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LaGuardia Community College awarded $5.8M to boost career support for students with disabilities

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Nov. 4, 2024 By sobrien Nov. 4, 2024 By Shane O’Brien LaGuardia Community College/CUNY has received $5.8 million in funding to support students with disabilities over the next three years. The New York State Education Department (NYSED) announced Thursday that it would provide $5,819,599 to LaGuardia Community College over the next three years to provide… Read more »

Queens Alzheimer’s Walk raises $80,000, honoring families and advancing research

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Nov. 4, 2024 By Czarinna Andres More than 700 Queens residents gathered for the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Saturday, Oct. 26. This year’s walk, which relocated to the iconic venue, raised nearly $80,000 to fund Alzheimer’s care, research, and support programs. The…

Woodside fruit vendor stabbed multiple times after dispute, suspect in custody: NYPD

Nov. 4, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Nov. 4, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon  A popular fruit vendor in Woodside was stabbed multiple times Sunday evening, police said. The incident happened around 5:45 p.m. on Nov. 3 at a neighborhood fruit stand near the corner of 59th Street and Roosevelt Avenue. According to law enforcement sources, the… Read more »

Save your Halloween pumpkins for smashing at Queens Botanical Garden’s catapult event

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Nov. 1, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Hold on to your pumpkins, jack-o-lanterns and gourds a bit past Halloween for a chance to chuck and smash them into valuable compost.  On Friday, State Senator John Liu and Council Member Sandra Ung announced that this year’s Pumpkin Smash will be in partnership with the Queens Botanical…

Guest column: A season of gratitude and community from NYC’s beloved Forest Hills Stadium

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Nov. 1, 2024 By Tiebreaker Productions The 2024 season at Forest Hills Stadium concluded on Saturday, Oct. 26th. Tiebreaker Productions has been putting shows on for 11 years, and it still blows our minds that we all share this incredible place. A concrete wonder with 101 years of history that continues to deliver on…

LaGuardia Community College opens “Finca La Florecita,” new urban farm and research center

Nov. 1, 2024 By sobrien Nov. 1, 2024 By Shane O’Brien LaGuardia Community College/CUNY celebrated the grand opening of Finca La Florecita (Little Flower Farm) on Wednesday, a new urban farm and research center located on the LaGuardia campus. The farm, located at street level behind LaGuardia’s C-Building at 29-10 Thompson Ave., is named in… Read more »

Queensboro Hill woman found floating off the shore of College Point: NYPD

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Nov. 1, 2024 By Bill Parry A Queensboro Hill woman was pulled from the waters of the East River off College Point on Thursday afternoon. Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing responded to a 911 call for a person in the water alongside Hermon A. McNeil Park near the Bay Park Estates just…