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More than a decade ago, while the Elmhurst gas tanks still towered over the neighborhood, it was hard for most people to imagine that the structures would one day be replaced by a park filled with rolling hills and winding paths. More ... Three people were injured in a two-car crash at a Middle Village intersection on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 15, Fire Department sources said. The collision reportedly occurred at 4:20 p.m. More ... After nearly a decade of waiting, the results are now official: Genting New York has been approved to build and operate a gaming center featuring 4,500 video lottery terminals (VLT) at Aqueduct Racetrack in South Ozone Park. More ... Community members pressed the city Department of Transportation (DOT) to focus its study of Liberty Avenue on parking problems rather than congestion during a public input session held last Wednesday Aug. More ... Firefighters put out the flames that scorched a Glendale apartment house during a one-alarm fire last Friday evening, Aug. 13, it was reported. More ... Pedestrian “countdown” signals will soon be seen at major Queens thoroughfares, as the city has announced that 1,500 intersections citywide will soon have them installed after a pilot program proved successful. More ... Traffic was tied up along Roosevelt Avenue on the Elmhurst/Jackson Heights border last Saturday night, Aug. 14, as a result of a two-car collision, it was reported. More ... Local business owners attended a Thursday, Aug. 12 seminar held by Rep. Anthony Weiner at the Kew Gardens Community Center regarding a number of tax breaks available to employers who make new hires. More ... A package of bills aimed at updating New York City’s 20- year-old recycling law was officially signed into law by Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Monday, Aug. 16. More ... There’s now a reliable and affordable way for Americans wearing lower dentures to get the comfort and confidence they need to live satisfying lives without costly or debilitating surgery. More ... The Ridgewood, Elmhurst, Forest Hills and Long Island City branches of the Queens Borough Public Library (QPBL) will remain open six-days-a-week when the system’s new schedule of operating hours takes effect on Tuesday, Sept. 7. More ... The key measures of a federal bill aimed at targeting crooks who prey on the elderly were introduced by two local lawmakers during a press conference at the Rego Park Senior Center last Thursday, Aug. 12. More ... In an effort to fight back against a rise in auto thefts, local police and elected officials are teaming up to hold two VINetching events scheduled to take place this Saturday, Aug. 21, in Woodhaven and Monday, Aug. 23, in Middle Village. More ... A statewide competitive civil service exam for the position of correction officer trainee will be held on Oct. 16. More ... The New York State Consumer Protection Board (CPB) is alerting consumers to new options that are available regarding overdraft charges for transactions made with debit and ATM cards. More ... Gov. David A. Paterson has announced the initial results of the Department of Motor Vehicles’ (DMV) use of facial recognition technology to identify fraud cases. Use of the innovative software began in February and in the six months since its implementation has been instrumental in identifying more than 1,000 cases of possible fraud. More ... City Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer joined Rochelle Slovin, the director of the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, for a sneak peek of the construction work on the Museum’s expansion and renovation project. More ... New York State Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner David J. Swarts announced the availability of personalized historical license plates for eligible vehicles. More ... To make it easier for job seekers to search for careers, the New York State Department of Labor has launched the New York State Job Bank website at www.jobcentral.org/newyork. As noted, there are 84,217 jobs posted on the new site and it continues to grow. More ... State Sen. Joseph P. Addabbo Jr., chair of the Senate Elections Committee, is sponsoring a series of town hall meetings for voting machine demonstrations around his district to help familiarize voters in Middle Village, Woodhaven and Howard Beach with the introduction of the new optical scan voting machines in the primary elections next month. More ... New York Secretary of State Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez announced that the agency’s Division of Licensing Services licensed 6,675 New Yorkers last month, a two percent increase from July. More ... Community Board 5 in Glendale and the Forest Park Senior Center in Woodhaven will both be hosting blood drives in the next several days, it was announced. As part of an ongoing effort to meet the shortage of blood, Community Board 5 is sponsoring a blood drive this Tuesday, Aug. 24 in Glendale. More ... |
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