Shane O’Brien, Author at QNS

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Exclusive: Ridgewood priest and Hungry Monk founder Fr. Mike Lopez announces bid for Council District 30

By Shane O’Brien

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Saving history: Queens preservationist helps rescue vintage storefront signs

By Shane O’Brien

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Council Member Sandra Ung to host free hepatitis B screening in Flushing next month

By Shane O’Brien

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Flushing’s Metropolitan Park casino proposal gets City Planning Commission green light

By Shane O’Brien

Congestion pricing will introduce tolls for motorists traveling south of 60th Street in Manhattan.

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‘This is another attack on New York’ — Queens democrats rally against Trump’s effort to kill congestion pricing

By Shane O’Brien

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‘We need a government New Yorkers can trust’: Queens BP Richards meets with Gov. Hochul amid City Hall crisis

By Shane O’Brien

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Politics

Queens Senators push legislation to improve college affordability and transparency in New York

By Shane O’Brien

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Politics

Queens Democrats call for Mayor Adams’ removal after federal corruption charges dismissed

By Shane O’Brien

U.S. Reps Nydia Velázquez and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have penned a letter to the FBI and CIA over the murders of two Puerto Rican independence leaders in the 1970s.

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Reps Velázquez and Ocasio-Cortez demand FBI, CIA release documents on Puerto Rican leaders’ assassinations

By Shane O’Brien

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Sen. John Liu and advocates push for AANHPI curriculum in New York schools

By Shane O’Brien

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Rep. Grace Meng calls for NASA to block Musk and DOGE access over potential conflict of interest

By Shane O’Brien

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Billboard names Forest Hills Stadium one of the top music venues on the East Coast

By Shane O’Brien

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Queens officials slam Mayor Adams over ICE memo, call it violation of sanctuary laws

By Shane O’Brien

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Officials push for safety improvements near P.S. 120Q in Queensboro Hill after student-led study

By Shane O’Brien

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Culture Lab returns from winter break with Black History Month exhibition and more

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New York officials and organizations denounce reports of Trump move to stop congestion pricing

By Shane O’Brien

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Rep. Grace Meng continues push for Lunar New Year recognition

By Shane O’Brien

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Queens officials slam Trump’s federal funding freeze, call it ‘illegal and reckless’

By Shane O’Brien

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‘We’ll stand up for all New Yorkers’: Mayor addresses ICE raids and Roosevelt Ave transformation at Corona town hall

By Shane O’Brien

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Elected officials denounce contractor’s treatment of cleaning staff in Queens and Manhattan

By Shane O’Brien

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Mayor Adams shares 90-day progress of Operation Restore Roosevelt

By Shane O’Brien

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Corona advocates seek federal intervention for Roosevelt Avenue crime surge

By Shane O’Brien

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ICE raids imminent: Queens advocates launch urgent push to educate undocumented immigrants

By Shane O’Brien

Politics

Queens officials condemn Trump’s first day in office and sweeping executive orders

By Shane O’Brien

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