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Near-tragedy hits AirTrain
nypost.com - 35 hours ago
Near-tragedy hits AirTrain
— nypost.com — A JFK shuttle train that had just undergone preventive maintenance lost two doors just before picking up... its first passengers yesterday, sources said. As the AirTrain pulled into the Lefferts Boulevard stop at 3:30 a.m., the two doors swung off th... (more) Near-tragedy hits AirTrain

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nypost.com - 25 hours ago
Lotto hoaxer's jail ticket
— nypost.com — A Queens crook who sold strangers fake "winning" lottery tickets will spend 3½ to 7 years in... prison after pleading guilty to grand larceny, prosecutors said yesterday. Alvin Summers, 37, was accused of ripping off nearly 20 people in five counties... (more) Lotto hoaxer's jail ticket

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Queens Latest Blog Posts

Weekend in Review: Parades and Christmas Trees
9 hours ago at Home | The New York Observer
Judges Spent Taxpayer $ On iPod, Pics Of Themselves
12 hours ago at Gothamist
Early Addition
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Best of Queens 2009
16 hours ago at About.com Queens, NY
Best Drinks in Queens 2009
16 hours ago at About.com Queens, NY
Murdered Mother, Son Laid To Rest In Queens
ny1.com - 31 hours ago
Murdered Mother, Son Laid To Rest In Queens
— ny1.com — Family and friends gathered at the funeral for a murdered mother and son in Jamaica, Queens today,... as the father who allegedly killed his own family members awaits psychiatric evaluation. (more) Murdered Mother, Son Laid To Rest In Queens

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Robbers shoot man, steal his TV, ditch it on street: cops
nypost.com - 48 hours ago
Robbers shoot man, steal his TV, ditch it on street: cops
— nypost.com — A Queens man was shot by a group of thugs in a home-invasion robbery — but the... bumbling thieves had to ditch the massive TV they were trying to steal when they realized it wouldn’t fit in their car, authorities and witnesses said. The victim, a reti... (more) Robbers shoot man, steal his TV, ditch it on street: cops

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nypost.com - 39 hours ago
Vallone wants softer rules on parking
— nypost.com — City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria) said he will continue to push for laws that protect city... residents from overzealous traffic agents after the Council passed one bill he sponsored that would give a grace period for alternate side street p... (more) Vallone wants softer rules on parking

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Another Queens Red-tail
citybirder.blogspot.com - 2 days ago
Another Queens Red-tail
— citybirder.blogspot.com — Katie Honan just sent me the following photos of a Red-tailed Hawk she spotted on her balcony.... Katie lives in Woodside, Queens, near the Calvary Cemetery. I'm guessing that this hawk she found eating a squirrel on her lounge chair is a resident of ... (more) Another Queens Red-tail

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topics.nytimes.com - 8 days ago
La Guardia Airport - The New York Times
— topics.nytimes.com — As airports go, La Guardia packs a wallop. Bordering Flushing and Bowery Bays in Queens, the airport... is just one-seventh the size of Kennedy International Airport yet handles almost as many departures and arrivals (almost 400,000). The airport was ... (more) La Guardia Airport - The New York Times

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nypost.com - 2 days ago
Hot couture: Barneys 'thief' nabbed
— nypost.com — A Manhattan thief looked like a stuffed turkey when he was busted for smuggling two pricey suits... out of Barneys -- with the garments bulging out of his pants, police said yesterday. Abedelkade Zerriouh, 24, of Queens, strolled into the store on Ma... (more) Hot couture: Barneys 'thief' nabbed

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Police Nab 18 In Illegal Cab Crackdown
ny1.com - 4 days ago
Police Nab 18 In Illegal Cab Crackdown
— ny1.com — Port Authority officials and the Queens District Attorney's office announced the arrest of 18 people Tuesday in... an investigation targeting unlicensed drivers who illegally pick up fares. (more) Police Nab 18 In Illegal Cab Crackdown

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Court Upholds Willets Point Redevelopment Plan
cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com - 3 days ago
Court Upholds Willets Point Redevelopment Plan
— cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com — Although the city neglected the neighborhood's infrastructure for decades, the constitutional rights of the businesses there --... many of which will be forced to relocate under the plan -- were not violated, a federal judge found. (more) Court Upholds Willets Point Redevelopment Plan

