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Jamaica

Southeast Queens residents voice concerns over waste transfer stations near residential areas during Jamaica town hall

By Carlotta Mohamed

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Glendale

Queens lawmakers call on governor to sign bill that would require freight trains to cover waste cargo at New York and Atlantic Railway in Glendale

By Anthony Medina

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Forest Hills Green Team launches initiative to clean up tree pits along Metropolitan Avenue

By Carlotta Mohamed

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NYC Parks unveils reimagined, all-inclusive playground in Far Rockaway

By John Schilling

Holden

Queens lawmakers to host free rain barrel giveaway in Forest Hills in July

By Carlotta Mohamed

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Flushing

City proposes several projects to manage flooding at Flushing’s Kissena Park

By Carlotta Mohamed

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AMNY

Compelled to compost: City Council supermajority passes mandatory food waste bill, likely conflicting with mayor’s voluntary program

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THE BIG HAZE: Air quality alert for New York remains Thursday as Canadian wildfire smoke won’t go away just yet

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AIR QUALITY ALERT: New Yorkers warned to stay inside as dangerous smoke from Canadian wildfires covers the city

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Ridgewood

City agrees to clean up radioactive material from city-owned land in Ridgewood: Feds

By Bill Parry

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Rockaway’s piping plovers among endangered species commemorated on U.S. Postal Service stamps

By Bill Parry

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NYC Parks completing $33 million infrastructure projects at six locations along the Rockaway peninsula

By Bill Parry

Councilwoman Vickie Paladino

Politics

Queens councilwoman pushes proposal to delay enactment of Local Law 97 at town hall meeting

By Jill Davis

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Glendale

Parks Department gathering public feedback on designs to upgrade parks in Glendale, Middle Village

By Elijah Hamilton

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Flushing

‘Better than ever’: Community leaders celebrate completion of Bowne Park renovations

By Ethan Marshall

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Glendale

NYC Parks Department makes safety improvements to Forest Park entrance

Elijah Hamilton

Casino

Corona

New polling shows support for entertainment venue, casino next to Citi Field

By Bill Parry

Ridgewood Savings Bank Grand Avenue Branch

Maspeth

A branch of Ridgewood Savings Bank is celebrating 25 years of service throughout May

Elijah Hamilton

NYC Parks

Jamaica

NYC Parks awarded federal grant preparing underserved students to assist the Jamaica Bay marshland renewal effort

By Bill Parry

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‘We need swift action’: Heavy rain causes major flooding in Queens yet again

By Ethan Marshall

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Douglaston

Alley Pond Environmental Center honors three for their environmental work at annual Green Gala

By Ethan Marshall

Environmental advocates join Queens lawmakers in the waters off Rockaway Beach for ‘Tuvalu Challenge’ on Earth Day

By Bill Parry

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Queens lawmaker to deliver annual Earth Day address while standing in the Rockaway Beach surf on Saturday

By Bill Parry

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Army Corps of Engineers to begin sand replenishment project at Jacob Riis Park in the Rockaways

By Bill Parry

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