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News

Eastern Queens elected officials announce revisions to Creedmoor Campus mixed-use project

By Bill Parry

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Flushing

Op-ed | Metropolitan Park puts community first

By Kenny Cohen II

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PoliticsNY

Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Assembly Member David Weprin

FDNY removes cardio and strength-training machines from the Planet Fitness in Bushwick, Brooklyn.

News

Planet Fitness donates gym equipment to FDNY firehouses in Queens

By Athena Dawson

A vendor hands two bowls of fresh coconut water to a customer on Liberty Avenue, Queens, where demand for this thirst quencher peaks in the summer.

Caribbean Life

Coconut craze peaks in NYC’s Caribbean hubs during Summer

Local residents clean street beds during Street Tree Care Day in Corona. Photo: Corona Mutual Aid.

Corona

‘A shared purpose’: Corona residents team up for Street Tree Care Day

By Shane O’Brien

Mayor Eric Adams speaking at City Hall amid ICE raids

AMNY

Op-Ed | Helping New Yorkers save up to $1 billion with first-in-the-nation Municipal Student Loan and College Assistance Program

News

Signage in honor of late Queens Borough President Claire Shulman now up at Queens Hospital

By Athena Dawson

AMNY

Q-Teams come to Queens: NYPD unit tackling quality of life issues goes borough wide

LIC Post

Hunters Point library renamed Hunters Point Library and Environmental Education Center

Charlie, Joe and John Troia pose with elected officials including U.S. Rep. Grace Meng, State Sen. Joseph P. Addabbo, Assembly Member Steven Raga and Council Member Robert Holden at the grand reopening of Rosa's Pizza last Friday. Photo: Ramy Mahmoud.

News

Community celebrates grand reopening and 50th anniversary of Rosa’s Pizza in Maspeth

By Shane O’Brien

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Rents soared in Queens in July 2025 from previous year: report

By Ethan Marshall

Kevin Mares, 25, of East Elmhurst, who was fatally shot in Puerto Rico early Sunday morning, was planning on getting engaged this fall to his girlfriend of six years, Angy Arguello.

East Elmhurst man killed in shooting while visiting Puerto Rico for Bad Bunny concert

By Bill Parry

LIC Post

Construction completes on new 417-unit apartment building in Long Island City

Chip City

Astoria

New ChocoLOT Thinwich available at Chip City locations in Queens is a chocolate lover’s dream

By Jessica Militello

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Woman shot on Beach 17th Street in Far Rockaway: NYPD

By Bill Parry

Tony Fabiano surveys the damage caused to his store by flooding at the end of July. Photo: Shane O'Brien.

News

Little Neck drum school suffers extensive damage during July floods

By Shane O’Brien

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Flushing

A world of orchids: Queens Botanical Garden honors Taiwanese culture and art

By Jessica Militello

Local families can prepare for the upcoming school year by receiving free backpacks at the New York Restoration Project’s backpack giveaway series.

News

New York Restoration Project to host school supplies giveaways throughout August

By Athena Dawson

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News

Queens leaders rally in solidarity with immigrant communities amid TPS rollbacks

By Athena Dawson

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AMNY

See it: Dragon Boat Festival brings multicultural joy to Queens

Three firefighters were injured while battled a raging four alarm fire in a row of two-story mixed use buildings on Aug. 10 at 114-42 through 114-48 Stuphin Blvd. in South Jamaica.

Three firefighters injured while battling four-alarm South Jamaica fire: FDNY

By Zach Gewelb & Lloyd Mitchell

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News

Victoria’s Secrets: A powerful week of happenings

By Victoria Schneps

The Juniper North Playground at Juniper Valley Park in Middle Village as it was being constructed in October 1940.

Juniper Valley’s journey from swampland to parkland in Middle Village: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Two US Air Force members and a Hellenic air force member ramp surf on a C-130J Super Hercules over Athens, Greece, during an exercise on May 2, 2025.

Air Force denies retirement benefits for trans troops

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New York Family

13 Fun Things to Do with the Kids This Weekend in Brooklyn!