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News

Queens Borough President outlines sweeping investments across Queens in State of the Borough address

By Athena Dawson

summer concerts return to Forest Hills Stadium. (Photo by Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images)

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Summer concerts set to return to Forest Hills Stadium after NYPD approval

By Shane O’Brien

Bayside High School celebrate the groundbreaking of the new athletic field.

News

Photos: Queens leaders join Bayside High School in groundbreaking ceremony of new athletic field

By Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud

Air traffic control tower at LaGuardia Airport. Vaughn College has received FAA approval to launch a new air traffic control training program.

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Vaughn College earns FAA approval to launch new air traffic control training program

By Shane O’Brien

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and members of 32BJ SEIU at Queens Borough Hall Monday morning to protest against a proposed rise in Con Edison prices.

News

Queens BP Richards, 32BJ SEIU demand Con Ed cancel ‘outrageous’ rate hikes

By Shane O’Brien

Council Member Julie Won, Aviation High School Principal Steven Jackson, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr., and Assembly Member Claire Valdez Unveil the ‘Aviation High School Boulevard’ Sign. Photo courtesy of Council Member Won’s office.

Sunnyside Post

Aviation High School honored with street co-naming in Sunnyside

forest hills stadium

Politics

Richards calls on Mayor to intervene and save summer concerts at Forest Hills Stadium

By Shane O’Brien

irish american

News

Borough President Richards honors Irish American leaders at annual cultural event at Borough Hall

By Jessica Militello

LIC Post

LaGuardia Community College unveils Inner Circle archive with de Blasio and Richards in attendance

renovation

News

Officials break ground on $4.25 million renovation project at Corona’s William F. Moore Park

By Shane O’Brien

slow zone

Broad Channel joins NYC’s Regional Slow Zones as DOT reduces speed limits to 20 MPH

By Czarinna Andres

queens borough hall

Politics

Hundreds rally at Queens Borough Hall to protest $102M cuts to senior services

By Shane O’Brien

gene kelty

Longtime Queens CB7 chair and FDNY veteran Gene Kelty dies at 70

By Ethan Marshall

community board

News

BP Richards announces record-breaking 912 applications for Queens community boards

By Czarinna Andres

St. Pat's for All organizers and grand marshals march during the 2025 St. Pat's for All Parade. Photo: Ramy Mahmoud

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St. Pat’s for All Parade in Queens takes on political significance amid Trump policies

By sobrien

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. hosted a Town Hall Meeting for Northeast Queens Borough on Your Block.

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BP Donovan Richards hosts Northeast Queens town hall to address community concerns

By Jessica Militello

LIC Post

New York Irish Center to host ‘40 Shades of Green’ Celtic Cabaret on St. Patrick’s Day

mayor

News

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

By Athena Dawson

Congestion pricing will introduce tolls for motorists traveling south of 60th Street in Manhattan.

News

‘This is another attack on New York’ — Queens democrats rally against Trump’s effort to kill congestion pricing

By Shane O’Brien

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Politics

‘We need a government New Yorkers can trust’: Queens BP Richards meets with Gov. Hochul amid City Hall crisis

By Shane O’Brien

Ridgewood

Thomas P. Noonan Community-Based Outpatient Clinic opens in Ridgewood, offering comprehensive care to veterans

By Colum Motherway

LIC Post

Long Island City Partnership to host first Black History Month event at MoMA PS1 Tuesday

make the road

Corona

Make the Road New York opens landmark community center in Corona to serve immigrant families

By Czarinna Andres

Sunnyside Post

State Sen. Mike Gianaris and Assembly Member Claire Valdez introduce bill to aid fire victims with housing

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Nanette Kazaoka at an ACT UP demonstration.

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Schneps Podcasts

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