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secondavenuesagas.com - 4 days ago
Northbound Cortlandt St. platform reopens today
— secondavenuesagas.com — At 2 p.m. this afternoon, MTA officials and New York politicians were gather at Cortlandt St. for... a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the reopening of the northbound Cortland St. platform. For the first time since August 2005, Queens-bound R/W trains on the BMT Broadway line will stop at the ... (more) Northbound Cortlandt St. platform reopens today

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NYPD firing range moving to Queens, but sniper training to remain at Rodman's Neck
nydailynews.com - 5 days ago
NYPD firing range moving to Queens, but sniper training to remain at Rodman's Neck
— nydailynews.com — Getting rid of the random gunfire is great. Now if City Islanders could only do something about... all those explosions. That's the reaction to news the city will move the Police Department's nearby firing range at Rodman's Neck to a new police academy ... (more) NYPD firing range moving to Queens, but sniper training ...

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Aqueduct Racetrack Still Waiting for New York to Pick Operator
nytimes.com - 5 days ago
Aqueduct Racetrack Still Waiting for New York to Pick Operator
— nytimes.com — Few fans showed up on a race day in February 2007 at the Aqueduct racetrack in Queens,... and the grandstand, which once held up to 30,000 people, is still mostly empty. State officials hope to increase attendance by adding a gambling hall; slot ... (more) Aqueduct Racetrack Still Waiting for New York to Pick ...

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Miss G Train Hails From Queens
gothamist.com - 6 days ago
Miss G Train Hails From Queens
— gothamist.com — Miss G Train has officially been crowned. Last Thursday the City Reliquary held their pageant for the... line, and fittingly the evening was met with some hold ups — the Brooklyn Paper reports that one judge was delayed, and two contestants ... (more) Miss G Train Hails From Queens

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nydailynews.com - 9 days ago
Dancer steps past Queens school's ban
— nydailynews.com — A Queens schoolgirl can put on her dancing shoes again. Officials at Public School 207 have relented... and allowed fourth-grader Kelly Sinisgalli to return to dance class - a month after she was forced to give it up for test prep. (more) Dancer steps past Queens school's ban

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queenstribune.com - 12 days ago
Queens Tribune
— queenstribune.com — Barry Plonski said at his polling place on Election Day that he'd vote for any Council candidate... who would get rid of the stinky Ginkgo Biloba trees near his home on 210th Street and 43rd Avenue in Bayside. “They are absolutely noxious,” he said, ... (more) Queens Tribune

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nypost.com - 8 days ago
2 indicted on charges in Queens transgender attack
— nypost.com — Two men have been indicted on hate crime charges in an assault on a transgender woman in... one of New York City’s most diverse neighborhoods. Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown said Friday that a grand jury indicted Gilberto Ortiz and Trinidad ... (more) 2 indicted on charges in Queens transgender attack

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DELHI PALACE
eateryrow.com - 8 days ago
DELHI PALACE
— eateryrow.com — DELHI PALACE 37-33 74th Street Jackson Heights, NY 11372 (718) 507-9571 Resting on the bustling and busy... road known as 74th Street in the bustling and busy neighborhood known as Jackson Heights, just mere paces from the Roosevelt Avenue megastation and just mere inches from the popular ... (more) DELHI PALACE

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nycgovparks.org - 11 days ago
Parks Breaks Ground On Restoration Of 1939 World's Fair Relic
— nycgovparks.org — Today, Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe, Queens Borough President Helen Marshall and Council Member James Gennaro broke ground... on renovations to the Boathouse on Meadow Lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Representatives of the Boathouse's users, ... (more) Parks Breaks Ground On Restoration Of 1939 World's Fair ...

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Sister-In-Law Questions Alleged Motive In Queens Double Murder
ny1.com - 5 days ago
Sister-In-Law Questions Alleged Motive In Queens Double Murder
— ny1.com — A Queens man who police say admitted to murdering his wife and son last week is blaming... their death on his alter ego -- a claim his sister-in-law says holds no weight. (more) Sister-In-Law Questions Alleged Motive In Queens Double ...

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