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Developer To Demolish Funeral Home For Housing, Application Shows
After months of speculation, a developer applied to demolish Rego Park's Parkside Memorial Chapel in order to build an apartment building.

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After months of speculation, a developer applied to demolish Rego Park's Parkside Memorial Chapel in order to build an apartment building.

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