By Jay Lane
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First Place Winner, 12 year-old Arvind Mahankali of Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne in Queens takes home the trophy during the 48th Annual Daily News New York Spelling Bee at Hunter College High School at 71 East 94th Street in New York, NY on Tuesday, March 20, 2012. (Enid Alvarez/New York Daily News)
Sen. James Sanders delivers annual ‘Tuvalu Challenge’ address from the waters off Rockaway Beach to cap Earth Day celebration
Holden introduces series of bills to bolster law enforcement and public safety
Queens electeds offer contrasting viewpoints on pro-Palestinian encampment at Columbia
Memorial mass for bartender stabbed in Maspeth Irish bar set for Saturday in Elmhurst
Jamaica school crossing guard accused of attempted rape after undercover investigation: DA
Historic Neir’s Tavern will host its ‘Halfway to 195th’ anniversary block party this Saturday
Check out the 14 food destinations in Queens featured on New York Times ‘100 Best’ list 
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 Historic Neir’s Tavern will host its ‘Halfway to 195th’ anniversary block party this Saturday
All aboard! Fleet Week is returning this May; here are the ships set to come in
UBS Arena to host 2024 MTV Music Awards this September
Rap legend Nas honored with mural in Queensbridge for ‘Illmatic’s 30th Anniversary
Projections light up Floyd Bennett Field at inaugural arts festival Holden introduces series of bills to bolster law enforcement and public safety Memorial mass for bartender stabbed in Maspeth Irish bar set for Saturday in Elmhurst
NYPD Community Affairs Bureau breaks the ice with powerlifting and basketball event at J-CAP Jamaica school crossing guard accused of attempted rape after undercover investigation: DA
FDNY rescues two residents from three-alarm house fire in Richmond Hill Wednesday
Historic Neir’s Tavern will host its ‘Halfway to 195th’ anniversary block party this Saturday
Queens electeds offer contrasting viewpoints on pro-Palestinian encampment at Columbia
Join St. Mary’s 18th annual Big Hearts Walk at Crocheron Park on May 5: Honoring local heroes and supporting critically ill children
St. Matthias Catholic Academy launches GoFundMe to save historic Ridgewood institution
