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More than 200 rain barrels were given away to homeowners in southeast Queens to collect stormwater to lower costs and help the environment.

Annual rain barrel giveaway in southeast Queens helps 200 homeowners find a natural way to keep gardens green

By Bill Parry

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Flushing councilman to host rain barrel giveaway at Queens Botanical Garden

By Carlotta Mohamed

Bayside

Bayside residents blame absent and insufficient signage for parking tickets

By Jenna Bagcal

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Bayside

‘It’s horrendous!’ Bayside business owners and residents rail against messy street construction projects

By Jenna Bagcal

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UPDATED: Work at rumored homeless shelter site in Glendale may have disturbed asbestos, residents say

By Mark Hallum

Gas main break causes damage on Northern Boulevard in East Elmhurst

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Gas main break causes damage on Northern Boulevard in East Elmhurst

By Mark Hallum

Collapse and gas main break causes damage on Northern Boulevard in East Elmhurst

By Mark Hallum

Feds arrest city worker from Elmhurst who allegedly helped operate drug lab out of Long Island home

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Feds arrest city worker from Elmhurst who allegedly helped operate drug lab out of Long Island home

By Robert Pozarycki

Police officers outside the Mastic, Long Island, home that doubled as a drug lab allegedly operated in part by Elmhurst's Joseph Guida.

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Feds arrest city worker from Elmhurst who helped operate a drug lab out of a Long Island home

By Robert Pozarycki

Ecological upgrades clean up polluted Flushing Bay

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Ecological upgrades clean up polluted Flushing Bay

By Carlotta Mohamed

Koo to host rain barrel giveaway at Queens Botanical Garden

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Koo to host rain barrel giveaway at Queens Botanical Garden

By Carlotta Mohamed

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Flushing

Register now to pick up your free rain barrel in Flushing next month

By Emily Davenport

Construction crews digging a sewer trench in Williamsburg.

City wraps up a major sewer & water main replacement project near Whitestone Expwy. in Flushing

By Robert Pozarycki

The Newtown Creek water treatment plant, with the creek in the foreground.

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City urges Queens residents to ‘Wait’ before flushing toilets & washing clothes during rain events

By Robert Pozarycki

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Numerous Queens neighborhoods had the most alarm noise complaints in city, report finds

By QNS News Team

Addabbo wants action on drug disposal bill

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Addabbo wants action on drug disposal bill

By Bill Parry

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Health

Even as residents disapprove, city installs nearly 300 new bioswales in Maspeth, Ridgewood and Sunnyside

By Anthony Giudice

This small pond at MacNeil Park in College Point is apparently full of raw sewage.

Stinky sewage spring laden with harmful bacteria popped up in a College Point park

By Robert Pozarycki

City starts construction on Rosedale sewer upgrades

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City starts construction on Rosedale sewer upgrades

By Patrick Donachie

City will update public on SE Queens flooding fixes

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City will update public on SE Queens flooding fixes

By Patrick Donachie

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Health

Maspeth resident fumes over bioswale put in front of her home with no notice

By Anthony Giudice

Oysters returning to Jamaica Bay

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Oysters returning to Jamaica Bay

By Patrick Donachie

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Elected officials hold Richmond Hill rain barrel giveaway

By Patrick Donachie

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Glendale

Defective and dangerous sewers are finally being addressed in Ridgewood, Glendale, Middle Village and Maspeth

By Anthony Giudice

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