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Rego Park Pharmacist Indicted In Prescription Scheme, Feds Say
The pharmacist reportedly processed false prescription claims through a health care company, which paid him $65K in exchange for the claims.

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The pharmacist reportedly processed false prescription claims through a health care company, which paid him $65K in exchange for the claims.

The festival, held in LIC from Dec. 9th to 12th and Dec. 16th to 19th, will showcase specialty breads filled with saffron, figs, and more.
Two men are facing criminal drug possession charges after police found two kilos of fentanyl hidden in their car during a traffic stop.
The woman was slapped in the face and hit with a broom by another performer at Dionysos Taverna as eatery workers looked on, the suit says.
Borough President Donovan Richards will host a tree lighting and movie night on Dec. 17th, followed by a Kwanzaa celebration on Dec. 29th.
A man broke into a pair of neighboring Forest Hills homes on Nov. 24th, stealing credit cards from one, police said.
Dozens of burdened hospitals upstate will pause some surgeries on Dec. 9, the Health Department said, but LIJ Forest Hills isn't impacted.
Mister Seoul is located on the corner of 40th Avenue and Bell Boulevard in a storefront that was previously an Italian restaurant.
After offering takeout and delivery in Forest Hills, Tacombi is now opening its Austin Street doors on Tuesday for indoor dining.
A 6-story, 92-unit apartment complex is slated to be built on the corner of Broadway and 29th Street — where Sac's Place was once located.
Kew Gardens Hills is the only Queens neighborhood that StreetEasy predicts will be among NYC's top 10 popular places to live in 2022.
Fire officials closed some streets and subway entrances near the Queensboro Plaza station after a gas leak at an adjacent building.
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The event is organized by the film studio but includes community touches, like ornaments decorated and donated by local students.
Surgeries will pause at burdened state hospitals next week, among which LIJ Forest Hills is included, Bloomberg reported.
A recent StreetEasy study shows that houses in Bayside have been listed at very low prices this year, but are selling well above asking.
Despite Lynn Schulman's win, District 29's GOP voter turnout more than doubled in the 2021 Council election compared to 2017, Patch found.
7 trains were suspended between LIC and Manhattan during Friday morning rush hour after a person was fatally hit by a train, agencies said.