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Artists, residents voice outrage over 5Pointz demolition
5Pointz will soon be gone, replaced by two high-rise apartment buildings. At a public hearing... -
BBQ restaurant to replace shuttered Douglaston sports bar Strawberry’s
Order up! Queens foodies looking to pig out on a slab of ribs need go no further than... -
Three charged with kidnapping, holding Queens man for month in $3M ransom attempt
Three men have been arrested for kidnapping a man off a Jackson Heights street in broad...
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MTA Memorial Day weekend service
The MTA will make the following service changes for the Memorial Day holiday weekend: NYC Subways and Buses MTA subways and buses will operate on Sunday schedule on Memorial Day. Subway customers are reminded to use the A, C, D or Q instead of the D, and the J instead of the Z. Some subway »more
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Artists, residents voice outrage over 5Pointz demolition
5Pointz will soon be gone, replaced by two high-rise apartment buildings. At a public hearing hosted by Community Board (CB) 2 on Wednesday area residents packed the MoMA PS 1 lobby to discuss the special permit application by thee Wolkoff family, owners of 5Pointz for decades, to build the complex. The plan looks to demolish »more
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Juvenile Diabetes Walk-A-Thon raises $70,000 toward cure
They are $70,000 closer to a cure. On Saturday, May 18, the Fifth Annual South Queens Juvenile Diabetes Walk-A-Thon to Cure Diabetes, organized by the International Society of Saints Cosma and Damiano, raised $70,000. All of the funds will go directly to juvenile diabetes research. The Howard Beach Kiwanis Club, one of many organizations involved, »more
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Kids learn lessons while building ‘Kitty City’ in LIC
A group of children in Long Island City is helping create a purrfect city for the urban kitty. Eighteen children have worked with urban planners and artists to build a small-scale city for kittens. The group has met every Saturday this month at Flux Factory, an arts collective and nonprofit in Long Island City. “It »more
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Endorsement roundup
BOROUGH PRESIDENT: Assemblymember Aravella Simotis endorsed Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. for Borough President. CITY COUNCIL: The Queens Democratic Party endorsed the following Candidates for City Council: District 19: Paul Vallone District 20: Councilmember Peter Koo District 22: Costa Constantinides District 23: Councilmember Mark Weprin District 24: former Assemblymember Rory Lancman District 25: Councilmember Daniel Dromm »more
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BBQ restaurant to replace shuttered Douglaston sports bar Strawberry’s
Order up! Queens foodies looking to pig out on a slab of ribs need go no further than Douglaston. Smokin’ Aces Championship BBQ is slated to open in the first week of June. It will replace Strawberry’s, a popular sports bar at 42-15 235th Street that abruptly closed last October. “Everything just kind of fell »more
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Queens’ Morning Roundup
TODAY’S FORECAST Thursday: Overcast with a chance of rain, then a chance of a thunderstorm and rain showers in the afternoon. Fog early. High of 77. Breezy. Winds from the SSW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 70% with rainfall amounts near 0.3 in. possible. Thursday night: Overcast with a chance of a »more
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Three charged with kidnapping, holding Queens man for month in $3M ransom attempt
Three men have been arrested for kidnapping a man off a Jackson Heights street in broad daylight and holding him in a warehouse for a month in a $3 million ransom attempt, the district attorney’s office said Wednesday. Christian Acuna, 35, of Corona, Dennis Alves, 32, of East Elmhurst, and Eduardo Moncayo, 38, of Lyndhurst, New Jersey, »more
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Dining
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A new kind of Greek
The new fortress known as MP Taverna sits on the corner of Ditmars and 32nd Street, eager patrons spilling out of the bar and onto the sidewalk even though the restaurant opened just a few weeks ago. The second floor is a little more hushed, with handsome industrial design and brushed brass lamp shades dangling
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Arts & Entertainment
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Muppets coming to Museum of the Moving Image in new Jim Henson gallery
Hi-ho, the Muppets are coming to town. On Tuesday Mayor Michael Bloomberg and other officials announced the late Jim Henson’s family has donated close to 400 puppets, costumes, props and other items to the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria. The announcement included special appearances by Miss Piggy — who got a kiss from
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Sports
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Mets offer fans tickets, other rewards for participating in volunteer projects
BY LUKE TABET The Mets are asking their fans to step up to the plate and help out their community. The MLB team and volunteer organization New York Cares announced the launch of their new “Mets Volunteer Challenge,” Tuesday. The program, which ends on September 1, allows fans and concerned New Yorkers to receive game
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Police & Fire
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Three charged with kidnapping, holding Queens man for month in $3M ransom attempt
Three men have been arrested for kidnapping a man off a Jackson Heights street in broad daylight and holding him in a warehouse for a month in a $3 million ransom attempt, the district attorney’s office said Wednesday. Christian Acuna, 35, of Corona, Dennis Alves, 32, of East Elmhurst, and Eduardo Moncayo, 38, of Lyndhurst, New Jersey,
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