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NY's First Openly Trans Democrat Seeks LIC Assembly Seat
Decaudin's bid to unseat Ardila comes after the Assembly member was accused in March of sexually harassing two women in 2015.

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Decaudin's bid to unseat Ardila comes after the Assembly member was accused in March of sexually harassing two women in 2015.

Community Board 6 launched a form for residents to select which of the 12 committees they want to participate in.
The theatre will upgrade its system through a $50,000 grant secured by Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris.
Juan Poveda and Javier Burbano stand accused of paying Medicaid recipients to submit false claims at their Queens pharmacy, James said.
A Bayside noodle joint made it to Eater NY's recently published list of "The 15 Hottest New Restaurants in Queens, July 2023."
Chelsea Piers Fitness signed a lease with a residential tower that will be built at 24-11 Jackson Ave.
Centers Urgent Care is opening its 11th location in the city at 64-02 108th St. on July 12 starting at noon.
Thomas Abreu, from Brooklyn, stands accused of fatally shooting an 86-year-old man and wounding three others, prosecutors said.
A man pushed a 60-year-old man after a fight over a seat on an E train nearing the Grand Street station on June 29, police said.
Authorities are looking for the man who attacked and robbed a 62-year-old man near the Aqueduct-North Conduit Avenue station, police said.
Michelle Davis was found after she was last seen at the intersection of Francis Lewis Boulevard and Hillside Avenue, police said.
Ricky Howell, 60, pleaded guilty in 2021 to stealing tools from a commercial garage, reports show. He was homeless at the time.
The Waterfront Concert Series will return this summer at the Astoria Park Great Lawn on Shore Boulevard.
LIJ Forest Hills is piloting "teleburn," which helps doctors assess whether patients should be taken to the burn center in Staten Island.
This week, city inspectors found roaches in Washington Heights, broken doors in Ocean Hill, mice infestation in Astoria, and more.
Roscoe Danielson, 40, was arrested after two people were found dead this week on 104th Street, near Northern Boulevard, authorities said.
Major crimes were on the decline in Bayside last month, a pace that matched trends citywide, according to a recently-released stats.
An on-duty city worker is dead after he was thrown from his seat and pinned under his truck in Queens Thursday afternoon, police said.
The blaze erupted about 3 p.m. in the back of the four-story building located at 38-18 23rd Ave., officials said.
Raymond O'Connor Park, on Corporal Kennedy Street and 210 Street, will host the first concert of the summer series on July 8.