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Shootings kill three over weekend
Three people were murdered during the weekend in Queens as a wave of violence took its toll on the borough from Corona to Queens Village to South Jamaica. Comment.
Transit
Boro electeds cry foul over attempt to stop city transit funding
Members of Congress, transit officials and labor leaders warned today of what they said was a Republican plan to put an end to automatic federal money for New York City’s transit system. Comment.
Astoria
Muslims open Astoria center
Astoria has long been defined by its ethnic groups — first it was the Italians, then the Greeks — and last week the neighborhood’s Muslims took a large step toward establishing themselves with the grand opening of the Muslim American Society’s community center on Steinway Street. Comment.
Flushing
Cops seek robber of Flushing Chase bank
FLUSHING — The NYPD is looking for a man suspected of robbing a Chase Bank in Flushing, authorities said. Comment.
Douglaston
Cops on the hunt for serial bank robber
Police were looking for a man suspected of robbing three banks in Queens and two in Brooklyn. Comment.
Jackson Heights
Accident with livery van leaves man hospitalized
JACKSON HEIGHTS — Police said a 53-year-old man is in critical condition after being hit by a car pulling out of a parking space Friday at Broadway and 72nd Street. Comment.
Ridgewood
Fire torches Ridgewood building
Firefighters responded to an all-hands blaze at 16-42 Decatur St. Sunday. Emergency responders examined one man in an ambulance at the scene. Comment.
Letters
Intersection needs left-turn signal
In the Jan. 12-18 TimesLedger Newspapers article “DOT says safety measures cut traffic fatalities in Queens,” city Department of Transportation Queens Commissioner Maura McCarthy said “there were 67 traffic deaths in Queens last year, ‘which is quite an accomplishment.’” Comment.
Hillcrest
Hillcrest Jewish Center leisure group
The group meets every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. in the Prince Room at 183-02 Union Tnpk. in Flushing. Comment.
Kew Gardens
CWNY launches support group
The Center for the Women of New York is accepting registration for a new session of its women’s support group. Comment.
Fresh Meadows
Proposal turns Lancman seat into a majority Asian district
Reactions were mixed after two state Assembly districts in eastern Queens were drastically changed last Thursday by a state panel in charge of redrawing political boundaries. Comment.
Economy
Fewer pensions make retirement hard for New Yorkers: Study
More and more New Yorkers cannot afford to retire and a principal reason is that dwindling numbers of people have pensions, according to a new study. Comment.
Bayside
Taste of Bayside brings savory samples to Bell Blvd.
Sensuous flavors, enticing aromas and a jovial atmosphere combined to transform the ballroom at the Adria Hotel last week into one of the most eclectic restaurants in town at this year’s Taste of Bayside. Comment.
Flushing
Senior citizen missing from doctor’s office
FLUSHING — Police have asked for help in finding an elderly man who was last seen at a doctor’s office on 38th Avenue near 138th Street. Comment.
Rockaway Beach
Girl from Rockaway Beach, 3, dies: NYPD
ROCKAWAY BEACH — The NYPD said a 3-year-old girl found unconscious and unresponsive at a house in Rockaway Beach has died. Comment.
Middle Village
Hard work pays off for CK’s Connell
After an extensive process and plenty of work in the classroom and on the court, Rayne Connell is where she wants to be. Comment.
Editorial
Get Out of the Way
TimesLedger Newspapers letter writer Anne, of College Point, makes the case that the spa proposed for the College Point Corporate Park has a good chance of succeeding. Comment.
Letters
Qns. Center Mall gives workers living wage
I read the letter to the editor “Queens Center Mall owner must help neighboring area” (Jan. 19-25) with interest. We are proud of the fact that Queens Center Mall is a generator of tax dollars for the city and state and we try to do as much as we can to be a positive force for the Queens community and a fair employer. Comment.
Breezy Point
New lines mean Qns senate shift
State Sens. Joseph Addabbo (D-Howard Beach), Shirley Huntley (D-Jamaica) and Malcolm Smith (D-St. Albans) may need to sign up for dance lessons if newly proposed district maps are approved because they will be doing the shuffle. Comment.
Flushing
Indian independence cause for celebration in Flushing
Flushing Indians celebrated the signing of their home country’s constitution Saturday with songs and classical dances at the Hindu Temple Society of North America. The festivities also included a hoisting ceremony for the Indian flag. Comment.
Richmond Hill
Vallone bill to keep private trash out of public cans
Thinking about filling a public trash can with garbage from your home or apartment? Three Queens elected officials want you to think again. Comment.
