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Flushing hits the jackpot: Two lucky tickets sold, including a $256M Powerball winner

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Dec. 9, 2024 By Czarinna Andres The holidays came early for two lucky Flushing residents. The New York Lottery announced on Sunday that two winning Powerball tickets were sold in Flushing for the Dec. 7 drawing, one of which is worth a staggering $256 million. The jackpot-winning ticket was sold at Hua Lian Supermarket,…

Queens armed robbers shoot man inside store, steal his watch: cops

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Queens detectives are looking for two armed robbers who shot and wounded a man inside a store on Friday night. Police said the incident happened at about 6:45 p.m. on Nov. 8 inside of 32-78 Steinway St. in Astoria. Based on a preliminary investigation, police learned that two unidentified suspects entered the location and…

Meng delivers $1.6 million to support new Filipino community center in Woodside

Nov. 8, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Nov. 8, 2024 By Czarinna Andres U.S. Rep. Grace Meng formally presented a historic $1.6 million federal grant to the National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) New York to fund the development of a multicultural community center in Little Manila. The ceremony took place on Nov. 1, along… Read more »

Female suspect wanted for pickpocketing man in East Elmhurst: NYPD

Aug. 14, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police have released a photo of a female suspect wanted for allegedly pickpocketing a man in East Elmhurst last month. The suspect picked the pocket of the 31-year-old victim in the vicinity of 105th Street and 32nd Avenue at around 1:45 a.m. on July 23. His credit card and… Read more »

Editorial | Save local news in New York: A message to ‘the three people in the room’

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Mar. 30, 2023 Schneps Media It’s time for the “three people in the room” traditionally responsible for working out New York’s annual budget to deliver a front-page rescue for New York state’s journalism industry. That rescue comes in the form of the “Local Journalism Sustainability Act” (S.625/A.2958), one of the many legislative items now…