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Lawmakers Meng, AOC, Meeks and Schumer secure $190 million to address destructive flooding in Queens

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Astoria

AOC easily wins reelection with the help of higher voter turnout in Queens

By Iryna Shkurhan
Astoria

AOC challenger Marty Dolan calls for return to centrist Democratic values

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Queens electeds offer contrasting viewpoints on pro-Palestinian encampment at Columbia

By Iryna Shkurhan
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Corona

AOC discusses debt limit, immigration in NYC and funding local projects at town hall in Corona

By Ethan Marshall
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Astoria

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez takes walking tour to learn more about proposed Astoria Waterfront Arts District

By Bill Parry
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Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens receives federal funding for signature youth services

By Bill Parry
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‘She’s barely ever present in the community’: Ramos blasts Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter

By Tomas Dominguez and Jenna Bagcal
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Flushing

Queens lawmakers secure bill to upgrade environmental infrastructure in the borough

By Carlotta Mohamed
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NYC Health + Hospitals/‌Elmhurst receives $3 million in funding for new labor and delivery wing

By Ethan Marshall
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Delivery workers cheer restroom access and tip transparency alongside AOC and Chuck Schumer

By Claudia Irizarry Aponte, THE CITY
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FEMA to set up Ida help center in East Elmhurst this Saturday

By Julia Moro
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Queens congresswomen sponsor bill to provide citizenship for undocumented immigrants who helped in cleanup efforts after 9/‌11

By Julia Moro
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Queens Congresswoman town hall walks New Yorkers through FEMA assistance application process

By Julia Moro
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Queens congresswomen attend Met gala with statement gowns

By Angélica Acevedo
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Queens congresswomen speak out against peaker plants during hearing on environmental justice

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Queens congresswoman talks child tax credit and COVID-19 relief during virtual town hall

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Voter turnout surged in AOC’s Queens and dropped where COVID raged worst

By Ann Choi and Josefa Velasquez, THE CITY
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LaGuardia AirTrain project delayed after Queens congresswoman urges further federal review

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AOC joins Queens City Council candidate for early voting rally at Astoria Park

By Julia Moro
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New York congressional, senate reps push for federal funding of Elmhurst Hospital’s maternity ward

By Gabriele Holtermann
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Queens congresswoman backs Maya Wiley for mayor, endorses slate of progressive City Council hopefuls

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AOC confronted by right wing colleague outside House chamber

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Jackson Heights community members call for an end to police violence in Colombia

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