Lawmakers and community leaders celebrated the groundbreaking of a 100 percent affordable housing and mixed-use development at 92-23 168th Street in Jamaica.
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Gov’s Next Pot Stop Is in Jamaica Monday
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Everybody’s doing it — or at least it seems that way. And now New York could be the next state to legalize marijuana. Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s marijuana listening tour makes a stop at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center, located at 153-10 Jamaica Ave. in Jamaica today from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Read MoreAnother Woman Killed at Deadly Woodhaven-Jamaica Intersection
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The intersection of Woodhaven Boulevard and Jamaica Avenue was already regarded as one of the most dangerous places for pedestrians and on Thursday, it claimed another life.
Read MoreProperty Tax Reform Commission Hosts Public Hearing at York College
/The New York City Advisory Commission on Property Tax Reform will hold a public hearing at York College in Jamaica on Wednesday, Oct. 3 at 6:30pm.
Read MoreJury Selection Slated for Vetrano Murder Case
/Jury selection is slated for Oct. 29 in the case of Chanel Lewis, the man accused of raping and killing Howard Beach resident Karina Vetrano while she was jogging in 2016.
Read MoreMarshall Project Report Reveals Racial Disparities in Subway Arrests
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An analysis of New York Division of Criminal Justice Services data from 2014 through June 2018 by The Marshall Project reveals that, though turnstile arrests have dropped dramatically, a disproportionate amount of the people arrested for fare evasion — 89 percent — are black or Hispanic.
Read More‘It’s Not Worth It,’ Chinx Murder Suspect Tells Kids
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By David Brand
When Quincy Homere walked out of a courtroom in Queens County Criminal Court surrounded by law enforcement officers Wednesday, he had a message for four young people sitting in chairs in the hallway.
Read MoreNoisy LGA routes may actually lower life expectancy, Columbia researchers say
/The constant roar of passing planes started in 2012 when a flight path usually used a handful of times a year became a permanent route.
Read MoreJig Is Up For Howard Beach Bonanno Family Loan Shark
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Ronald “Ronnie G” Giallanzo, a Howard Beach loanshark and Bonnano family captain, will have to pay a $1.25 million penalty and sell his Howard Beach mansion as part of a sentence handed down in Brooklyn’s federal court Wednesday.
Read MoreAddabbo and NYLAG Team Up To Counsel Rockaway Residents
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Next month, a mobile legal center will pull up to Rockaway Beach Boulevard and provide free legal assistance to peninsula residents. It is one of the latest Queens stops for the innovative van.
Officers Shoot Teen Gunman Who Fired into Far Rockaway Crowd
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Police say a 15-year-old boy fired a gun into a crowd in Far Rockaway and was shot by officers when he did not drop his weapon.
Read MoreRockaway Home Invader Gets 34 Years in the Big House
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A Far Rockaway thief has a long time to reflect on the string of home invasions that led to his arrest — 34 years to be exact.
Sandy Scammer Who Ripped Off Vulnerable Families Is Busted By Queens DA
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Andrew Troiano, a 56-year-old Long Island contractor, was sentenced to one to three years in prison after pleading guilty to bilking more than $170,000 from three families that lost their homes to Superstorm Sandy in 2012.
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