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Popular Astoria Butcher Shop To Throw Anniversary Party
Prince Abou's Butchery will hold the celebration on Aug. 5 from 7 p.m. through midnight.

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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)
Prince Abou's Butchery will hold the celebration on Aug. 5 from 7 p.m. through midnight.

Forest Hills Stadium posted a callout for volunteers to clean up Forest Park later this month in exchange to see tickets for Jason Mraz.
Two men broke into a smoke shop in Ozone Park and stole more than $8,000 worth of CBD flowers, edibles, and other items, cops said.
The move is scheduled to start a month after MTA plans to increase the subway fare to $2.90 from $2.75.
A children's hospital in Glen Oaks received hundreds of thousands of dollars for its medical equipment and research Tuesday.
More than 100 films will be featured in a festival set to take place in a theater on Queens Boulevard in August.
The site is the oldest surviving Roman Catholic Church in Queens.
Thomas Abreu, 25, was indicted by a grand jury after a multi-borough shooting spree earlier this month, prosecutors said.
A man and a woman parked a black SUV in front of a home located on 149th Street and 16th Road before entering the house, police said.
The Greek festival at St. Irene Chrysovalantou in Astoria is set to return next week, bringing rides, food, and flea market stands.
Owner Nicolas Nicolau told Patch that the theater will install showtimes with open captions "within the next five to six weeks."
The 11th Annual Summer Blood Drive will take place on Aug. 10 from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Bay Terrace Shopping Center.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams wants to transfer Rikers Island's system of control to a “receiver” appointed by a federal judge.
A man punched a 71-year-old who was trying to defend his mother at the Queens Center Mall earlier this month, police said.
John Stanisci, a Forest Hills artist with work featured in Marvel and DC comics, will visit La Boulangerie de François on Saturday.
A 30-year-old woman had her cell phone robbed by a man while she sat on a bench at the Long Island City station, police said.
A 22-year-old who killed two men, one driving his neighbor to work, last month was indicted Monday, prosecutors said.
Senator John Liu, Council Member Vickie Paladino, and others urged city leaders to carry out careful communication and planning.
William Johnstone, 47, was found unresponsive in his cell in the George R. Vierno Center on Saturday, a DOC spokesperson said.
A witness reported seeing a woman and a man arguing on 12th Street before he picked her up and placed her in a car, police said.