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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)
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A spokesperson for White Castle told Patch that the location at 213-17 Northern Boulevard is remodeling.
Diana Priya, the owner of I CE NY, which doubles as the soup and salad eatery EFresh, said the shop will permanently close on Jan. 14.
"Totally unacceptable," a lawmaker said after viral video showed Proud Boys — who had disrupted an LGBTQ event — get a soft touch from cops.
Police found Hamdan Almatare lying on the street with trauma to the body after he was riding northbound on Hamilton Place, the NYPD said.
Police are searching for the man who entered a home between 51st Avenue and 90th Street on Dec. 25, 2022.
The city's Sanitation Department will have a Christmas tree collection next month at an event called Mulchfest.
The city’s Sanitation Department will have a Christmas tree collection next month in an event called Mulchfest.
The man was shot dead near Beach 56th Street and Beach Channel Drive about 8 p.m. on Thursday, the NYPD said.
Police are searching for the two men that entered a 28-year-old man’s home between 91st Avenue and 172 Street, the NYPD said.
Also: Shaquille O'Neil's chicken joint could be coming to Bayside next year. | A man shot a 24-year-old in Jamaica on Christmas Day.
Big Chicken CEO Josh Halpern told Patch that it’s strongly considering the Northern Queens neighborhood.
Citywide, only 12 percent of residents have received new, bivalent COVID boosters, city data shows.
The T Building, an affordable housing property, in Jamaica won the award of Excellence in Historic Building Rehabilitation.
Stephen Giraldo, 36, was arrested after his car ran into the mother on 41-80 Parsons Blvd. about 5:20 a.m., police said.
A man shot a 24-year-old man in the groin about 1:30 p.m. inside 106-59 Brewer Boulevard, police said.
Also: Bayside in Queens posted the third overall highest COVID positivity rate in the city. | A man attacked an MTA employee.
A man punched the 36-year-old woman in the back of the head on Dec. 17 at the northbound platform of the 179 St. Station, the NYPD said.
Bayside in Queens posted the third overall highest COVID positivity rate in the city during the week at 24.7 percent.
About 218 residents in Forest Hills tested positive for COVID-19, according to city data, at Forest Hill’s population of 71,266.