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Warming centers in Queens
Central Queens Courier Staff 1/24/2013 at 10:44AM

As temperatures remain well below freezing, the city is providing warming centers in each of the five boroughs, located within senior centers. They will be open this Thursday and Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Click here for a list of warming center locations in Queens and the rest of New York City.   [...]

Kosciuszko Bridge connecting Queens and Brooklyn to be replaced
Kosciuszko Bridge connecting Queens and Brooklyn to be replaced
Southwest Maggie Hayes 1/22/2013 at 10:49AM

The Kosciuszko Bridge will soon be falling down — and an entirely revamped bridge will be built in its place. “The bridge is over 70 years old,” said Adam Levine, spokesperson for the state’s Department of Transportation (DOT). “It’s in constant need of repairs at this point.” Those who use the bridge connecting Queens to [...]

Best of the Boro Health & Beauty winners announced
Best of the Boro Health & Beauty winners announced
Central Queens Courier Staff 1/16/2013 at 3:07PM

You voted, they won. Here are the winners of The Queens Courier’s Best of the Boro Competition, Health and Beauty. The competition was a success, collecting over 58,000 votes in such categories as best haircuts, eyebrow treading and many more. Click here to see the winners.

Carl Berner, Middle Village civic leader, dies days before 111th birthday
Carl Berner, Middle Village civic leader, dies days before 111th birthday
News Maggie Hayes 1/15/2013 at 12:14PM

Carl Berner was someone Middle Village residents affectionately remember as a civic leader, a Mr. Fix-It, and someone who put his community before himself. Berner died Monday, January 7 at 110 years old. He was born on January 27, 1902, and just missed his 111th birthday. “If you needed something, anything, with plumbing or even your [...]

Southwest Queens real estate
Southwest Queens real estate
News Queens Courier Staff 1/12/2013 at 12:55PM

-Courtesy of MLSLI 70-19 71st Street Glendale This perfect starter home in great condition boasts three bedrooms, an eat-in kitchen, a formal dining room and an oversized living room. The yard is nicely sized with an above ground pool. Total taxes for this home are $2,129 and the listed price is $449,000. The lot size [...]

Glendale Civilian Observation Patrol looking for a few good men
Glendale Civilian Observation Patrol looking for a few good men
News Maggie Hayes 1/12/2013 at 10:34AM

The Glendale Civilian Observation Patrol (G-COP) has served as the “extended eyes and ears” of the NYPD for over 30 years — and they want you to help keep their mission alive. “We don’t complain about crime, we do something about it,” said Frank Kotnik, G-COP president. In the late 1990s, the volunteer group was [...]

Where to shop, eat and more in southwest Queens
Where to shop, eat and more in southwest Queens
News Christina Shanahan 1/11/2013 at 5:04PM

Dee’s 107-23 Metropolitan Avenue, Middle Village 718-793-7553 Whether you’re looking to grab a brick oven pizza to go or sit and enjoy a glass of wine and a pasta dish, Dee’s on Metropolitan Avenue is just the right spot. The cozy dining room has an antique fireplace, the ideal setting for a first date or [...]

Claims against NYPD up during 2011 fiscal year
Central Melissa Chan 1/02/2013 at 12:08PM

Claims filed against New York’s finest spiked 35 percent in the last fiscal year, leading the city to shell out nearly $186 million in settlement costs, according to a report issued by Comptroller John Liu. The NYPD was responsible for more claims during the 2011 fiscal year than any other city agency. “The surge [in [...]

2012: A year in pictures
2012: A year in pictures
Central Queens Courier Staff 12/31/2012 at 6:22PM

JANUARY Fire bomber charged in hate crime: Ray Lazier Lengend, 40, confessed to a string of five fire bombings, four in Queens and one on Long Island. No one was injured in the attacks and Lengend was charged with a hate crime. Queens native named Obama chief of staff: Forest Hills native Jacob Lew, an orthodox Jew, [...]

Bodega worker gunned down in Ridgewood
Bodega worker gunned down in Ridgewood
News Billy Rennison 12/21/2012 at 2:33PM

A man working behind the counter in a Ridgewood deli was shot and killed during an apparent robbery last night. Ishak Ghali, 26, was killed at approximately 6 p.m. while at his job at All Friends Deli on Onderdonk Avenue, according to police. A cousin of Ghali told NY1 that he was killed by one shot to the [...]