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Assembly Member Steven Raga

MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber welcomed Woodsiders to the new elevators at the Northern Boulevard subway station.
Woodside

MTA opens new elevators at the Northern Boulevard M/R subway station in Woodside

By Bill Parry
Elected officials and school administrators cut the ribbon at Queens Innovation Center. Photo: Shane O'Brien.
Woodside

School Construction Authority cuts ribbon at massive 3,066-seat Queens Innovation Center high school

By Shane O’Brien
Raga distributes backpacks at Saturday's event. Photo: Ramy Mahmoud.
News

AM Raga provides hundreds of local children with backpacks, supplies ahead of new school year

By Shane O’Brien
Charlie, Joe and John Troia pose with elected officials including U.S. Rep. Grace Meng, State Sen. Joseph P. Addabbo, Assembly Member Steven Raga and Council Member Robert Holden at the grand reopening of Rosa's Pizza last Friday. Photo: Ramy Mahmoud.
Maspeth

Community celebrates grand reopening and 50th anniversary of Rosa’s Pizza in Maspeth

By Shane O’Brien
The planned dispensary would have opened within 500 feet of an entrance to PS 58 - the School of Heroes. Image via Google Street View.
News

‘We will continue to fight against it’: CEC 24 to vote on resolution against proposed Maspeth cannabis dispensary

By Shane O’Brien
The entrance to P.S. 58 on Grand Avenue, which local leaders say is too close to a proposed cannabis dispensary under state law.
Politics

Maspeth leaders reject proposed cannabis dispensary near elementary school, cite state law violations

By Colum Motherway
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Assembly Member Raga mourns with Filipino community following tragic Lapu Lapu Day festival crash in Canada

By Colum Motherway
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Diocese of Brooklyn to honor Pope Francis with Friday Vigil Mass in Elmhurst

By Colum Motherway
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Assembly Member Raga secures $750M for Mitchell-Lama housing, including Big Six in Woodside

By Shane O’Brien
Sunnyside

Woodside fruit vendor stabbed multiple times after dispute, suspect in custody: NYPD

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Jackson Heights

Officials and advocates meet in Jackson Heights to address human trafficking solutions

Jackson Heights

Queens leaders launch bold seven-point plan to tackle crime and revitalize Roosevelt Avenue

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Queens election heats up as challengers push incumbents on crime, migrant crisis and economic policy

By Czarinna Andres
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Filipino American History Month celebrated with town hall and resource fair in Elmhurst

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Maspeth

City completes $106M sewer project in Maspeth using micro-tunneling techniques to reduce disruptions

By Bill Parry

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SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR: PEACE
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