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Flushing

Flushing lawmaker touts passage of bill aimed at giving homeless vets get the help they need

By Carlotta Mohamed

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Hillcrest

Hillcrest crowd pushes back against criminal justice reform at recent DA forum

By Mark Hallum

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Astoria

Queens senator’s bill to eliminate pelvic examinations on unconscious patients passes the state Senate

By Max Parrott

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Bayside

Annual Independence Day celebration at Bayside’s Fort Totten will ‘wow’ crowd for a fifth year

By Jenna Bagcal

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‘His legacy lives on because Queens is safer’: Late Queens DA Brown remembered for commitment to justice

By Mark Hallum

Top cop and community leaders speak at southeast Queens town hall on better police-community relations

By Carlotta Mohamed

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Fallen correction officer Jonathan Narain honored in South Richmond Hill

By Bill Parry

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Jamaica

Public advocate speaks out against Queens firm’s use of city housing rules to evict tenants

By Bill Parry

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Astoria

Outrage over city’s plan to close senior center at Astoria Houses NYCHA complex

By Bill Parry

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Corona

Delivery workers cry foul over city’s e-bike policies as two Queens reps seek to legalize rides

By Mark Hallum

The candidates seeking to replace Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown mourned his death in statements on May 4.

Queens owes ‘debt of gratitude’ to DA Brown, candidates seeking to replace him say after his death

By Bill Parry

Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown at his desk in this 2016 photo.

Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown, who served borough for nearly 28 years, dead at 86

By Robert Pozarycki

Adams eyes Wills’ vacant Council seat

Jamaica

Southeast Queens residents vote to improve education programs and bus routes in participatory budgeting

By Carlotta Mohamed

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Long Island City

Long Island City resident announces she’s challenging long-time Assemblywoman Nolan in 2020

By Bill Parry

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Corona

‘Stark disparities’ in access to playgrounds are seen in Queens: comptroller report

By Mark Hallum

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Corona

Neighborhood students get full ride to Vaughn College in East Elmhurst as part of LaGuardia redevelopment project

By Bill Parry

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Flushing

Lawsuit alleges special needs student at Flushing school was sexually assaulted; lawmakers demand action

By Jenna Bagcal

Flushing

Queens Borough President appoints Community Board 7 member Chuck Apelian to NYC Civic Engagement Association

By Carlotta Mohamed

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Long Island City

Queens Public Library and Citi reach sublease extension for Court Square branch

By Bill Parry

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Long Island City

Two Queens lawmakers propose legislation to legalize e-bikes and e-scooters in New York City

By Bill Parry

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Jackson Heights

Candidates for Queens District Attorney talk justice reform and campaign contributions at forum

By Mark Hallum

Hillcrest

Why are so many rape cases in Queens being reported as ‘unfounded’? One candidate for DA seeks answers

By Bill Parry

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Politics

Mayor’s budget includes $180 million Long Island City Investment Strategy promised last fall

By Bill Parry

Former Supreme Court Justice Gregory Lasak announces bid for Queens DA

Politics

Lasak would use asset forfeiture money to fund youth camps if elected Queens DA

By Bill Parry

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