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Glendale

Community board 5 meeting highlights resident concerns over Highland and Evergreen parks

By Colum Motherway

Member of Sanitation Department

AMNY

New mandatory garbage rule to begin in NYC Tuesday: Here’s what you need to know

Rit Aggarwala, the city's Department of Environmental Protection commissioner, urges New Yorkers to conserve water as the city enters a 'drought watch.'

AMNY

City Hall officials urge New Yorkers to conserve water amid drought watch

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AMNY

NYC drought watch: Historically dry October leads to water conservation efforts in November

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Flushing

Save your Halloween pumpkins for smashing at Queens Botanical Garden’s catapult event

By Iryna Shkurhan

Leonard Usachi's "Peace Like a River" at Hunters Point South Park. Photo: Leonard Ursachi

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New art installation unveiled at Long Island City waterfront

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Community unites for Juniper Valley Park cleanup, sprucing up Pullis Farm Cemetery in Middle Village

By Czarinna Andres and Colum Motherway

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Bayside

Eastern Queens Greenway is one step closer to being ‘seamless’ with $11.9M infusion

By Iryna Shkurhan

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Community Service

Holden slams Mayor Adams over ‘insufficient’ lead service line replacement program

By Shane O’Brien

Mayor Adams stands with city officials to announce the Queens organics composting program

AMNY

Mandatory composting starts Oct. 6: Here’s what you need to know

Fall on Jamaica Bay

Climate change is displacing fish in Jamaica Bay, Queens College study finds

By Iryna Shkurhan

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Con Edison breaks ground on $1.2 billion clean energy project in Southeast Queens

By Athena Dawson

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NYC tap water may taste slightly different as repair on major water supply system starts

By Iryna Shkurhan

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Completion of $139M infrastructure project in College Point brings 14 miles of upgraded water mains and sewers

By Iryna Shkurhan

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Community partners unite for Rockaway Beach clean-up effort

By Shane O’Brien

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Jamaica

Wells Fargo, Habitat for Humanity partner to transform dilapidated Queens Village house as part of net zero initiative

By Ethan Marshall

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Flushing

Rep. Meng propels clean energy with $3.8 million for offshore wind jobs

By Iryna Shkurhan

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Mayor Adams marks third anniversary of Hurricane Ida in Queens Village, highlights citywide flood prevention efforts

By Bill Parry

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Arverne

Amid surge in West Nile Virus cases, NYC Health to spray sections of Queens neighborhoods

By Anthony Medina

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City applies for extensive cleanup of Richmond Hill development prior to construction of new school

By Ethan Marshall

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News

Borough President and civic leaders demand action on overgrown medians and littered streets, propose new legislation

By Athena Dawson

Beaches closed sign on Rockaway Beach

AMNY

Queens and Brooklyn beaches closed again on Monday thanks to Hurricane Ernesto

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News

Lawmakers Meng, AOC, Meeks and Schumer secure $190 million to address destructive flooding in Queens

By Iryna Shkurhan

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Glendale

Queens elected officials unite to beautify district and provide resources in Glendale and Middle Village

By Anthony Medina

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Falcon Flying Against Clear Sky

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Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert F. Prevost of the U.S., appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, May 8, 2025.

Queer Catholics cautiously welcome Pope Leo XIV

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