Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer Archives – QNS

Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan retires

Astoria

After nearly four decades in office, Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan decides to retire

By Bill Parry

Queens Rally and Press Conference in Solidarity with George Floyd and Black Lives

News

Queens leaders rally at Borough Hall in solidarity with Black lives after Chauvin verdict

By Gabriele Holtermann

NY: Stand Up Against Asian Hate Crime Rally

Sunnyside

Sunnyside community rallies against uptick of anti-Asian hate crimes

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Astoria

Queens lawmakers host virtual town hall on future of small business and jobs in post-COVID economy for Queens

By Carlotta Mohamed

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Long Island City

Councilman Richards announces support of Your LIC waterfront development

By Angélica Acevedo

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Long Island City

Long Island City councilman condemns Queens Public Library president for closure of Court Square branch

By Max Parrott

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Long Island City

Third candidate files to run in race for Van Bramer’s City Council seat in western Queens

By Bill Parry

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Douglaston

Queens borough president forum showcases differing styles to similar stances

By Max Parrott

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Astoria

Queens Borough President special election set for March 24

By Bill Parry

JVB speaks with constituent about closing neighborhood stores, CHHAYA looks on

Sunnyside

Sunnyside councilman, small business owners rally for commercial rent control

By Max Parrott

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Sunnyside

Sunnyside Shines launches Business Assistance MicroGrants offering small businesses up to $10,000 in grants

By Angélica Acevedo

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Astoria

Queens leaders relieved now that MTA plans to install nets to catch debris from elevated subway line

By Bill Parry

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Jamaica

Assemblywoman Hyndman enters race to replace Katz as Queens borough president

By Bill Parry

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Bayside

This week on the QNS podcast: Willets Point, Jimmy Van Bramer versus the DSA and how a Queens surgeon saved MLK Jr.

By Mark Hallum

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Long Island City

Queens Democratic Socialist co-chair says Van Bramer is not ‘our comrade,’ but do his views reflect the greater organization?

By Mark Hallum

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Long Island City

Frustrated college staff in Long Island City demand city make long-delayed street safety improvements

By Mark Hallum

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Sunnyside

Longtime Sunnyside activist Gert McDonald remembered with Queens Boulevard co-naming

By Mark Hallum

Hunters Pt. Library delayed another year

Hunters Point Library in LIC gets September opening date after over a decade of advocacy and setbacks

By Mark Hallum

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Long Island City

Long Island City councilman unveils ambitious plan to make the neighborhood a poster child for protected bike lanes

By Max Parrott

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Queens DA recount update: Cabán and Katz teams want every ballot counted, but first ballot objection surfaces

By Mark Hallum

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Long Island City

Councilman calls on Queens’ 108th Precinct to crack down on ‘rampant’ illegal parking

By Mark Hallum

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Long Island City

LIC fur manufacturing workers plead with Van Bramer to defend their interests

By Mark Hallum

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

Astoria

Can the BQX streetcar be a viable transit option for Queens’ future? Not without some big federal bucks

By Mark Hallum

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Woodside

‘A hard-earned victory’: MTA agrees to netting under 7 train in Queens after debris falls again

By Mark Hallum

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