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Motorists crossing the Queensboro Bridge may soon have to pay a $9 congestion pricing toll if they are traveling below 60th Street in Manhattan (Photo via Shutterstock)

Politics

Mixed reactions in Queens over Gov. Hochul’s revised congestion pricing plan

By Shane O’Brien

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Briarwood

Travel Advisory: Main Street Bridge to Van Wyck southbound in Briarwood closed through January

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A member of the public speaks to an MTA official about the Interborough Express as part of Wednesday's open house for the 2025-29 Capital Plan. Photo: Shane O'Brien

MTA hosts open house on $68 billion capital plan for major transit upgrades over next 5 years

By Shane O’Brien

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Bayside

City completes median and street safety improvements on Union Turnpike in Bayside

By QNS News Team

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Politics

Lime offers free e-scooter rides to polling stations in Queens and Bronx through Election Day

By Athena Dawson

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Gov. Hochul signs law to curb reckless driving in parking lots, celebrated by Queens officials and civic leaders

By Iryna Shkurhan

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MTA looking to dig tunnel underneath cemetery in Middle Village for Interborough Express, scrapping street-running plan

By Ben Brachfeld

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Lime launches ‘Parking Wardens’ program to improve e-scooter parking in Queens

By Athena Dawson

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LaGuardia crowned best airport in United States by Forbes Travel Guide following $8 billion transformation

By Bill Parry

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Lindenwood

MetroCard Van to bring essential services to Southeast Queens neighborhoods, aiding commuters and seniors

By Athena Dawson

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Jamaica

Council Speaker Adams and Sen. Comrie call for immediate pause and reset on DOT e-scooter program in Southeast Queens

By Athena Dawson

Queens officials push for long-delayed pedestrian path on Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge amid DOT delays

By Ben Brachfeld and Lloyd Mitchell

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Bayside

Eastern Queens Greenway is one step closer to being ‘seamless’ with $11.9M infusion

By Iryna Shkurhan

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Electric shuttle service launches in Rockaways, providing green transportation to underserved communities

By Athena Dawson

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Flushing

MTA unveils $68.4 billion transit overhaul plan, Chair Janno Lieber confident in securing funding

By Shane O’Brien

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Northeast Queens officials continue push for e-scooter ban, criticize DOT for tuning out concerns

By Iryna Shkurhan

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Jamaica

MTA officials outline transportation plans for Queens and beyond at Jamaica roundtable discussion

By Athena Dawson

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Flushing

Council Member Ung introduces legislation to ban DOT’s e-scooter program in Flushing, says agency left her ‘no choice’

By Athena Dawson

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Flushing

Exclusive: Lime pledges $2.5 million annual investment in Queens e-scooter program

By Athena Dawson

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DOT expands record number of Open Streets in front of schools with 20 coming to Queens

By Iryna Shkurhan

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Cambria Heights

MTA’s fare-free bus program slated to end in Queens this week

By Athena Dawson

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Maspeth

Tesla purchases 40K-square-foot lot in Maspeth for development of new charging station

By Ethan Marshall

Now covered in cement, the platform between the tracks at the Metropolitan Avenue station in Middle Village were originally lined with wooden planks, similar to a beach boardwalk.

Ridgewood

When the Myrtle Avenue El connected Ridgewood to Downtown Brooklyn: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Addisleigh Park

Southeast Queens residents push back against e-scooter program expansion during heated town hall

By Athena Dawson

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