Happy Wednesday, Little Neck! Travelers face yet another day of significant delays on the Long Island Railroad as workers continue repairs to a section of broken rail in a tunnel underneath the East River.
According to the MTA’s website, service changes and cancellations will now stretch into next Tuesday.
Here are your 5 Things for today:
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1. The Twin Pines Kayak Club of Port Washington will hold to discuss selecting a new name to promote its expanding membership throughout the north shore of Queens and Long Island.
2. In case you missed it: city official held a meeting on proposed water rate hikes Tuesday evening at P.S. 499 in Flushing. Check out our live coverage , as well as a full rundown on developments later this morning.
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3. l won best entree for its Championship Chili at the 2011 Taste of Queens. Congrats!
4. Good news for northeast Queens real estate: home prices in neighboring Nassau County rose 2.8 percent, according to this Newsday report.
5. The New York Times published this rundown on the issue of condo and co-op tax assessments in yesterday's paper, likening the popular anger over the hikes in Queens to the Tea Party movement.
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