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The currently shuttered Harper Street Asphalt Plant at 131-21 Northern Blvd.

Politics

DOT stands by Willets Point asphalt plant redevelopment amid pushback from local landowners

By Shane O’Brien

Cops are looking for the four suspects who broke into four commercial businesses at the same shopping center on Maurice Avenue in Maspeth.

Four members of prolific burglary crew targeted four commercial establishments at Maspeth shopping center: NYPD

By Bill Parry

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Housing lottery in progress for 18 units in Jamaica mixed-use building, rent starts at $1,609

By Ethan Marshall

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Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Chair of Senate Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wagering, Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.

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Hello Kitty & Friends pop-up debuts Saturday at Tangram Mall in Flushing

By Jessica Militello

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Kitty Sullivan’s celebrates International Women’s Day in Astoria with 5K and female entrepreneurs

By Paulina Albarracin

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OneLIC and other real estate developments to watch for in Astoria and Long Island City

By Ethan Marshall

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EXCLUSIVE: Woodhaven’s Neir’s Tavern targeted in attempted burglary, owner announces ‘Small Business Safety Summit’

By Paulina Albarracin

The NYPD is looking for the suspects and a vehicle involved in a Queens assault.

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Suspects sought for shooting man in Queens and fleeing in a van: NYPD

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More than just business: Inside Astoria and Long Island City’s entrepreneurial scene

By Jessica Militello

Two MS-13 gang members from Flushing were sentenced in Brooklyn federal court to decades in prison for murdering two men in Queens in 2018 and 2019.

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MS-13 gang members sentenced in 2018 murder of Flushing man, 2019 fatal shooting at Jackson Heights subway station: Feds

By Bill Parry

Wylie's

Three friends, one vision: The story behind Wylie’s, Astoria’s newest local bar

By Jessica Militello

Joe Maloney, President of the Sports Betting Alliance

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The Sure Bet: How Legal, Regulated Sports Betting Protects Consumers

Police are looking for a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a 57-year-old woman in front of the Joseph P. Addabbo Federal Building in Jamaica.

Woman fatally struck by hit-and-run driver on Jamaica Avenue: NYPD

By Bill Parry

Gateway Tunnel work site

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Gateway Tunnel: Federal judge partially tosses suit from commission, opens door for feds to claw money back from rail project

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Bayside High School to host 90th anniversary celebration as former students reflect on its past

By Renee DeLorenzo

An F train struck and killed a man in Rego Park, paralyzing rush hour service for commuters on the Queens Boulevard lines during Tuesday's evening rush.

No criminality suspected after man was fatally struck by F train in Rego Park: NYPD

By Bill Parry

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Small Businesses Rally Behind Plan to Slash Auto Insurance Costs and Return Savings to New Yorkers

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Astoria and Long Island City events to add to your 2026 calendar

By Jessica Militello

NY-7 candidates Antonio Reynoso, Claire Valdez and Julie Won at Sunday's St. Pat's for All Parade on March 1. The race is one of the key political races to watch in western Queens this year. Photo by Ramy Mahmoud.

Politics

The key political races to watch across Astoria and Long Island City

By Shane O’Brien

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MoMI honors Marilyn Monroe’s New York legacy with screenings next month

By Jessica Militello

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Politics

BESS hysteria: NineDot Energy proceeding with battery energy storage system in Middle Village amidst community backlash

By Patrick Stachniak

A Maspeth man was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for stabbing a fellow bar patron to death at this Woodside bus stop on Roosevelt Avenue and 69th Street in September 2022.

Maspeth man sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for murder at Roosevelt Avenue bus stop after night of drinking in 2022: DA

By Bill Parry

Former City Comptroller Brad Lander speaks at a St. John's faculty rally outside Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, March 11.

Politics

Lander joins St. John’s faculty for MSG rally as union stand-off continues

By Shane O’Brien

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A table of banned books on a display at Barnes & Noble Union Square.

Banned Books: New York writers and educators talk about the dangerous impacts of censorship on literature

Taylor Brown will be the first director of the new Mayor's Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs.

Mamdani set to announce new Mayor’s Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs

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

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Where to See Cherry Blossoms In and Around Westchester