CBS2 joins local volunteers to clean up Queens beach
CBS2 joined in on the effort as part of our #BetterTogether: Project Green.
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CBS2 works with volunteers to clean Queens beach
The power of the human spirit is incredible, especially when we work together. CBS2 is launching #BetterTogether, our new campaign celebrating amazing achievements made possible through kindness and collaboration. CBS2's Natalie Duddridge takes us to a beach in Queens where CBS2 colleagues partnered with local volunteers.
#BetterTogether: Big Rock Beach cleanup, Coastal Preservation Network
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Coastal Preservation Network hopes to restore Big Rock Beach to its former glory
For two decades, a not-for-profit organization has dedicated time and resources to cleaning up the coastline of College Point, Queens. In celebration of Earth Day, the group wants to restore Big Rock Beach to its former glory, and CBS2 will be there to help. Vanessa Murdock highlights Coastal Preservation Network in this month's Better Together: Project Green.
CBS2 teaming with nonprofit to clean up coastline in Queens
In celebration of Earth Day, the plan is to restore Big Rock Beach in College Point to its former glory.
Better Together: CBS2 joins volunteers cleaning up College Point shoreline
In celebration of Earth Day, CBS2 is joining a not-for-profit organization cleaning up Big Rock Beach in College Point, Queens. CBS2's Vanessa Murdock has the story.
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Police: Man Recorded 2 Young Girls In Target Bathroom, Upskirted Woman In Aisle
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NYPD: Man On Bicycle Groping Women In Multiple Boroughs
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16-Year-Old Cyclist Darwin Durazno Killed In Queens Hit-And-Run
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Emmy-Winning Production Designer Evelyn Sakash Found Dead Under Garbage In Queens Home
Sakash won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2003 for her work on "Between the Lions."
NYPD: Officers Responding To Domestic Incident In Queens Shot At By Man In Building Wielding Rifle
Home video captured the moment officers were forced to take cover behind a vehicle as the shots rang out.
Police: Burglary Suspects Break Into Several Cars In Queens Parking Lots
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Police Search For Group Of Suspects Behind Violent Muggings In Queens
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Firefighter Saves Child Locked In Hot Car At Queens Shopping Center
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1 Seriously Hurt In College Point, Queens Fire
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Police: Man Shot In Face By Masked Suspects After Crash Near Queens Movie Theater
A man was shot in the face and killed following a crash early Monday near a movie theater in Queens.
3 Staffers Zip-Tied In Queens Dollar General Robbery
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Video: SUV Plows Into Grocery Store In College Point, Queens
Two people are recovering late Monday after a vehicle crashed into a grocery store in Queens Monday afternoon.
CBS2 Exclusive: Man, 82, Says He Was Scammed Out Of $7,000 By Fake Cop
An elderly man was scammed out of hundreds of dollars by what he believes was a fake cop.
22 Displaced After Fire Rips Through Building In Queens, Spreads
The blaze broke out around 10 p.m. Thursday at a three-story apartment building with stores on the ground floor on College Point Boulevard.
Fire Rips Through Multiple Buildings In College Point, Queens
An extra-alarm fire tore through an apartment building in College Point, Queens Thursday evening, and quickly spread to adjacent buildings.
Police Searching For Suspect After Man Found Beaten In Queens Park
Officers called to College Point Boulevard and 14th Avenue Wednesday evening found the 21-year-old victim on the ground in College Point Park.
Police: Man Beaten, Critically Injured In College Point, Queens Fight
Police were searching for a suspect Wednesday night, after a man was beaten and critically injured during a fight in College Point, Queens.
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