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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)
New York state Sen. Joseph Addabbo, Jr. has requested for more than $700,000 in city funds for precincts in Forest Hills and Kew Gardens.
Also: 119 Apartments is coming to the Astoria waterfront and replacing an old warehouse. | Queens residents demand sewer upgrades.
Far Rockaway community leaders and climate activists congregated for a vigil to mark ten years since Hurricane Sandy.
The funds are part of a spending bill passed in March by U.S. Rep. Grace Meng, who represents Forest Hills and Kew Gardens.
The request was made through a Change.org petition two weeks ago and has reached 465 signatures through Monday.
The renowned Queens bar and restaurant Grandstand closed its doors after 34 years amid financial struggles.
The authorities are looking for a suspect with a white Infinity Sedan, the NYPD said.
Also: Patch compiled a guide of candidates, deadlines, links and reminders about voting in the upcoming election.
The market posted its final line-up for the end-of-the-season event, which includes food vendors, art vendors, and other activities.
Patch has compiled a guide of candidates, deadlines, links and reminders about voting in the upcoming election.
The teenaged girl was shoved to the ground, punched, kicked and robbed in the Woodhaven Boulevard station Thursday, police said.
Police are looking for the person who threatened to shoot a 19-year-old in Bay Terrace earlier this month, the NYPD said.
Also: Forest Hills business owners are fundraising for holiday lights | A couple is indicted for the third time in Queens, prosecutors said.
Bayside High School graduate Matthew Fertig aims to raise $15,000 by running from Montauk to Manhattan next month.
The defendants were also indicted in August on kidnapping and assault charges, and in September on sex trafficking charges, the DA said.
Each strand costs $825, and they are set to be hung either immediately before or after Thanksgiving.
The MTA driver helped passengers to flee then leapt out the window before the bus crashed into a utility pole, according to police.
A man from Sunnyside has been charged after the attempted rape of a woman in northern Queens on Sunday, the police said.
Also: A Queens bowling league treasurer gambled stolen club dues, prosecutors said. | Jack's Pizza plans to return to Bayside.
The IKEA store in Rego Park is closing less than two years after its opening.
