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News

Christ the King star Olivia Vukosa named finalist for 2026 Gatorade National Girls Basketball Player of the Year Award

By Bill Parry

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Hello Kitty pop-up opening day draws hundreds to Tangram for exclusive Miniso merch collection

By Renee DeLorenzo

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Rockaway Beach Bakery finds new home at the Rockaway Hotel + Spa

By Jessica Militello

Etihad Park football stadium is scheduled to open in 2027. The stadium will host nine games at the Olympic Games in 2028.

Sports

Queens to host nine Olympic soccer games as part of LA28

By Shane O’Brien

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Verse4Verse makes poetry accessible and fun in queer spaces

By Alice Moreno

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Politics

Whitestone Republican Club draws packed crowd as Blakeman, Paladino rally support for 2026 elections

By Robert Pearl

Fresco's Grand Cantina

Fresco’s Grand Cantina in Astoria fights to stay open with fourth anniversary fundraiser

By Jessica Militello

Our Founder and president Victoria Schneps

AMNY

A letter from our founder and president, Victoria Schneps

Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaking at function celebrating Irish heritage ahead of St. Patrick's Day

AMNY

After Mamdani’s Irish unity dodge, a labor ally says St. Patrick’s Day will begin with a history lesson

Mayor Mamdani and people announce reduction of speed limit near public schools

AMNY

School slowdown: NYC to drop speed limit to 15mph in 800 school zones by end of year, Mamdani pledges

State Sen. John Liu addresses students at P.S. 159Q as part of Civics Week. Photo via State Sen. John Liu.

Politics

Sen. Liu visits schools in northeast Queens as part of NYC Civics Week

By Shane O’Brien

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Orchard residential tower in LIC celebrates first crown lighting

By Ethan Marshall

AMNY

Out of order: Transit workers union, disability advocates sue MTA over temporary subway station booth closures

Authorities say four people are dead, including a child, after a four-alarm fire tore through a multi-family residence in Flushing on Monday, March 16.

Four dead, including a child, after four-alarm fire tears through a multi-family residence in Flushing: FDNY

By Bill Parry, Shane O’Brien & Dean Moses

Inspectors from the Department of Buildings ordered full vacate orders for three adjoining homes, displacing six households, as a result of a two-alarm fire in Woodhaven.

More than a dozen displaced after two-alarm fire tears through three neighboring homes in Woodhaven: FDNY

By Bill Parry

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News

Middle Village Players Roller Hockey League recap of second week of March 2026 season

By Ethan Marshall

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PoliticsNY

Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Council Member Sandra Ung

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Permits filed for residential building with 14 units in Elmhurst

By Ethan Marshall

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Cops eye suspect who attacked 15-year-old boy as he walked home from school in Ridgewood: NYPD

By Bill Parry

Gov. Kathy Hochul, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, State Sen. John Liu and Council Member Sandra Ung visited Flushing businesses Saturday, March 14.

Politics

Rep. Meng, Gov. Hochul visit Flushing businesses amid period of ‘deep uncertainty’

By Shane O’Brien

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Photos: Magnolia Gardens transitional housing facility opens, marking first pet-inclusive family shelter in Flushing

By Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud

State Sen. Kristen Gonzalez

Politics

State Sen. Gonzalez welcomes proposals for wealth tax increases in Senate’s one-house budget resolution

By Shane O’Brien

police at crime scene in Queens

AMNY

Queens stabbing: Woman violently assaulted at bus stop in possible random attack

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AMNY

The Schneps Effect: How local media shined a spotlight on 10 talented NYers

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The redevelopment plan will transform the approximately 66,000 square feet at Gansevoort Square into mixed-income housing units, new open space and expand partnerships with local museums.

Op-Ed | Operational costs are threatening NY’s affordable housing stock

Ronnie_Eldridge on the set of "Keeping Relevant."

Ronnie Eldridge, longtime LGBTQ ally, NY civic leader, and TV host, dies at 95

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Michelle Stoddart is the Senior Vice President of Community Development and Public Affairs for Resorts World New York City (RWNY)

Portrait of woman in yellow top with napkin blowing nose, Why Spring Allergies Feel Worse in NYC: An Allergist Explains What Families Should Expect

New York Family

Why Spring Allergies Feel Worse in NYC