To The Editor:
Al Heffez, our Bay Improvement Group (BIG) board member passed away on Sunday morning, January 8.
The extremely well-attended funeral was the next day. He suffered a long time fighting esophagus cancer at the age of 62.
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Dining & Nightlife
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Queens Night Market returning with new vendors and more space this month 
New bagel store set to open in Sunnyside next month
Woodhaven BID gears up for restaurant week extravaganza in April
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Entertainment
- Frank Sinatra Film School highlights student talent at annual Film Festival
Forest Hills Stadium unveils huge summer concert lineup full of music stars
Central Queens area to be honored as cleanest large park district by NYC Parks
Queens’ young musicians set to shine at Carnegie Hall for Clive Davis tribute
Register early for the LIC Waterfront 5K Run/Walk by Earth Day for discount
Police & Fire
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FDNY prevents disaster in East Elmhurst by seizing 68 illegally stored propane tanks
Jamaica Hills senior dies days after his Hillside Avenue assault just blocks from his home: NYPD- Turnabout is ‘Fare Play’: NYPD says fare evasion operation led to 175 arrests of armed or drug-carrying suspects in a week
71-year-old man assaulted while exiting bus in Forest Hills by suspect who remains at large: NYPD
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