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Neir’s Tavern in Woodhaven salutes four female health care heroes for Women’s History Month

By Paulina Albarracin

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Norma’s Corner Shoppe to close down by end of March after 14 years as a popular Ridgewood gathering spot

By Patrick Stachniak

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Housing lottery in progress for 18 units in Whitestone, rent starts at $2,450

By Ethan Marshall

LIC Feral Feeders will host its first adoption event of the year at Culture Lab LIC. Photo via Google Street View.

LIC Feral Feeders to host St. Patrick’s Day-themed cat adoption event at Culture Lab

By Shane O’Brien

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Photos: Flushing YMCA hosts Lantern Festival in honor of Lunar New Year

By Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud

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LIC Partnership to unveil third public glass mural at Bar Enzo

By Jessica Militello

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Marathon HK Diner launches mascot student art contest in LIC

By Jessica Militello

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Victoria’s Secrets: The Power of People

By Victoria Schneps

Lawrence Edward Lynch, the tough Irish kid from Eldert Lane who stepped into the shoes of Father Duffy in the Fighting 69th and was memorialized after his tragic death at the Battle of Okinawa.

The heroic story of Father Lawrence Edward Lynch: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society

Flushing resident Hao Tung Chen was arrested by federal agents at his 26th Avenue home on Jan. 29 and spent a month on Rikers Island until he was extradited to Oklahoma on Feb. 28.

Flushing man accused of running criminal enterprise that flooded Oklahoma’s black market with $1.5 billion worth of medical marijuana

By Bill Parry

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Politics

Mamdani’s plans to revive Sunnyside Yards draws mixed reaction from local community

By Shane O’Brien

Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar has received two major endorsements in her bid for re-election in AD38.

Politics

Incumbent Rajkumar scoops major union endorsements in race for AD38

By Shane O’Brien

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BESS hysteria: Middle Village continues fight against lithium-ion battery facility; FDNY expert seeks to ease fiery concerns

By Patrick Stachniak

Cops are looking for the suspects who allegedly robbed a 19-year-old man as he walked with an older woman on Liberty Avenue in Ozone Park.

Two suspects still at large after gunpoint robbery in Ozone Park: NYPD

By Bill Parry

A Woodside Houses man was charged with two counts of assault for slashing a woman across her face after she tried to help another man who had been attacked during a rampage in front of a fish market in Astoria.

Woodside Houses man criminally charged for slashing two victims in Astoria: DA

By Bill Parry

A table of patrons celebrating the St. Patrick's Day festivities at Neir's Tavern in Woodhaven in March 2025.

Parties, pints and pubs: Your guide to St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in south and central Queens

By Paulina Albarracin

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards at a recent event at Queens Borough Hall. Richards has announced a record number of community board applications. Photo by Ramy Mahmoud.

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BP Richards announces record number of community board applications

By Shane O’Brien

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From Buffalo to Brooklyn: Over 50 Faith Leaders Support Auto Insurance Reform in New York

David Chase, Edie Falco and Dominic Chianese participated in a panel at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria on Feb. 27.

‘Sopranos’ creator, stars talk ‘best show ever made’ during panel at Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria

By Claude Solnik

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Inside the hidden world of Mad King George in Long Island City

By Jessica Militello

First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan, Mayor Zohran Mamdani's top cabinet member, said on Thursday that a proposal to greatly expand metered and permitted parking is among possible revenue raisers the administration is considering to help close a sizable budget gap and fund its priorities.

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Top Mamdani deputy mayor doesn’t rule out expanding metered parking to help close budget gap

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Father and son hit with federal arson charges with setting fire to Queens print shop

By Nina Pullano

Corona Health Sanctuary Playground is due to undergo renovations. Photo via NYC Parks.

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Corona Health Sanctuary Playground receives capital investment as part of citywide initiative targeting underserved neighborhoods

By Shane O’Brien

Gov Hochul and Mayor Mamdani arrive to speak at Women In Need (WIN) in Manhattan on Thursday to highlight their proposal for universal child care for children under five.

AMNY

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Hochul ‘not frustrated’ by Mayor’s ‘tax the rich’ push as City Hall signals optimism in Albany

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