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Baysiders Spar Over New Speed Cameras On Bell Boulevard
Critical neighbors described the cameras as a money-making scheme that make streets more dangerous. Some pushed back, citing school safety.

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Critical neighbors described the cameras as a money-making scheme that make streets more dangerous. Some pushed back, citing school safety.

Martha's Country Bakery's shutdown by the health department confused neighbors who saw a posted note saying it's closed during construction.
Sindy Maharaj, 28, was found dead in a Ridgewood apartment the day after attending the Homecoming Week show in Forest Hills, reports show.
The three-hour food giveaway, which kicks off at 12:30, comes as millions of New Yorkers struggle with food insecurity amid the pandemic.
The pancake chain is opening its first Astoria outpost this week, prompting concerns from locals about the area's small businesses.
N and W trains won't run as usual in Queens throughout weekdays and weekends during the next eight weeks, the MTA said.
He criticized the DOE for not sufficiently involving parents, and cited concerns of school overcrowding amid the delta variant's spread.
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The 70-year-old's death is the second time that drivers fatally hit elderly pedestrians in northeast Queens during the past several months.
A free showing of Indiana Jones in Astoria is rescheduled for next week, but moviegoers can still see the film in LIC this Thursday.
While parts of NYC emerged relatively unscathed by Tropical Storm Henri's record rainfall, roads flooded and trees fell in central Queens.
One neighbor suggested that the storm was barely strong enough to topple a plastic patio chair. Others pushed back, citing regional damage.
Roadways flooded and trees fell in southeast Queens, but Astoria and LIC locals say Tropical Storm Henri was “basically just a rainy day."
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Patricia Manley Silverman asked Baysiders to donate books to a free library honoring her grandchild. She now has more titles than will fit.
Just bring yourself, and a lawn chair or blanket, to the parking lot screening.
There's family camping and a historic tour in Fort Totten Park next weekend. Both events are free, but the lottery sign-up ends Saturday.
There are multiple volunteer beautification events this weekend, including a Park's Department program and family-oriented clean-up.