Jamaica
Mormon church opens new digs for Jamaica congregation
The Jamaica Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints welcomed members of the community to its new location on 163rd Street for an open house Saturday and Sunday. The six-story building will offer religious services, classes and other activities. Comments (4).
Bayside
GOP candidates learn ropes in Bayside class
To run as a viable Republican candidate in Queens, Bayside civic leader Vince Tabone said at a seminar Saturday that potential candidates not only need the GOP’s support, but the support of other parties. Comment.
Richmond Hill
Four robbers stole $40K with forged checks: Cops
RICHMOND HILL — The NYPD is looking for four people they believe to have committed grand larceny at several Chase Banks in the Richmond Hill area. Comment.
Averne
Middle-aged man had sex with teenage girl: Police
ARVERNE — Police said an Arverne man employed with the city Department of Education was arrested Jan. 25 on charges of rape and criminal sex acts last week. Comment.
Bayside
Dozo stays hot without star
When Jermaine Lawrence inexplicably left Cardozo three weeks ago for Pope John XXIII in Sparta, N.J., the Judges lost one of the nation’s top junior prospects. In his absence, however, they have become a better team — tougher, with better ball movement and more poise. Comment.
Political Action
Pols should start promoting vocational schools once again
During the last few weeks, we have heard a lot about instituting a public school teacher evaluation system in New York state and especially in New York City. Comments (1).
Letters
No one is fit to properly run country
The state of our government is chaos. The idiots who represent the American people in Congress in Washington, D.C., are all overpaid, underworked windbags and total disgraces. Comments (1).
Flushing
Katz Women’s Hosp delivers baby No. 1
In the four times Rosa Kichikova has given birth, she never mistook the hospital for a hotel.
But that almost happened the fifth time, when the Flushing mother last week became the first woman to deliver a baby at the new Katz Women’s Hospital in New Hyde Park.
Little Avital Kichikova was brought into the world at 10:24 p.m. Jan. 24, the first birth at the new hospital. Comment.
College Point
Halloran opposes outside billing
City Councilman Dan Halloran (R-Whitestone) slammed the city Department of Finance and Water Board Sunday for maintaining post office boxes for residents’ property tax and water bill payments outside the state, but both agencies said the boxes’ locations were decided by the financial institutions that process the bills. Comment.
Jamaica
Jamaica fire guts apartment above jewel store
More than 100 firefighters responded to a two-alarm blaze in Jamaica in an apartment above an African jewelry shop Friday afternoon, according to fire officials. Comment.
Astoria
New western Queens districts create faux state Senate fight
The new proposed state Senate district lines would set Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria) against Sen. Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst), but the longtime friends say they have no plans to duke it out at the polls. Comment.
Flushing
DOT criticized over shoddy Flushing paving
A haphazard paving job by the city will make Broadway-Flushing look more like Venice, according to homeowners concerned about flooded streets. Comments (2).
Bayside
Utility workers save the day
Four Con Edison hard hats proved themselves to be heroes last week when they rescued a woman who was being attacked in Bayside. Comment.
Laurelton
Two children, 11 and 13, missing from home: Cops
LAURELTON — The NYPD is looking for two preteens who went missing from their Laurelton home last week. Comment.
Ridgewood
When trash becomes treasure
At a time when small businesses aren’t thriving, a young store owner, who lives in Ridgewood with her husband and three cats, bravely maintains her “I think I can” attitude. Comment.
Corona
Fake cop robbed victim of watch, wallet: Police
CORONA — Police were looking for man a suspected of impersonating a police officer and then robbing a 50-year-old man in Corona. Comment.
Fresh Meadows
Patriots down but not out
The script was about to be the same as too many other games for Francis Lewis this basketball season. The Patriots started fast, but saw a big lead dwindle to just two points late in the fourth quarter against Curtis. Comment.
Glen Oaks
Boro co-ops and condos must fight high city valuations
Many of you will remember the battle between co-op and condo owners and the city Department of Finance last year, after DOF Commissioner Frankel announced double- and triple-digit, single-year property valuation increases in eastern Queens. Comment.
Editorial
Senators Right to Back Off
U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand have backed off their support for a piece of legislation that would have greatly restricted user access to the Internet. Comment.
Letters
Boro residents must show support for local diners
It is a sad day for all Queens residents with the closing of both the Gold Star Diner in Bayside and the Palace Diner in Flushing (“Gold Star Diner shuts its doors after being sold,” Bayside Times, Dec. 29, 2011-Jan. 4, 2012). Comment.
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