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Week in Review

Catch up on the top stories in your community.

It was a busy week for news in northeast Queens.

It turns out that a new business under construction that received a stop-work order will not be a CVS Pharmacy.

U.S. Rep. Grace Meng, D-Flushing, was attacked and robbed in Washington D.C. and Councilman Mark Weprin, D-Oakland Gardens, held his first participatory budgeting meeting of the fall.

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Here is your Week in Review.

Monday

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Take a look at these pre-tax filing season tips from the Internal Revenue Service.

Tuesday

A building under construction along Bell Boulevard that was originally believed to be a CVS receives a stop-work order.

The City Council approves a proposal to construct a school at the Keil Bros. site in Bayside, but some northeast Queens leaders were not pleased.

Wednesday

Weprin’s first participatory budgeting meeting of the season results in more than 300 proposals for community projects or upgrades. And check out Patch’s interview with Diana Someck, of Yvette Lingerie, on doing business along Bell Boulevard for more than 25 years.

Thursday

Meng is attacked and robbed after leaving a restaurant in Washington D.C.

Friday

Councilman Mark Weprin, D-Oakland Gardens, is one of six vying to be the next City Council speaker.

Weekend

This week’s Queens Eats recipe is wild rice and basmati pilaf with sausage..


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