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Astoria Man Competes On 'The Great American Baking Show'
Gottfried, a tech educator living on 30th Avenue, competed in the American version of the "The Great British Baking Show."

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Coral Murphy Marcos is a reporter from Manatí, Puerto Rico, and currently based in New York City. (coral.murphy@patch.com)
Gottfried, a tech educator living on 30th Avenue, competed in the American version of the "The Great British Baking Show."

The 25-year-old driver stopped near 61-19 Northern Blvd. to help a man who appeared to be having vehicle troubles on April 18. cops said.
Queen Latifah, Ludacris, and De La Soul are just some of the artists coming to Forest Hills to celebrate 50 years of hip-hop.
Voters have until next week to choose their favorite teacher, and three educators will be chosen for the Crystal Apple Award.
A 31-year-old woman was onboard a train near the 82nd Street station when a woman took her wallet on Sunday, police said.
“Bayside is already overcrowded and it has been like that for years,” one parent told Patch. “These schools are highly desirable."
The Municipal Art Society is hosting over 160 walks in New York City from May 5 to May 7, honoring the writer and activist Jane Jacobs.
The American rock band will start its summer tour in Mexico and will make its way into the Forest Hills on June 9.
Carlos Mendoza is expected to be sentenced to 18 years to life in prison for murdering his 45-year-old wife, Yaquelin Collado, Katz said.
Diálogos Duo, composed of Louis Arques and Richard Boukas, will perform starting at 3 p.m. at the Bayside Historical Society clubhouse.
Doctors in Flushing and Jamaica, many of whom are immigrants, are demanding higher wages as the costs of living in New York skyrocket.
Gerald Derosse, 54, was arrested after robbing about $200 from Ridgewood Savings Bank, police said.
Building owners affected by Local Law 97, which sets a cap on carbon emissions per square foot, will meet on May 2 at 7 p.m. in Bayside.
The 112th Precinct gathered over the weekend to co-name a Forest Hills street "Detective Jeffrey A Lee Way."
The men were sentenced to 50 years to life in prison after the killing of 31-year-old Rocky Kalisaran and wounding his brother, Katz said.
Shouted Sliwa over boos, “There’s nothing you can do to stop us and stop the police from bringing peace, justice, law and order to Astoria."
A Transportation department contractor was hit by a vehicle while inspecting a Grand Central Parkway wall, officials said.
The incident comes a week after a man was arrested at the John F. Kennedy Airport for carrying an unloaded gun, officials said.
The walk organized by St. Mary’s Kids will take place at Crocheron Park in Bayside on Sunday, May 21st, at 10 a.m.
The document by the monitor found detainees were subject to dangerous chokeholds, head strikes, and delays in medical attention.