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‘When you scream, nothing gets done’: de Blasio, Koslowitz defend Kew Gardens jail at closed-door meeting

By Mark Hallum

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Flushing

DOT restores street markings on repaved stretch of Northern Boulevard in Flushing

By Carlotta Mohamed

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Queens DA race roundup: Lasak slams Rikers plan, WFP endorses Cabán and Katz rallies with immigrants

By Bill Parry

The Queens Detention Center and a municipal parking lot (foreground) in Kew Gardens will be transformed into a new community-based jail.

Mayor de Blasio, Koslowitz will discuss Kew Gardens jail at invitation only meeting today

By Mark Hallum

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Kids & Education

Queens senators lead outreach efforts to improve school diversity in city’s specialized high schools

By Jenna Bagcal

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Auburndale

Twenty projects to improve northeast Queens area on Vallone’s 2019 participatory budget ballot

By Jenna Bagcal

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Bayside

Crocheron Park baseball field in Bayside set for long-awaited renovations this July

By Jenna Bagcal

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Wild end to congestion pricing press event as Queens lawmakers clash with union members

By Mark Hallum

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Astoria

Residents of western Queens set to vote on how $1 million will be spent

By Bill Parry

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‘You’ve not been in the communities that this proposal will affect’: Queens reacts to city study of local jail plan

By Mark Hallum

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Woodhaven

Five years after facade collapse, this Woodhaven building stands in ruins as an eyesore

By Mark Hallum

Queens electeds split on mayor’s plan to bring jail to Kew Gardens

Why does the city keep banning reporters from meetings about a planned Kew Gardens jail?

By Mark Hallum

Astoria

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez addresses Astoria residents’ concerns at Community Board 1 meeting

By Carlotta Mohamed

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Business

Queens lawmaker blasts mayor’s New York Works jobs plan, citing lack of job tracking & access for low-income individuals

By Jenna Bagcal

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Ridgewood

Ridgewood mother says education would be a lifeline for sexually abused children

By Bill Parry

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‘He wants to put the bottom level of people into Rockaway’: Protestors call for DHS commissioner’s resignation

By Mark Hallum

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (second from right) hosted a town hall meeting in Long Island City on March 16 about the 2020 Census.

Long Island City

Queens facing ‘real challenges’ in the 2020 Census, experts warn at Long Island City town hall

By QNS News Team

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Ocasio-Cortez called the ‘villain’ in Amazon abandoning Queens: poll

By Bill Parry

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Queens Jewish community rallies in Kew Gardens Hills against the rise of anti-Semitism

By Bill Parry

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Flushing

Flushing seminar aims to educate public on dangerous links between human trafficking and local prostitution

By Carlotta Mohamed

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Long Island City

Family of deceased LIC cyclist blame political process for slow implementation of bike lanes at vigil

By Mark Hallum

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Rockaway senator says proposed pipeline expansion would add another burden for peninsula residents

By Bill Parry

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Mayor suggests new theory on Amazon’s exit from Long Island City

By Bill Parry

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Seeing green in Queens: Five local reps in City Council rate high on report card for environmental issues

By Jenna Bagcal

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Elisa Crespo comes ‘full circle’ as NYC Pride grand marshal

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