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Rockaways face 17-week A train shutdown: CM Ariola partners with ferry and casino to ease transit woes

By Athena Dawson

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Get ’em while you can: MTA’s final commemorative MetroCards featuring NYC influencers hit 3 Queens stations

By Barbara Russo-Lennon

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Port Authority urges JFK travelers to use public transit ahead of record Thanksgiving holiday travel

By Czarinna Andres

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Japanese airline selects JFK Terminal 6 as its future home at JFK International Airport

By Athena Dawson

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)

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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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Montana Supreme Court affirms ruling against ban on youth gender-affirming care

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