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Man Shot To Death On Residential Northeast Queens Block, Police Say
Police found the 37-year-old man shot in the chest outside a Queens Village house, according to the NYPD.

Kayla Levy covers all things Astoria, Long Island City, Forest Hills and Bayside for Patch. She has written for New York Magazine's Curbed and the Strategist, and Time Out. Follow her on Twitter @kaylev and send story tips to kayla.levy@patch.com.
Police found the 37-year-old man shot in the chest outside a Queens Village house, according to the NYPD.

An urban park ranger said that the injury, which is among the most common for animals in the city's parks, could have turned dire.
A couple of locals said that The Nuts Factory, a new specialty food store on Austin Street, has restored their faith in the neighborhood.
The man, who was discovered early Wednesday morning, is the latest person to be found dead in a city park this year.
Updates from traffic sites said that several bridge lanes were blocked prompting significant traffic delays Wednesday afternoon.
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Several people jumped the turnstiles and punched the man before stealing about $1,700 from him, police said.
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The new owner thought he could serve beer under a conditional approval while fixing existing building issues. Then his petition was denied.
The DOT didn't specify what caused the holdup, but said the bridge is being used more often during the Gowanus Canal cleanup process.
"My vomit looks better than this building," wrote one incensed neighbor.
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The statue started as an idea honoring the Forest Hills superhero, but — thanks to clay and 3D imaging — it's starting to take shape.
The robber broke the convenience store's door and coffee maker while trying to flee with the cash, police said.
The owner of a local Greek restaurant was among those injured in the collision, a witness told Patch.
“It’s horrific," his sister said in an interview with The New York Times. "This is a horror movie.”
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Luis Carlos Gutierrez Blanco left a Forest Hills home Thursday night and hasn't been seen since, according to police.
Park advocates and elected officials want neighbors to get their hands dirty as part of an ongoing effort to clean a centrally located park.
The pedestrian was hit at a Bayside intersection near two churches and a playground, according to fire officials.