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Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers

Southeast Queens community leaders celebrate the improvements at the Laurelton LIRR station thanks to a $15 million upgrade project.
Laurelton

MTA announces substantial completion of $15M upgrade project at Laurelton LIRR station

By Bill Parry
disaster resilience
Arverne

Senator Sanders and CM Brooks-Powers lead disaster resilience training in Southeast Queens

By Colum Motherway
mayor
News

Mayor Adams breaks ground on new Far Rockaway health center to expand care access by 2027

By Athena Dawson
fare
Opinion

Op-ed: Fair Fares will now reach more working New Yorkers, but we’re not done yet.

By Selvena N. Brooks-Powers and Leroy Comrie
far rockaway
Far Rockaway

Far Rockaway leaders urge Mayor to fund trauma facility for isolated peninsula

By Bill Parry
port authority
Jamaica

Port Authority announces JFK Airport traffic congestion plan as new terminal construction ramps up this summer

By Bill Parry
parking garage
Transportation

NYC Council passes key legislation to boost parking garage safety, led by Queens Council Member Brooks-Powers

By Athena Dawson
office
Jamaica

NYC Parks launches new office on Jamaica Bay to keep city waterway safe from derelict vessels

By Bill Parry
sanders
Rockaway Beach

Sen. James Sanders delivers annual ‘Tuvalu Challenge’ address from the waters off Rockaway Beach to cap Earth Day celebration

By Bill Parry
union
Edgemere

Union construction workers and elected officials demand removal of Joy Construction from Edgemere Commons mega development

By Gabriele Holtermann
bills
Far Rockaway

Debate over policing and solitary confinement bills dominates Queens community board meeting

By Iryna Shkurhan
beach 67th
The Rockaways

Revamp of Beach 67th Street subway station completed in the Rockaways

By Czarinna Andres
Ridgewood Savings Bank Reopening
Laurelton

Ridgewood Savings Bank celebrates reopening of historic Laurelton branch

By Ethan Marshall
Bayswater
Bayswater

Fall Festival coming to Bayswater Park in Far Rockaway, Springfield Park in Springfield Gardens

By Bill Parry

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The Bayside Historical Society’s Winter
Today, 10 am

BHS 25th Annual Winter Art Show
Bayside Historical Society

Internationally acclaimed musical artist
Today, 12:10 pm

Free Cello and Piano Recital at Queensborough Community College
Queensborough Performing Arts Center

Scientists estimate that 95-97% of anima
Today, 12:30 pm

Interesting Invertebrates
Alley Pond Environmental Center

Adults can come and learn or hone their
Tomorrow, 10 am

Learn to Knit or Crochet
Middle Village Adult Center

Come and learn what it takes to live in
Tomorrow, 10:30 am

What is a Desert?
Alley Pond Environmental Center

Come see New York’s hottest, fresh
Feb. 21, 10 pm

CLASSY VIBES Stand Up Comedy in Astoria Queens w/ Late Night Happy Hour
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Join us at the Middle Village Adult Cent
Feb. 23, 8:30 am

Beginner Line Dance Lessons for Adults
Middle Village Adult Center

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Feb. 23, 7 pm

Glendale Community Hobby Night
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Latest News

  • Jerry Lewis was sentenced in Queens Supreme Court to 25 years to life in prison for the murder of a 15-year-old Far Rockaway girl in 1992. Virginia man sentenced for 1992 cold case murder of Far Rockaway girl: DA
  • Council Member Julie Won and displaced tenants rally outside a Sunnyside building destroyed by fire. CM Won joins displaced tenants to demand repairs from A&E at Sunnyside building destroyed by fire
  • Joibel "J.P." Perez and his co-defendant Rafael "Cap" Hernandez were arrested by federal agents Feb. 17 and charged with murder in the fatal drive-by shooting in Glendale. Brooklyn men charged with murder in 2021 fatal drive-by shooting at Glendale intersection: Feds
  • kidney Months after receiving life-saving kidney donation, Bayside man is working to help others find donors and spread awareness
  • Attorney Ben Crump, the Injury Group and former residents of 1905 Flushing Ave. gather across the street from the site of the fire to call for a full investigation. Bringing ‘a voice to the voiceless’: Attorney Ben Crump representing victims of Ridgewood tire shop fire

Entertainment

  • glow Photos: Glow Cultural Center holds Lunar New Year parade and cultural fair in Flushing
  • ung Photos: NYC Council Deputy Leader Ung holds inaugural in-district Lunar New Year celebration
  • sunnyside Sunnyside artist celebrates final exhibition of Bowie and friends at Aubergine Cafe
  • Celebrating ‘Cupid’s Day’ with diverse events in northeast Queens
  • soul to soul Soul to Soul: A celebration of African American and Yiddish folk music traditions in Bayside

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