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Bayside

‘We don’t know who else is in there’: Bayside lawmakers blast state for housing violent sex offenders at motel

By Carlotta Mohamed

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Corona

Perception vs. reality: Study finds western Queens street vendors and storefronts work well together

By Mark Hallum

DA roundup: Lancman rails against Albany’s failure to fully end cash bail in state budget

By Bill Parry

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Bayside

Northeast Queens lawmakers announce upcoming transit improvements for outer-borough commuters

By Carlotta Mohamed

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

Protest against the Kew Gardens jail proposal to take place in coming days

By Mark Hallum

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Astoria

Make the Road Action, VOCAL-NYC, backs Tiffany Cabán in race for Queens district attorney

By Bill Parry

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Ozone Park

‘Steven Banks must go’: Queens lawmaker petitions for city’s homeless services boss to be fired

By Mark Hallum

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Glendale

City to present plans for new entrance to Forest Park off Myrtle Avenue in Glendale

By Mark Hallum

TRS with Paul Vallone and We Love Whitestone

Bayside

Whitestone and Bayside among the neighborhoods to get relief following extension of alternative North Shore Helicopter route

By Jenna Bagcal

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Rockaway Beach restoration is under way after popular stretch was closed last summer

By Bill Parry

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Advocates call on Mayor de Blasio to complete Queens Boulevard bike lanes in Forest Hills

By Mark Hallum

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Politics

Congestion pricing just one of the many ways Queens residents will be impacted by new state budget

By Bill Parry

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With abandoned boats and trash ruining Jamaica Bay coast, Queens lawmakers seek new agency to clean up mess

By Mark Hallum

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Astoria

Council resolution would condemn Homeland Security threat to end Nepali temporary protective status

By Bill Parry

The factory at 78-16 Cooper Ave. in Glendale where rumors continue to fly about a homeless shelter being developed there.

Glendale

Glendale homeless shelter opponents gain support in Middle Village for upcoming protest amid rumors

By Mark Hallum

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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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Politics

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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