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Catholics throughout Queens invited to participate in Reconciliation Monday

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Mar. 25, 2024 By Athena Dawson Catholics throughout Queens are invited to go to church today in honor of Reconciliation Monday, to usher in the Holy Week leading up to Easter.  Bishop Robert Brennan, of Brooklyn Queens Diocese, announced that most parishes will have a priest available to hear confessions from 2-4 p.m. and from 6-9 p.m. Bishop Brennan feels that Reconciliation Monday is an opportunity for Catholics to forge a closer bond with the Lord. “As we seek to grow closer to the Lord, let us ask our all-loving and merciful God to forgive us of our sins. Let…
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Celebrating Queens’ women-owned culinary gems

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Mar. 22, 2024 By admin Mar. 22, 2024 By Staff Report In light of International Women’s Day on March 8, it’s a fitting time to spotlight some of the top women-owned dining gems in western Queens. Queens boasts the most diverse culinary landscape in New York City, a distinction that shines through in the array… Read more »

Caribbean Life Impact Awards: Celebrating excellence and community spirit

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The 2024 Caribbean Life Impact Awards honorees at the Terrace on the Park in Queens, NY.

Mar. 21, 2024 By Tracey Khan Over three dozen distinguished honorees were feted Wednesday night as Caribbean Life hosted its annual Caribbean Impact Awards. Forty-one honorees strutted their stuff on the red carpet before hundreds of effervescent patrons pulsating Caribbean music before receiving their prestigious award at Terrace on the Park in Queens, NY. The annual Impact Awards recognize the achievements and contributions of outstanding individuals born in the Caribbean or Caribbean background who have made the most impact in their respective career fields, ranging from healthcare to the arts to advocacy to entrepreneurship. TD Bank was the Corporate sponsor […]

Sunnyside man sentenced for laundering Bitcoin proceeds from drug trafficking: Feds

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Mar. 20, 2024 By bparry

[caption id="attachment_72407" align="alignnone" width="874"] Sunnyside resident Mustafa Goklu was sentenced to 16 months in federal prison for laundering Bitcoin proceeds from illicit drug trafficking. Courtesy of EDNY/Getty[/caption]
Mar. 20, 2024 By Bill Parry

Queens dominates list of NYC’s smallest condos: Report

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Mar. 19, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Five neighborhoods in Queens were found to be among the 10 areas citywide that have the smallest median condo size, according to a recent report by the real estate firm PropertyShark. The neighborhoods included South Astoria, Maspeth, Old Astoria, Long Island City and Kew Gardens Hills. South Astoria, which the report defines as the southeast section of the neighborhood, was ranked as having the smallest median condo sizes in all of New York City, at just 631 square feet. Maspeth placed fourth on the list with a median condo size of 671 square feet;…
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Ravenswood Generating Station is going green, Borough President launches community study

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Mar. 19, 2024 By admin Mar. 19, 2024 By Athena Dawson The owners of the Ravenswood Generating Station in Long Island City are transitioning the fossil fuel powered plant to a green energy hub and the Queens Borough President announced Monday the launch of a community-centered planning study to determine what benefits the new hub can bring to residents of the area. Ravenswood Generating Station, which is New York’s largest power plant and is known for its smokestacks, is located on the East River and sits across from NYCHA Queensbridge and Ravenswood Houses. The plant, which is powered by oil… Read more »