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Calling all Swifties! The Shops at Atlas Park to host Taylor Swift-inspired dance party next week

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Aug. 23, 2024 By Anthony Medina The Shops at Atlas Park, located in Glendale, is hosting a Swiftie Dance Party on Tuesday, Aug. 27, with Taylor Swift-inspired trivia, giveaways and more.  Macerich, the real estate investment trust company that owns the urban shopping mall, located at 8000 Cooper Ave., has scheduled the all-Swiftie event…

NewYork-Presbyterian announces closure of Jackson Heights Family Health Center

Aug. 23, 2024 By emarshall Aug. 23, 2024 By Ethan Marshall NewYork-Presbyterian announced that its Jackson Heights Family Health Center, located at 73-15 Northern Blvd. in Jackson Heights, will be closing down on Monday, Sep. 30. NewYork-Presbyterian cited conditions at the building that fail to meet the hospital’s standards for a medical practice as the… Read more »

East Elmhurst store sells $50K Powerball ticket; Maspeth deli scores $8.6K in TAKE 5

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Aug. 22, 2024 By Czarinna Andres A New York Lottery third-prize-winning ticket worth $50,000 was sold at Moreno Brother’s Inc., located at 94-15 Astoria Blvd., East Elmhurst, for the Aug. 21 Powerball drawing. The winning numbers were drawn from a field of one to 69, with the red Power Ball drawn from a separate…

Queens Reps Meng and Suozzi focus on abortion and immigration at Democratic National Convention 

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Aug. 22, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan On the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Queens congressional representatives took the stage to promote the party to millions of Americans who tuned in.  Central Queens Congresswoman Grace Meng, whose speech was originally scheduled for the first night of the convention, focused her time…

Protesters gather at Citi Field for rally against use of facial recognition technology at the stadium

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Aug. 22, 2024 By Shane O’Brien A small number of protesters gathered at Citi Field Wednesday afternoon to campaign against the New York Mets’ use of facial recognition technology at ticket points throughout the baseball ground. The protest, organized by Fight for the Future, Encode Justice NY and the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (STOP),…

NYC metro area on pace to lead nation in new apartments constructed in 2024: report

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Aug. 21, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The New York City metropolitan area is on track to lead the United States in new apartments constructed among major cities in 2024, according to a report by the real estate firm RentCafe. With 32,935 new rentals expected to be completed by the end of the year, the…