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Politics

Lasak asked to reckon with ‘Mr. Murder’ nickname at DA candidates forum

By Mark Hallum

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Elmhurst

‘It’s a mistake’: Activists claim BSA approval of Elmhurst Target based on zoning loophole

By Mark Hallum

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Jackson Heights

The colors of the rainbow fly at Borough Hall as Queens kicks off Pride Month with flag installation

By Bill Parry

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Politics

Queens DA candidate Mina Malik announces she won’t prosecute sex workers

By Bill Parry

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Jamaica

Old era gives way to new one as TWA Hotel opens at JFK

By Bill Parry

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City celebrates completion of new Cunningham Park performance space and picnic area in Queens

By Carlotta Mohamed

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‘His legacy lives on because Queens is safer’: Late Queens DA Brown remembered for commitment to justice

By Mark Hallum

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Queens Borough President appoints Community Board 7 member Chuck Apelian to NYC Civic Engagement Association

By Carlotta Mohamed

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Jackson Heights

Candidates for Queens District Attorney talk justice reform and campaign contributions at forum

By Mark Hallum

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Kew Gardens Hills

Queens Jewish community rallies in Kew Gardens Hills against the rise of anti-Semitism

By Bill Parry

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City hopes eroded Rockaway Beach will be restored in time for summer with new sand supply

By Bill Parry

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Rochdale Village

Queens DA race roundup: Katz opens campaign office, Lasak pushes for more diversity

By Bill Parry

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Corona

Make the Road New York breaks ground on new community center in Corona

By Bill Parry

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Long Island City

‘I will abstain’: Katz vows to avoid 2020 Census citizenship question during her State of the Borough address

By Mark Hallum

Clockwise, from top left: Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown, Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, Councilman Rory Lancman and retired Judge Gregory Lasak

News

Race for Queens district attorney figures to be among most watched local storylines in 2019

By Bill Parry

News

Homeless shelters, a murder trial and Amazon HQ2 among five Queens stories to watch in 2019

By Bill Parry

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Long Island City

Katz calls on Amazon to front cost of BQX streetcar and other mass transit expansions in Queens

By Mark Hallum

Katz appoints Sharon Lee as deputy borough president

Katz appoints Sharon Lee as deputy borough president

By Bill Parry

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News

Queens County Farm Museum’s new director no stranger to borough’s cultural institutions

By Bill Parry

Katz releases updated informational resource for borough’s immigrant communities

Katz releases updated informational resource for borough’s immigrant communities

By Bill Parry

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Drop off new backpacks and school supplies for annual drive at Queens Borough Hall

By Emily Davenport

Vallone, Katz announce $2 million in funding for Samuel Field Y complex

Vallone, Katz announce $2 million in funding for Samuel Field Y complex

By Steven Goodstein

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Long Island City

Plans to make Long Island City the ‘next leading tech ecosystem’ are in motion, leaders say

By Suzanne Monteverdi

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Opinion

Queens will support its immigrants

By Melinda Katz

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