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Grand marshals named for the Queens Pride Parade. Meet one of the honorees.
NEW YORK - Ahead of the 2024 New Queens Pride Parade, the grand marshals have been chosen to represent leadership, advocacy and diversity.Among the honorees is Amber Ferrer, an advocate and connector within the LGBTQIA+ community of Jackson Heights."I couldn't believe it"She says it felt surreal to hear she'd been chosen."I couldn't believe it," she said. "I'm like, 'Wait. Are you sure you have the right number?'"Having taken on roles from executive general manager to consultant, she supports her uncle Eddie Valentin at his renowned Roosevelt Avenue gay bars, Friends Tavern and Viva La Heights. She calls him a mentor and...
Rain, thunderstorms pummel NY, NJ on Memorial Day
NEW YORK (PIX11) – Memorial Day will bring storms with heavy rains and cloudy skies to New York and New Jersey Monday. Rain and thunderstorms will move through the region toward the evening, and a severe thunderstorm watch was in effect for New York City and New Jersey through 9 p.m. Monday.
Biden campaign sends allies De Niro and first responders to Trump’s NY trial to put focus on Jan. 6
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s campaign on Tuesday showed up outside former President Donald Trump’s New York City criminal hush money trial with actor Robert De Niro and a pair of former police officers in an effort to refocus the presidential race on the former president’s role in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol insurrection.
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