North/Northeast Queens News

Urinary incontinence affects one out of three women in the United States. Factors such as pregnancy, childbirth and menopause can trigger urinary incontinence. Since it is such a delicate issue, countless women won’t mention their symptoms to doctors and often suffer in silence.

“Urinary incontinence is more common of a health issue than women think, therefore, they should seek help to ensure that they receive the proper treatment for a more comfortable and happier life,” said Dr. Sue Zhou, a urogynecologist at Flushing Hospital Medical Center.

Among the items needed are:

shaving cream and men’s and women’s razors, feminine hygiene products and deodorant for men and women;

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The New York City Water Board voted on Friday, as expected, to increase water rates by 5.6 percent for the new fiscal year, which begins on July 1.

The average annual water bill for a single-family home will increase from $939 per year to $991. The average increase for a unit in a multifamily dwelling will go up from $610 to $644.

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The United States Tennis Association, three Queens elected officials and some parks advocates this week lauded a deal with the city that would have the nonprofit “replace” land it wants so it can expand its National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

The accord reached between the nonprofit and city represents a unique bargain: according to a press release sent by the USTA, it replaces the 0.68 acre of parkland needed for its expansion with 1.56 acres of what looks like, is used as and mapped as existing parkland already within Flushing Meadows.

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City Comptroller John Liu continues to run for mayor as if confident he can overcome the embarrassment of a campaign finance scandal that could send one of his top former aides and a contributor to prison for decades.

How much impact the case will have is an open question. But according to two political science experts in Queens, the Liu campaign faces multiple challenges arising from the convictions last week of Jia “Jenny” Hou, his former treasurer, and Xing Wu “Oliver” Pan, a fundraising “bundler,” who secured donations from other parties that then went to the campaign.

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Elected officials, members of the public and Queens Library employees gathered Tuesday on the steps of the Flushing Library to decry a $29.6 million fiscal buzzsaw in the mayor’s proposed budget looming over the institution.

The gathering starts what has become something of an annual cut-then-rescue ritual inspired every year by Mayor Bloomberg’s budget. Inevitably, hizzoner puts out dollar figures that cause lawmakers to use terms like “unacceptable” and “draconian.”

Talk about timing. Just 10 days after the Boston massacre, when nerves were made raw once again, anyone passing by North Shore-LIJ Medical Center in Lake Success, LI might have gotten the scare of a lifetime, as seas of hooded alien-like figures in bright yellow suits invaded one of the hospital’s parking lots.

Not to worry. It was all part of a simulated exercise on healthcare emergency management the hospital presented in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Administration’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.

The reviews are in, and critics of Mayor Bloomberg’s final executive budget are saying they have seen this show before.

And, as per usual, there is likely to be a rousing closing dance number when City Council members restore funding for the same fire companies, after-school programs, senior centers and libraries that have been proposed for cuts by the mayor for years.