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NYPD searching for gunman in Dutch Kills store shooting incident

Jun. 10, 2024 By bparry

[caption id="attachment_75474" align="alignnone" width="477"] Cops are looking for this suspect, who allegedly shot a man in the rear end at a Dutch Kills convenience store more than a week ago. Photo courtesy of the NYPD[/caption]
June 10, 2024 By Bill Parry

How to play cricket: T20 World Cup fever taking over New York

T20 Cricket World Cup 2024

Jun. 10, 2024 By Joe Pantorno By now, you have seen the headlines and the hype surrounding a sport many New Yorkers have next to zero knowledge of: Cricket.  New York is hosting group-stage matches of the 2024 T20 Cricket World Cup — serving as the backdrop of one of the sport’s great rivalries…

Elmhurst teen wins congressional art contest, painting showcased inside U.S Capitol 

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Jun. 7, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan As part of the annual congressional art contest which has been held since 1982, one Elmhurst student took home first place in Congresswoman Grace Meng’s district this year.  The nationwide “An Artistic Discovery” contest showcases the work of one winning student in each of the 425 congressional districts inside…
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‘Why people don’t trust politicians,’ Queens pols react to Hochul’s congestion pricing snafu 

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Jun. 7, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Governor Kathy Hochul surprised everyone on Wednesday when she announced that congestion pricing would be paused indefinitely.  “Circumstances have changed and we must respond to the facts on the ground — not from the rhetoric from five years ago. So, after careful consideration, I have come to the difficult…
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