A Year of Recovery and Reinvestment

A year of recovery and reinvestment
The ongoing recovery from 2012's Hurricane Sandy dominated life in South Queens for most of 2013 and was a factor in many other big stories, from the future of the abandoned Rockaway Beach LIRR line to the election battle between Councilman Eric Ulrich …
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Comedian came around to embracing funny side
“I was always the center of attention,” Kritikos said. “People always told me, 'Greg, you're … He was born in Greece and emigrated to the U.S. in 1971, where his father, a former professional soccer player, opened a shoe repair shop in Astoria, a …
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Celebrations and scandals mark 2013
Vica Mars, left, and Pamela Perkins were among the 100 Queens residents who went to Washington, DC in January for the second inauguration of President Obama. The trip was sponsored by the Jamaica Branch of the NAACP and the office of Congressman …
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