Astoria-Long Island City, NY|News|
Ronald Reagan Republican Club Coming To Astoria, Curtis Sliwa Vows
Sliwa, who ran for mayor in 2021, launched the Ronald Reagan Republican club to rebuke the democratic socialist shift in Astoria.

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Sliwa, who ran for mayor in 2021, launched the Ronald Reagan Republican club to rebuke the democratic socialist shift in Astoria.

The NYPD is searching for the robbers that took the 41-year-old’s Samsung Galaxy smartphone and $5 in cash on a southbound 7 train.
The man was found with apparent trauma to the body about midday Tuesday at 127th Street, near 35th Avenue, police said.
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The Noguchi Museum was granted $3 million, while the Chocolate Factory Theater was allocated $2 million.
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Forest Hills resident Pedro Rodriguez started a petition requesting the city’s Department of Transportation increase pedestrian space.
ABL Beauty Lounge, located on the second floor of the mall, celebrated its grand opening on Sunday.
Annie's Social, located at 34-01 Francis Lewis Blvd., opened on Saturday and replaced a Subway sandwich shop.
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Alexander Fitzpatrick, 28, was sentenced to 17 years in prison after he gashed his 25-year-old girlfriend in September, prosecutors said.
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Queens Special Victims Squad posted a picture on Twitter of the man who purportedly raped his ex-girlfriend on Feb. 13.
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Creamline will open its second city location on 40-05 Skillman Ave. on Thursday, Feb. 23.
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Adam Moses was last seen inside Nelson Tower in Manhattan, located at 450 Seventh Ave., on Thursday.