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Candidate for NY City Council District 28, Janeet Singh, left, is pictured with a resident, District Leader Albert Baldeo, Dr. Dhanpaul Narine, Bibi Alli, and others, who pleaded with President Trump for compassion, and to make a pathway to legal status, for law-abiding immigrants, who are business owners, and parents of professional children, during a demonstration in Richmond Hill, Queens.

‘We are all immigrants’: Richmond Hill community rallies for unity and protection in Queens

By Tangerine Clarke

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Woodhaven

Schmidt’s candy: Woodhaven’s timeless chocolate shop celebrates Valentine’s Day with nostalgic delights

By Jessica Militello

New York financial experts weigh the economic implications of Trump's imposed mass deportations.

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Potential Trump mass deportations could have ‘devastating impact’ on NYC, financial experts say

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Ridgewood

Ridgewood bubble tea shop faces surge in hate incidents and shoplifting, Holden pledges support

By Colum Motherway

People

Just a kid from Queens: Kevin Montalvo turns pain into purpose, uniting Queens through the power of running

By Paulina Albarracin

Principal Bill Psoras and students of Newtown High School with Assemblyman Raga, Dr. SenGupta and Ms. Kumar honoring Lena Goren, Peri Hirsch, Rosalie Simon, Inge Auerbacher and Jean Sklar

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Holocaust survivors share powerful WWII stories at Elmhurst school for 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation

By Colum Motherway

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Woodhaven

Queens native Adrien Brody wins Golden Globe for Best Actor for performance in ‘The Brutalist’

By Shane O’Brien

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People

Small Pins, Big Impact: One Rochdale resident’s journey to becoming an e-commerce entrepreneur

By Athena Dawson

Anna Eleanor Fierst singing Happy Birthday to her great-grandmother Eleanor Roosevelt, the WWII Veterans and Holocaust survivors with elected officials and the community

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Holocaust survivors and WWII veteran join Eleanor Roosevelt’s great-granddaughter for Human Rights Day commemoration at Queens College

By Colum Motherway

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Bayside

Bayside Taekwondo master wins gold at international tournament in Mexico

By Ethan Marshall

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People

Queens hip-hop icon Darryl “DMC” McDaniels debuts two new songs at LIMEHOF 20th anniversary event

By Athena Dawson

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Hall of Famer Lou Carnesecca, legendary St. John’s basketball coach, dies at 99

By Bill Parry

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Cambria Heights

Hundreds attend 50th Anniversary Thanksgiving Holiday Classic in honor of legendary coach Charles ‘Chuck’ Granby

By Athena Dawson

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Rosedale

From $19 to Six Figures: Rosedale baker turns pandemic setback into flourishing cake business

By Athena Dawson

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Corona

Watch: Hero barber confronts gunmen in chaotic Corona barbershop shooting

By Bill Parry

Dara Bragg, founder of the SITA Awards, left, with award recipient Lenny Green, host of the hugely popular radio show WBLS 107.5 FM - The Quiet Storm at the 8th Annual SITA Awards.

Caribbean Life

SITA Awards program honors Quiet Storm’s WBLS 107.5 host Lenny Green, others

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People

Bayside resident and WWII veteran Gene Freedman celebrates 100th birthday

By QNS News Team

Yesterday's Children at the 14th Annual Salute, from left are Norma Clarke, Guyana, Samuel Farrell, Jacqueline Ifill, Elaine Granderson, and Duff Mitchell, Trinidad & Tobago, photographed with the Founder of Yesterday's Children Inc. Glenda Cadogan, and Senator Kevin Parker standing.

Caribbean Life

Yesterday’s Children honors five beloved elders at 14th annual salute in Queens

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Bayside

Late Council Member Paul Vallone honored with Flushing street and Bayside school co-naming

By Iryna Shkurhan

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Ridgewood

Ridgewood writer brings trans-femme play ‘Clay Mommy’ to the stage in Brooklyn this November

By Athena Dawson

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Astoria

Astoria Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani enters 2025 mayoral race, challenging Eric Adams

By Ethan Stark-Miller

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People

Queens leaders gather to commemorate first anniversary of Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in Israel

By Ethan Marshall and Paul Frangipane

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People

Queens pols call on Adams to resign, others stay quiet after historic corruption charges

By Iryna Shkurhan

Sabrina Wright, owner of Golden Sugar Bakery, is lovingly known by her customers as the “Cake Lady.”

Caribbean Life

Golden Sugar Bakery: How Sabrina Wright turned $19.84 Into a six-figure cake business

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