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Nobody was injured after a one-alarm fire broke out in the basement of a vacant home in Corona last Wednesday morning, Nov. 18, Fire Department sources said. The fire reportedly started at 5:40 a.m. More ... Only blocks from her Howard Beach home, a 68-year-old woman was struck and killed by a SUV as she attempted to cross a street last Thursday, Nov. 19, law enforcement sources reported. Police identified the victim as 68- year-old Concetta DiBenedetto of 91st Street. More ... The ongoing controversy over the creation of a dog run at Juniper Valley Park in Middle Village took another turn during Community Board 5’s Nov. More ... Being ready for any kind of emergency was the focus of last Thursday’s Maspeth West End Block Association meeting (MWEBA) at Trinity-St. Andrews Lutheran Church, as residents were gi More ... Residents got their most detailed look yet at the proposed Hunters Point South waterfront park at a special Board 2 hearing on Nov. 19, but a planned artificial turf field was the subject of intense debate. More ... The new commanding officer of the 102nd Precinct made his debut at the precinct’s Community Council meeting Nov. 17 at Moose Hall in Richmond Hill. More ... Seeking to reduce noise and air pollution created by local freight rail traffic, a number of community civic organizations have banded together to press federal, state and local elected officials and agencies to provide funding for improvements to railroad operations in R More ... The State Assembly has passed an amendment to the COBRA benefits law allowing a group of individuals who were covered at the time before the law became effective earlier this year—but were unable to apply for an extension of their benefits—to continue receiving coverage, Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan announced. More ... A coalition of anti-hunger, antipoverty and children’s advocacy groups gathered in the Ravenswood section of Long Island City on Monday, Nov. 23, and called on Congress to take action to reverse the rising epidemic of hunger among children in America. More ... Maj. Gen. Joseph J. Taluto, the Adjutant General for the State of New York, announced the promotion of members of the New York Army National Guard in recognition of their capabilities for additional responsibility and leadership. Local men and women who received promotions include: More ... Community Board 2’s second public hearing dealt with a proposed conversion of a Hunters Point street to a oneway road. The Department of Transportation’s proposal, according to Queens Borough Commissioner Maura McCarthy, is to change 49th Avenue between 5th Street and Vernon Boulevard into a one-way heading eastbound. More ... |
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