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LOVE STORY: Skating is key to their romance
Robin Enoch-Horn of Plainedge tells how she met husband Richie Horn at the roller rink. I have my mom, Lenore Enoch, to thank for getting me hooked on roller skating and subsequently meeting my husband. Back in the '80s, before in-line skates, my mom...Tags: Melville, Woodhaven, Jackson Heights, Dance, Family
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Victim's dad sets up scholarships in son's name
laura.rivera@newsday.comAt times, Thomas Sapp Jr. still picks up the phone and starts to dial his son's number -- before he remembers. Kareem Sapp, 19, an aspiring auto mechanic, was fatally shot on a Uniondale street in December as he offered a young woman a ride. Now, the...Tags: Police Investigations, Financial Aid, Crimes, Law Enforcement, Awards and Prizes
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Elmhurst: A long road to prosperity
NEWSDAY STAFF WRITERFor Ceil O'Mara, the end of old-time Elmhurst arrived when the elms along Maurice Avenue began to disappear. One by one, the trees were leveled to make room for newer, younger ones, or sometimes none at all. And with that, some longtime neighbors also...Tags: Music Theater, Subway Transportation Industry, Long Island, Jackson Heights, Religious Leaders
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Hip-hop 'hood: Hollis
Staff WriterIt's been nearly 30 years since Run-D.M.C. rehearsed their early raps at the corner of 205th Street and Hollis Avenue in Queens. But in some ways, it's as if they're still there. On a recent afternoon, a girl walks by in a Run-D.M.C. T-shirt. Local...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Nas, Crimes, Hip Hop, Imperial and Royal Matters
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Rapelje Family History
Edited by Peter W. Rapelje from notes and advice by Anna Rapelje October 1997 I was born at 321 New Lots Avenue. That was the number given to our home after the old town of New Lots along with Brooklyn became a part of New York City. I wonder if the...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Marriage, Homes, Family, New Lots
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Hollis
Beginnings: Hollis is a comparative newcomer on the Queens scene, although the area in east-central Queens was part of the Jamaica land purchase in 1656. The Dutch encouraged a group of colonists from Hempstead to homestead in the Beaver Pond area. And...Tags: Turning Point of Lehigh Valley, Inc., New Hampshire, Queens Village, American Revolutionary War, Queens (New York City)
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Schools Learning What Makes A Healthy Lunch
It's lunchtime at PS 35 in Hollis, Queens, and in just two hours 700 kids will have chosen among a smorgasbord of "new" foods. From behind the lunch counter, food service worker Linnett .Spence gently encourages the kids to try a piece of fruit, some...Tags: Medicine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Obesity, Illnesses, People
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Carpool Rule Stays for Now
STAFF WRITERCiting a new study that shows that a limit on when single-occupancy cars can enter Manhattan is working, city Transportation Commissioner Iris Weinshall said yesterday that the regulations will remain in place for the spring. The announcement came as...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Michael Bloomberg, Midtown, Traffic, Commuting
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Carpool Rule Lifted At 3 NYC Crossings
STAFF WRITERSNearly seven months after they were banished from Manhattan-bound crossings during the morning rush, lone drivers will be welcomed back at the Queensboro Bridge, the Queens-Midtown Tunnel and the Lincoln Tunnel beginning Monday. But the ban on single-...Tags: Emergency Planning, Williamsburg (Virginia), Manhattan (New York City), Queensboro Bridge, Michael Bloomberg
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