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The old Gottscheer Hall clubhouse at 657 Fairview Ave. in Ridgewood is shown in this 1940 photo.

Ridgewood

A Ridgewood social hall built by immigrants: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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LIC Post

Western Queens community donation drive nets more than 50 bags of clothing and essential items for migrants

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Western Queens community donation drive nets more than 50 bags of clothing and essential items for migrants

Politics

Queens congresswoman introduces sweeping legislation to assist immigrants and refugees achieve naturalization

By Jenna Bagcal

Little Neck Boy Scout gives back to refugees with Eagle Scout service project

By Jenna Bagcal

Little Neck Boy Scout gives back to refugees with Eagle Scout service project

By Jenna Bagcal

Mayor’s office slams White House over refugees’ access to health care

Jamaica Estates

Mayor’s office slams White House over refugees’ access to health care

By Naeisha Rose

Refugees rented Trump’s childhood home

Jamaica Estates

Refugees rented Trump’s childhood home

By Gina Martinez

TRUMPED:Protests at JFK, then party at Brooklyn courthouse after judge lets in refugees

News

TRUMPED:Protests at JFK, then party at Brooklyn courthouse after judge lets in refugees

By Ruth Brown and Lauren Gill

Politics

UPDATE: Hundreds at JFK protest Trump immigration ban; governor reopens AirTrain

By Robert Pozarycki

News

Refugees deserve to be treated humanely

By Prem Calvin Prashad

Congressman Steve Israel (left) voted for the controversial American SAFE Act of 2015, while Congressman Joe Crowley (right) and five other Congress members representing Queens voted against it.

Politics

Congressman Israel breaks from Queens delegation on Syrian refugee bill

By Robert Pozarycki

News

Legal help for unaccompanied migrant minors

By Juan Soto

More from Around New York

Brooklyn subway platform where two women were assaulted

Suspect questioned for deranged Brooklyn subway assaults on women, including shoving one victim onto tracks

The Rainbow Flag and American Flag at the Stonewall National Monument on Feb. 13.

Rainbow Flag continues to fly at Stonewall National Monument after defiant re-raising ceremony

Assemblyman Steve Stern

Schneps Podcasts

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

Shot of an old ship in New York Harbor, depicting the NYC Revolutionary Trail.

New York Family

NYC Revolutionary Trail Launches June 2026: A Free AR Walking Tour for Families