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Jackson Heights

Riders Alliance members urge Queens straphangers to demand more federal aid for public transportation

By Gabriele Holtermann

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People

Queens officials offer assistance to residents impacted by Hurricane Ida

By Jenna Bagcal

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PoliticsNY

Sanders floats legislation to stop unjust home foreclosures

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Ridgewood

Governor honors MTA bus driver for her ‘bravery and courage’ after getting passengers home safely during Hurricane Ida flooding

By Julia Moro

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Politics

Hochul tells New Yorkers to prepare for more severe storms

By Kevin Duggan and Zach Gewelb

A car navigates past abandoned cars on a flooded highway in Queens, New York

Politics

Seven Queens residents found dead in their basements after massive flooding from remnants of Hurricane Ida

By Zachary Gewelb

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AMNY

Rikers wrath: Families, advocates demand mayor immediately reduce prison population

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Cleaning up: Queens lawmaker tackles trash problem on Joseph Addabbo P. Bridge

By Bill Parry

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AMNY

State leaders reach deal to extend eviction protections until Jan. 15: Governor

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Jamaica

City working with feds to prep JFK Airport for arrival of Afghan refugees

By Bill Parry

Schumer announces new fed action on $2B State Excluded Workers Fund

Jackson Heights

Schumer announces IRS action on $2 billion New York State Excluded Workers Fund

By Gabriele Holtermann

The judge’s bench is seen behind plexiglass, due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan, New York City

AMNY

Mayor, New York state courts trade barbs over slow criminal case processing

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Queens lawmaker to host in-person veterans BBQ event in September

By Bill Parry

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People

The Fund Excluded Workers coalition moves on from protests, focuses on outreach to get people relief

By Julia Moro

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AMNY

Mayor joins turban tying ceremony in Richmond Hill

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Astoria

Local elected officials and activists rally in Astoria Park to protest fracked-gas power plant

By Julia Moro

New York Governor Kathy Hochul chooses Democratic New York State Senator Brian Benjamin as Lieutenant Governor in New York

AMNY

Brian Benjamin officially named as Lieutenant Governor of New York

New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaks to the media after a swearing-in ceremony at the New York State Capitol, in Albany, New York

Gay City News

LGBTQ leaders outline expectations for Governor Hochul

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Astoria

Queens congresswomen speak out against peaker plants during hearing on environmental justice

By Bill Parry

Bayside

Bayside teen awarded Senate proclamation for virtual tutoring nonprofit

By Jenna Bagcal

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Politics

Renters face uncertainty as the eviction moratorium expires and billions in ERAP funding have yet to be distributed

By Julia Moro

U.S. House Speaker Pelosi arrives for a House Democratic caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington

PoliticsNY

New York officials help pass $3.5 trillion social infrastructure budget blueprint

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Southeast Queens leaders provide details on ‘visionary’ cannabis workforce training initiative

By Bill Parry

New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaks to the media after a swearing-in ceremony at the New York State Capitol, in Albany, New York

Politics

Queens elected officials hopeful for New York’s future with Governor Kathy Hochul

By Jenna Bagcal

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Eric Adams stands with several individuals in front of Chinese dragon dancers.

‘AAPI for Mayor Adams’: Adams campaigns in Chinatown, earns support from local leaders

Congressmember Mike Lawler of New York speaks in Washington on July 17 during a press conference to support the LGBTQ hotline.

‘Unfathomable’: Trump administration ends LGBTQ youth suicide hotline

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Schneps Podcasts

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New York Family

Where to Celebrate Shark Week in NYC, Long Island & Beyond: Great Events, Live Cams, and Family Fun