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Flushing

Queens College welcome White House officials for Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Week

By Rachel Butler

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Flushing

Queens officials help celebrate Lewis Latimer’s 175th birthday

By Rachel Butler

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People

DA Katz donates late father’s piano to Queens College

By Rachel Butler

Maspeth

Maspeth

Queens legislators urges city to designate Maspeth firehouse as a landmark

By Anthony Medina

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Flushing

Congresswoman Meng calls for commemorative stamp to honor Flushing inventor Lewis Latimer

By Rachel Butler

Restauranteur Victor Koenig and others at what would become Durow's Restaurant in Glendale in this 1940s photo.

Glendale

Serving up the history of a classic Glendale restaurant: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Woodhaven

This Woodhaven hospital helped treat patients with tuberculosis in early 1900s: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society

Church born on the farm still thriving in modern-day Middle Village: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Woodhaven

Taking a look back at Woodhaven’s rich history of horse racing: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society

An unidentified woman stands before unfinished homes in the Liberty Park section of Glendale following a February 1926 snowstorm.

Glendale

Glendale neighborhoods that grew out of historic picnic parks: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

Elmhurst

A colonial road in Queens grows into a traffic machine: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

The wreckage of the Empire State Building plane crash in 1945.

Middle Village man’s story of surviving Empire State Building plane crash: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Woodhaven

The story of John Pitkin and how Woodhaven got its name: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society

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Maspeth

Feeling ‘Grand’ on the Newtown Creek: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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JFKIAT Launches Pride Pop-Up Museum in JFK’s Terminal 4

By Jeff Yapalater

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Corona

New Louis Armstrong Center set to open to public on July 6 in Corona

By Bill Parry

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Long Island City

Waxing romantic on the Bridges of Newtown Creek: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

Portrait of American Eclipse, who ran at Union Course in Woodhaven

Woodhaven

The ‘tail’ of a legendary horse’s ties to Woodhaven: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

Presented by the Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society

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Woodhaven

This Woodhaven man was found not guilty in deadly Brooklyn shootings: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society

Unity Hall as it once stood on Myrtle Avenue near Cypress Hills Street in Glendale.

Glendale

This Glendale hall had a rocky history steeped in local politics: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

For sale sign at Ridgewood church

Ridgewood

A ‘for sale’ sign on a Ridgewood church with plenty of history: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Woodhaven

Famous doctor’s bag toy can be traced back to Woodhaven native: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society

Bowne House

Flushing

Flushing’s Bowne House hosts Underground Railroad event, landmark tour in celebration of Black History Month

By Bill Parry

The TWA Flight Center and Hotel at JFK International Airport

Astoria

Six Queens historical sites featured in New York Landmarks Conservancy online exhibition

By Carlotta Mohamed

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The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's offices in Long Island City, Queens.

Mpox cases continue to climb in New York City

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Queens Innovation Center

New York Family

A New Era of Learning: The Queens Innovation Center Opens in Woodside