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WEBSep. 17, 2024 By Ethan Marshall. As the New York Mets began their final homestand of the 2024 regular season on Monday, Sept. 16, the team announced the installation of a purple seat to pay tribute to the McDonald’s mascot Grimace, whose first pitch prior to a game on June 12 coincided with the start of a seven-game winning streak and the team turning the season around.
Op-Ed: A sleeping tree with healing power holds promise for ...
WEB1 hour ago · Sept. 25, 2024 By Melissa Zavala. Last year, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, located on 82nd Street and 34th Avenue in Jackson Heights, turned one hundred. Nestled in the Historic District in the most diverse community in the World’s Borough, the church’s grounds represent a true green oasis in a bustling neighborhood where people from across the globe find a home. St. Mark’s grounds are ...
Jackson Heights 'Key to the City' event break barriers, offering ...
WEB1 day ago · Sept. 24, 2024 By Shane O’Brien. Around 400 people gathered at the New York Immigration Coalition’s Key to the City event in Jackson Heights on Saturday.The event aimed to connect New York’s immigrant community with organizations offering essential services and information.
Suspect sought for allegedly groping a woman inside the 74th …
WEB7 hours ago · Sept. 25, 2024 By Bill Parry. Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst and Transit District 20 are looking for a portly groper who targeted a 40-year-old woman inside the Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street subway station on Sunday afternoon.. The victim was waiting on the platform for the northbound E train at 4 p.m. when a stranger approached her and touched and grabbed her ...
Elected officials and mental health advocates gather in Elmhurst to ...
WEB6 hours ago · Sept. 25, 2024 By Shane O’Brien. Elected officials and mental health advocates gathered in Elmhurst on Friday to celebrate the council’s decision to restore $2 million in funding for Mental Health Clubhouses across the city.
Permits filed for 5-story fire station in Elmhurst
WEB2 days ago · Sept. 23, 2024 By Ethan Marshall. Permits have been filed to construct a 5-story fire station at 86-53 Grand Ave. in Elmhurst. This proposed development, located between Van Loon Street and Queens Boulevard, would replace the existing fire station, which houses FDNY Engine 287/Ladder 136/Battalion 46. …
Jackson Heights Post Office letter carrier honored for half a …
WEB5 days ago · Sept. 20, 2024 By Czarinna Andres. Henry Moslen, a letter carrier at the Jackson Heights Post Office, reached a golden milestone last month, celebrating 50 years of delivering mail in the same community.. Moslen began his postal career in 1973 at a Manhattan facility and transferred to Jackson Heights in 1974 to reduce his commute. Since then, he has faithfully walked the same route, serving ...
Jackson Heights Families Displaced by Eight-Alarm Fire to Get …
WEBApril 19, 2021 By Christina Santucci. More than 100 families displaced by an eight-alarm fire in Jackson Heights earlier this month will be able to stay in emergency lodging until June 20, the mayor announced Friday. “The city will provide Queens families displaced from this month’s fire with an extra two months of temporary housing to get back on their feet,” Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted.
‘Summer Sundays’ Concert Series to Return to Travers Park This …
WEBJun 28, 2021 · A free summer concert series is returning to Jackson Heights this weekend after going remote last year. “Summer Sundays in The Park” will again feature live music from local artists on Sundays at 6 p.m. in Travers Park, from July 4 through Aug. 29. The series — organized by the Jackson Heights Beautification Group — is bringing back in ...
Jackson Heights Leaders Show Support for Residents Left …
WEBApr 13, 2021 · A GoFundMe – with the goal of $450,000 – has so far collected more than $333,000 in donations.. Several displaced residents said they feared having to take refuge in the city’s shelter system. They worried that larger families would be separated into smaller groups and that they would be forced to commute long distances for work and school if they were placed in family shelters.