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Jackson-Heights, New York is located in Queens County. Zip codes in Jackson-Heights, NY include 11372. The median home price in Jackson-Heights is $489,000.

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5 hrs ago | WNYC-AM New York

Queens, the Bronx See Rise in Anti-Gay Attacks

The recent spate of anti-gay hate crimes has shocked many in the gay community. According to police, these crimes have more than doubled so far this year from 14 to 29, and most have been in Manhattan.

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Thu May 23, 2013

CBS Local

Suspects Charged With Kidnapping Queens Man, Holding Him Captive For 32 Days

Three men were charged Wednesday with kidnapping an Ecuadorean national in Queens, and holding him in a warehouse for a month as they demanded $3 million ransom.

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Sun May 19, 2013

NY1

Asian American Week 2013: Grassroots Queens Group Fights For Immigrants, Muslims, Workers

Many South Asian women in New York are breaking down barriers within their community as neighborhood activists.

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New York Daily News

Ex-colleague recalls tawdry '70s behavior of Lopez

A damning ethics report that revealed Assemblyman Vito Lopez's penchant for propositioning young women, his high-heel fetish and his aversion to bras brought back a flood of unpleasant memories for one former colleague.

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Thu May 16, 2013

New York Daily News

Park swap slammed in Queens

QUEENS park advocates are giving a yellow card to Mayor Bloomberg's plan to take part of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park for a soccer field - and then "replace" the lost greenspace with a new park several miles and neighborhoods away.

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The Epoch Times

A Himalayan Dumpling Tour in Queens

Momos, or Himalayan dumplings, are quietly becoming one the most popular dishes in Queens.

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Mon May 13, 2013

NY1

Several Queens Areas Near 7 Train Offer Variety Of International Food Options

You don't have to go far from home to enjoy some of the best food from around the world.

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Sun May 12, 2013

New York Daily News

Sex-trafficking horror spreads to NYC suburbs

The federal crackdown on a Queens sex trafficking ring targeted an alleged brothel in this house in Poughkeepsie, as well as sites in Yonkers and Newburgh.

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CBS Local

Immigration Advocates Push For Comprehensive Reforms

At one Mother's Day brunch in Jackson Heights, the topic in the front of everyone's mind was immigration rights .

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Sat May 11, 2013

The Big Apple

Little Tibet or Himalayan Heights

Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce The Big Apple , a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano.

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Thu May 09, 2013

StreetsBlog.org

NYC: Eyes on the Street: Jackson Heights' Beautiful New Bike Corral

Spring has sprung, and with it came a new on-street bike corral on 82nd Street in Jackson Heights, near Roosevelt Avenue.

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Wed May 08, 2013

The Village Voice

Second Annual Momo Crawl Launches in Jackson Heights

Momo are Himalayan dumplings, usually round and puckered, but sometimes oblong with a ridge on top.

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Tue May 07, 2013

Jackson Heights News

Healthfirst's 4th Annual Cinco De Mayo festival at Elmhurst Hospital

Elmhurst Hospital and Healthfirst held their 4th Annual Cinco De Mayo festival on Friday, May 3, with music, face painting and numerous informational workshops for the community to learn about available health services.

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Mon May 06, 2013

WNYC-AM New York

Open Phones: #MustSeeQueens

Two candidates in the Queens borough president race are pushing to make Queens a tourist destination.

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Sat May 04, 2013

Examiner.com

Guide to three local parks in Jackson Heights, Queens

In honor of both spring and summer's advent, here's yet another review of three additional local parks situated around Western Queens , particularly Jackson Heights.

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Thu May 02, 2013

New Hyde Park Illustrated News

Civic Watchdogs

This dedication to public service not only extends to Wohlgemuth's children, one of whom is a litigator over in Mineola and the other serving in the Navy, but is a legacy of her mother, who died of cancer at the age of 51.

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New York Daily News

New Yorkers struggle in this economy, even if they are working

City officials may say the economic outlook looks bright, but even workers with fulltime jobs in the city aren't buying it.

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DNAInfo.com

108th Precinct in Queens Gets New Commanding Officer

The 108th Precinct in Queens is getting a new commanding officer, as Deputy Inspector Donald Powers moves on from the post he's held for the last three years.

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Tue Apr 30, 2013

DNAinfo.com

MTA Moving Foward With New LaGuardia Bus Service in Queens

The MTA is moving forward with a plan to revamp the city's bus service to LaGuardia Airport in Queens.

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Mon Apr 29, 2013

BroadwayWorld.com

Caps Lock Theatre's MRS. Mayfield's Fifth-Grade Class of...

In this production by NYIT Award-nominated Caps Lock Theatre, nytheatre.com "Person of the Year" Mariah MacCarthy reunites with director Leta Tremblay on their second site-specific production together, this time at an Astoria apartment.

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