Dennis Walcott Archives – QNS

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News

QPL celebrates Queens City Council Delegation during 11th annual Discovery Day Community Fair

By Athena Dawson

State Sen. Mike Gianaris with QPL President and CEO Dennis Walcott. Photo courtesy of State Sen. Mike Gianaris.

News

Gianaris provides $100k in funding for QPL split across four library branches

By Shane O’Brien

Hunters Point library renamed Hunters Point Library and Environmental Education Center

Hunters Point library renamed Hunters Point Library and Environmental Education Center

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News

Citywide libraries launch annual summer reading initiative at Langston Hughes Library in Corona

By Athena Dawson

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Queens Public Library debuts mobile library in Breezy Point with weekly service

By Czarinna Andres

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News

Queens Public Library earns spot on Forbes’ best midsize employers list

By Czarinna Andres

Long Island City

Queens Public Library finalizes lease for new Court Square branch in Long Island City

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Arverne

Groundbreaking marks start of massive $17.3M transformation for Arverne Library in the Rockaways

By Athena Dawson

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Jamaica

NYC Council and Queens Public Library celebrate $11M allocation for Central Library auditorium redevelopment in Jamaica

By Pilar Deleon

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Bay Terrace Library reopens after $6.1M renovation, enhancing accessibility and services

Pilar Deleon and QNS News team

Cambria Heights

Cambria Heights

Cambria Heights Library gets $2.8 million for crucial resilience upgrades

By Bill Parry

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PoliticsNY

Mayor Adams claims he was ‘not aware’ of reports his staffer urged Districting Commission appointees to reject City Council maps

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Jamaica

‘Good riddance to it’: Queens lawmakers critical of Redistricting Commission after its members vote down proposed City Council map

By Ethan Marshall

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PoliticsNY

NYC Districting Commission votes down revised City Council maps

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PoliticsNY

Controversial City Council redistricting enters next phase of public hearings

Libraries

PoliticsNY

Interview: NYC Districting Commission Chair Dennis Walcott

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Long Island City reps remember the trials and sacrifices behind dazzling new Hunters Point Library

By Max Parrott

Glendale

Temporary Glendale Library at Atlas Park proves successful a year after it opened

By Jacob Kaye

The Anable Basin in Long Island City

Long Island City

Queens leaders and Cuomo band together to try and revive Amazon deal for Long Island City

By Robert Pozarycki

City officials dig into a pile of dirt during a groundbreaking ceremony at the Steinway library in Astoria.

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Ground broken on $3.9 million overhaul of Queens Library’s Steinway branch in Astoria

By QNS News Team

Arts & Entertainment

Celebrate the golden anniversary of Louis Armstrong’s ‘What a Wonderful World’ across Queens

By Robert Pozarycki

Jamaica

Queens Library to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on the 50th anniversary of his death

By Emily Davenport

McGoldrick Library gets plaque for namesake priest

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McGoldrick Library gets plaque for namesake priest

By Mark Hallum

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Top state judge calls attention to the family court’s lack of resources

Miss Simone (left) watches Shirley McKinney and Steven Love Menendez lift the Rainbow Flag up into the air at Christopher Park in 2022 — back when the Biden administration allowed the flag to go up, complete with black and brown stripes and the colors of the Trans Flag.

Trump administration removes Rainbow Flag from Stonewall National Monument

Assemblyman Steve Stern

Schneps Podcasts

A Conversation with Assemblyman Steve Stern of New York’s 10th District

Adorable little boy, sitting in a book store, looking at books, February mid-winter break NYC

New York Family

NYC February Mid-Winter Break Week Survival Guide: Indoor and Low-Cost Things to Do With Kids