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College Point is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens.
College Point is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens.
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Body found floating in East River
The body of an unidentified Asian man believed to be about 30 years old was discovered floating in the East River near Hermon A. MacNeil Park in the Queens neighborhood of College Point yesterday morning, police said. A passerby reported the body at 7:... -
New high-end condos on the market in Flushing
gsloane@am-ny.comFew of Flushing's finer flourishes remain from 1917, when humorist Ellis Parker Butler wrote from his home there: "I am in a placid, beautiful country town." But other charms endure from Butler's day: "Eighteen minutes in the cleanest and most...Tags: New York Mets, Manhattan (New York City), Sales, Home Depot Incorporated
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Good eating around Shea Stadium
peter.gianotti@newsday.comThere are some big questions about Opening Day. Will Santana win 20? Will Reyes steal 75? Will Wright be MVP? Will I have to eat the upper-deck hot dogs? From the intersection of College Point Boulevard and 39th Avenue, you see Citi Field eclipsing Shea...Tags: New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, Crimes, Clubs and Associations, Imperial and Royal Matters
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Taxicab confessions: Riding with a non-striking driver
jsilverman@am-ny.comamNewYork shadowed cab drivers Monday -- one who joined the strike and another who decided to go to work. Here are their stories: Jim Collura, 60, of College Point, Queens, has been driving a yellow cab since 1974, and Monday made the decision to go to...Tags: Sutton Place, Manhattan (New York City), Queensboro Bridge, Long Island City, Grand Central Terminal
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MTA: Bid too high for Grand Central LIRR terminal
steve.ritea@newsday.comA single bid to help carve out space for a new Long Island Rail Road terminal under Grand Central Terminal came in $200 million higher than anticipated, officials with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said Monday, leaving them to pursue whether...Tags: Transportation, Manhattan (New York City), State Budgets, Long Island Rail Road, Contracts
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City Living: Whitestone
patrick.verel@am-ny.comFor waterfront access, there's no better city neighborhood than Whitestone, the sleepy residential area between the Throgs Neck and the Bronx Whitestone bridges in Queens. The modest single-family houses that form the backbone of the housing stock are...Tags: Theft, Astoria, Malba, Throgs Neck, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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College Point
Special to amNewYorkTo live in College Point, Queens, you've got to deal with some pretty noisy neighbors. There's the Pepsi plant, the Con Edison facility, the NYPD impound lot, the Sanitation Department depot and The New York Times printing plant. And, oh yes, busy La...Tags: Theft, New York Times, Imperial and Royal Matters, Queens County, Malba
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Uprooting the Flower District
SPECIAL TO amNEWYORKThe Flower Market Association has been looking to move its shops away from north Chelsea since the late 1990s. "We are constantly looking for a new home," said Cordelia Persen, the association's executive director. "We're looking for a site in Manhattan...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), New Jersey, Meatpacking District, Hunts Point, Long Island
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Parades mark Memorial Day weekend
NEWSDAY STAFF WRITERPatriotism was abundant across the city and at two Queens parades Sunday where families, veterans and even toddlers lined the sidewalks or marched to observe Memorial Day. Along College Point Boulevard, hundreds brought folding chairs and some beach...Tags: Local Elections, Forest Hills, Floral Park, Veterans Affairs, Festive Event
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2. Waldbaums
133-11 20th Ave., College Point, 11356 718-559-0903 www.aptea.com Employees: 6,250 Top official: Ken Thompson Sr., president Parent company: Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Montvale, N.J. Ticker: GAPTags: Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company Incorporated
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Vivi, now leader of the pack?
Newsday Staff WriterRemember Vivi? A handful of diehard searchers do. Tuesday marks the six-month anniversary of the wandering whippet's escape from her crate at Kennedy Airport after she competed at the Westminster dog show. Though Vivi's owners eventually returned home to...Tags: Whitestone, Springfield Gardens, Kew Gardens, California, Imperial and Royal Matters
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MTA: This is our final offer
The head of the MTA said today that the contract proposal rejected by labor a few hours earlier was management's final offer, and that they are at an impasse. "There is no more," said Peter Kalikow, chairman of theMetropolitan Transportation Authority....Tags: Strikes, Christmas, Employees, Medical Services, Metropolitan Transportation Authority
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