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News

Year in Review: Queens’ top stories from December 2025

By Renee DeLorenzo

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Astoria

Astoria esthetician breaks down LED mask hype

By Jessica Militello

Mayor Zohran Mamdani signing an executive order in Brooklyn on Jan. 2, 2025.

AMNY

Mayor Mamdani’s revocation of executive orders related to antisemitism, Israel add to distrust for many Jewish New Yorkers

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Glendale

Glendale school site’s roots trace back to a popular saloon & hotel: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

Smoke rises from explosions in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 3, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from video obtained by Reuters.

Caribbean alarmed as US strikes Venezuela, Maduro captured

By Bert Wilkinson

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AMNY

Nurses strike looming: Up to 20,000 caregivers issue 10-day warning for biggest walkout in NYC history

An Elmhurst man was arraigned in Brooklyn federal court last month for his involvement in Greggy's Culf, an online group that sexually exploited children on the internet, according to federal prosecutors.

Elmhurst

Alleged cyber predator from Elmhurst arraigned in Brooklyn federal court last month: FEDS

By Bill Parry

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AMNY

Meet Mike Flynn, Mayor Mamdani’s newly minted Transportation Department head

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Ridgewood

New Ridgewood art gallery opens, calls upon local artists for exhibitions

By Patrick Stachniak

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Long Island City

Spectrum provides $25K in funding to Urban Upbound’s Workforce Development Program

By Ethan Marshall

Street Vendors gather at City Hall to celebrate passage of the Street Vendor Reform Package. Photo courtesy of Street Vendor Project.

Politics

Street vendors criticize Adams for 11th-hour veto of Street Vendor Reform Package

By Shane O’Brien

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Corona

Driver of white SUV sought for fatal hit-and-run collision in North Corona on New Years Day: NYPD

By Bill Parry

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Ozone Park

Queens artist hosts ‘give back’ holiday event at former Ozone Park school

By Patrick Stachniak

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Flushing

Beat the Monday blues with $5 all-day skating at World Ice Arena in Flushing Meadows Corona Park

By Jessica Militello

Mayor Zohran Mamdani takes the oath of office

AMNY

MAYOR MAMDANI: Queens democratic socialist takes the oath of office as NYC’s 112th mayor

Council Member Francisco Moya joined representatives from the Mount Horeb Baptist Church for a street co-naming ceremony in honor of Reverend Darlene Spurling Morgan. Photo via Council Member Francisco Moya Facebook.

Corona

Corona street co-named in honor of Rev. Darlene Spurling Morgan

By Shane O’Brien

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Politics

Bills outlining civil service protections against artificial intelligence and discrimination pass City Council

By Renee DeLorenzo

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Year in review: Queens’ top crime stories of 2025

By Bill Parry

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Teapulse brings global flavors to Fresh Meadows with latest expansion

By Jessica Militello

Flushing Bank CEO John Buran

LI Press

Flushing Financial merging with Ocean First

Flushing Town Hall will host a diverse selection of Lunar New Year events to celebrate the Year of the Red Horse.

Flushing

Flushing Town Hall to host diverse Lunar New Year lineup

By Shane O’Brien

Staten Island resident Robert Petty is criminally charged for robbing a teenager at gunpoint in Kew Gardens and a marijuana dealer in Jamaica.

Staten Island man charged with robbing teen at gunpoint in Kew Gardens, marijuana dealer in Jamaica: DA

By Bill Parry

Queens lost some great people in 2025 including its longtime voice of letters, a trailblazing judge, a beloved lawmaker, and a hero firefighter from the Rockaways.

News

Year in Review: A farewell to the Queens figures we lost in 2025

By Bill Parry

A Nassau County man was hit with a slew of new charges including criminally negligent homicide for a fatal collision that killed an elderly Glen Oaks man who was crossing Northern Boulevard in Bayside last June.

Bayside

Long Islander allegedly was driving drunk when he fatally struck Glen Oaks senior in Bayside: DA

By Bill Parry

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The Empire State Building and Midtown Manhattan are bathed in the light of the setting sun, as viewed from the Edge NYC, in New York City, U.S., December 29, 2025.

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