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Queens hospital saves life of premature baby ‘Myracle’

By Patrick Stachniak

The Glendale Kiwanis Club is gearing up for its annual Halloween Day Parade down Myrtle Avenue this Friday at 6:30 p.m.

Glendale

Glendale Kiwanis Club’s annual Halloween parade set for Friday

By Patrick Stachniak

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Bayside

Photos: Bayside families enjoy ‘Monster Mash’ held by St. Mary’s

By Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud

Unity Hall as it once stood on Myrtle Avenue near Cypress Hills Street in Glendale.

Glendale

This Glendale hall had a rocky history steeped in local politics: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

From left to right: Oleg Kleban; Dr. Molly Rosner; Dr. Stephen Petrus; Council Member Lincoln Restler; Council Member Julie Won; Dr. Richard Lieberman; President Kenneth Adams; Jennifer Jensen; Andrew Tripp; Assembly Member Claire Valdez; Riley Owens; Molly Jacobson; Nathaly Pozo; and Gretchen Aguiar at a ribbon-cutting for the renovated LaGuardia and Wagner archives. Photo courtesy of LaGuardia Community College.

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LaGuardia Community College cuts ribbon on new and improved archives

By Shane O’Brien

From left to right: State Sen. Kristen Gonzalez, State Sen. Mike Gianaris, Gov. Kathy Hochul, Variety CEO Costa Constantinides, Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards at Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens on Tuesday. Photo courtesy of Gov. Kathy Hochul.

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Hochul announces $5 million in funding for Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens clubhouse

By Shane O’Brien

$A third grade class in PS 390Q puts their newfound football enthusiasm to work as part of the class' "NFeLementary" Program.$

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Bayside school launches ‘NFeLementary’ initiative to help teach math and writing

By Shane O’Brien

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Ridgewood

Ridgewood Savings Bank offers teens chance to win $10,000 in video contest

By Patrick Stachniak

Restauranteur Victor Koenig and others at what would become Durow's Restaurant in Glendale in this 1940s photo.

Glendale

Serving up the history of a classic Glendale restaurant: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Photos: Knicks legend John Wallace, wheelchair basketball player Matt Scott visit kids at Queens College youth wheelchair basketball clinic

By Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud

Healthcare Finance and Operations students celebrate their recent graduation at LaGuardia Community College. Photo courtesy of NYC Department of Small Business Services.

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LaGuardia Community College, SBS celebrate graduation of healthcare finance and operations students

By Shane O’Brien

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Glendale

Middle Village Roller Hockey League: Teamwork makes the dream work

By QNS News Team

Parcel D is one of two city-owned sites on the LIC waterfront that has not yet been developed. Photo via NYCEDC.

Long Island City

More than 1,000 sign petition calling for LIC’s Parcel D to be converted into open space

By Shane O’Brien

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News

Column | Driving change through meaningful dialogue

By Félix V. Matos Rodríguez

Glendale students inside the BioBus mobile science lab at Dry Harbor Playground. Photo courtesy of Council Member Joann Ariola.

Glendale

CM Ariola brings BioBus mobile science lab to Glendale’s Dry Harbor Playground

By Shane O’Brien

An unidentified woman stands before unfinished homes in the Liberty Park section of Glendale following a February 1926 snowstorm.

Glendale

Glendale neighborhoods that grew out of historic picnic parks: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Flushing

Queens leaders celebrate $5 million in funding for renovations to Queens College

By Ethan Marshall

A new exhibition celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month will be on display at Queens College starting Sept 25.

Quinceañera exhibit to open at Queens College in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month

By Athena Dawson

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Op-Ed | Turning experience into credentials with SUNY and CUNY Reconnect

By Toby Ann Stavisky

As students at Cardozo High were getting used to increased security on their Bayside campus, their 16-year-old classmate was being criminally charged for bringing a loaded gun to school and making terroristic threats.

Bayside

Cardozo High School student criminally charged with gun possession and making terroristic threats: DA

By Bill Parry

Community stakeholders, elected officials and York College faculty celebrated the Investiture Reception of York College President Dr. Claudia V. Schrader.

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Community celebrates investiture of York College President Dr. Claudia V. Schrader

By Athena Dawson

Mayor Eric Adams thanked the FBI for contacting the NYPD with news of a student with a gun threatening to shoot up Cardozo High School in Bayside.

Bayside

Heightened security at Cardozo High School after student was busted for bringing loaded gun onto Bayside campus: NYPD

By Bill Parry

The planned dispensary would have opened within 500 feet of an entrance to PS 58 - the School of Heroes. Image via Google Street View.

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State denies application for planned Maspeth cannabis dispensary near local school

By Shane O’Brien

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Astoria

Young entrepreneurs shine at Astoria’s First Tween & Teen Maker’s Market

By Jessica Militello

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