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City touts Select Bus Service success on Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards

Woodhaven

Councilman Holden’s placard abuse bills will take aim government employees who block hydrants, bike and bus lanes

By Mark Hallum

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Corona

Mina Malik announces candidacy for Queens District Attorney

By Bill Parry

Long Island City

Amazon takes new poll numbers as ‘clear validation’ that it is wanted in Long Island City

By Bill Parry

Melinda Katz announced her campaign for Queens District Attorney.

Katz gains support of Queens County Democrats in district attorney’s race

By Bill Parry

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Astoria

‘You can’t speak for us’: Astoria & Long Island City residents blast opponents of Amazon HQ proposal

By Mark Hallum

Woodside

Maspeth lawmaker’s bill would halt zoning process for projects don’t provide enough affordable housing

By Mark Hallum

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Whitestone

Lawmakers in Whitestone blast Cuomo for ‘inadequate’ education budget plan

By Jenna Bagcal

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Corona

Make the Road New York breaks ground on new community center in Corona

By Bill Parry

School Safety (2)

Auburndale

Queens councilman announces that the city will double capital funding for enhanced security at all DOE public schools

By Jenna Bagcal

Pursuit co-founder and CEO Jukay Hsu

Business

Pursuit founder and CEO Jukay Hsu explains partnership with Amazon in Queens

By Bill Parry

Bellerose

Board 5 committee hears plans for new daycare center in Glendale semi-industrial zone

By Mark Hallum

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Jewish community in Forest Hills calls on police to get tough on anti-Semitic hate crimes

By Mark Hallum

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Maspeth

Petition calls on Holden, Barnwell to address overdevelopment in Maspeth and Woodside

By Mark Hallum

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Jamaica

Queens pols say they don’t trust the MTA with revenue generated by new congestion pricing plan

By Mark Hallum

Ozone Park

Ozone Park civic group hosting five-borough civic summit on homeless crisis

By Bill Parry

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Flushing

Congresswoman Grace Meng reintroduces Lunar New Year resolution to be recognized in the House

By Carlotta Mohamed

State Senator Michael Gianaris

Long Island City

Gianaris named to panel that could kill Amazon project in LIC; Cuomo fumes that Senate is ‘playing politics’

By Bill Parry

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Politics

Astoria activist invited to State of the Union Address by Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

By Bill Parry

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Astoria

Public advocate hopefuls at Astoria forum talk about how they’ll keep the office relevant

By Mark Hallum

Astoria

From mean to green? Queens Councilman Constantinides sees an eco-friendly future for Rikers Island

By Bill Parry

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Bayside

Bayside councilman and City Council speaker talk key local issues with local Korean-American leaders

By Jenna Bagcal

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Briarwood

Residents doubt Koslowitz’s stance on Kew Gardens jail, question why Rikers Island can’t be rebuilt

By Mark Hallum

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St. Albans

Southeast Queens lawmakers partner with city agencies to co-host fire safety forum in St. Albans

By Carlotta Mohamed

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Politics

City and feds reach agreement to overhaul NYCHA developments across the five boroughs

By Bill Parry

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Jolie Nelsen, left, her father Jon Nelsen, center, and his partner Ebony Mackey, right, testify in support of the proposed Avenir casino during a Community Advisory Committee hearing at the Javits Center on Monday, Sept. 8

EXCLUSIVE | Hell’s Kitchen casino supporter offered $300 to speak at public hearing; her family promoted developer online

Attorney Mary Bonauto of GLAD Law with Jim Obergefell outside the Supreme Court on June 26, 2015.

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