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Aid For Babies In Turkey, Funds For Queens York College | Top Stories

Also: The Wingate by Wyndham hotel in Long Island City will shelter asylum seekers. | Walgreens in Forest Hills will shutter next week.

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Little Neck Church, NYPD Host Drive For Turkey Earthquake Victims

Residents in Northeastern Queens can go to Edge City Church located at 46-16 Little Neck Parkway to donate supplies for babies.

Queens York College Gets $2.1 Million In Funding For Science Programs

About $1.2 million will go toward funding the geology and environmental science programs, as well as student stipends and equipment.

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LIC To Shelter Asylum Seekers At Wingate by Wyndham

The Wingate by Wyndham hotel, located at 38-70 12th Street, will be the city's seventh Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center.

Walgreens In Forest Hills To Shutter, Stretching Chain Closure Wave

The pharmacy located at 63-37 108th Street will close on Feb. 20.

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Elmhurst Man Struck By Pickup Truck In North Corona, Dies: NYPD

Luis Cayancela Paredes, from Elmhurst, was crossing Roosevelt Avenue, near 111th Street, when he was struck by a 2021 Toyota Tundra.

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