Selvena Brooks-Powers Archives – QNS

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AMNY

Rockaway express bus service on 3 lines will continue, at least for now

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Woman attacked and strangled in anti-LGBTQ assault in Far Rockaway: NYPD

By Bill Parry

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News

Southeast Queens town hall delivers major updates on housing, safety and transit

By Athena Dawson

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Laurelton

Laurelton Playground reopens after five-year, $4.1 million renovation, just in time for summer

By Athena Dawson

gatewayjfk

GatewayJFK awarded major city grant to expand BID programs in Southeast Queens

By Athena Dawson

e-bike

Politics

Holden accuses Council of ‘crying wolf’ on e-bike dangers while blocking safety bill

By Czarinna Andres

edgemere avenue

Reconstructed Edgemere Avenue roadway reopens following improvements to infrastructure and resiliency

By Ethan Marshall

tredway

Mixed-income real estate developer Tredway announces $88M acquisition of Ocean Park complex in Far Rockaway

By Ethan Marshall

Selvena Brooks-Powers

Politics

CM Selvena Brooks-Powers becomes latest Queens Democrat to back Cuomo for Mayor

By Shane O’Brien

medicaid

Politics

Queens leaders rally against proposed $880B federal cuts to Medicaid

By Athena Dawson

mayor

News

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

By Athena Dawson

accessibility

Politics

CM Selvena Brooks-Powers’ bill expands accessibility for NYC’s deaf community

By Athena Dawson

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NYC Parks to host Black History Month events across Queens, celebrating pioneers in STEM and space

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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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Far Rockaway native and Tampa Bay Buccaneer spreads holiday cheer with Toy Drive at Rockaway YMCA

By Athena Dawson

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Jamaica

Local elected officials present $650K to support affordable housing improvements in Jamaica

By Athena Dawson

leaders

Local leaders and advocates gather in Far Rockaway to honor New Yorkers lost to summer drownings

By Athena Dawson

Unveiling of 'Justice P. Satterfield Way’ signage in Queens.

Caribbean Life

Street co-named to honor first female African-American elected judge

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Astoria

Queens City Council members urge DOT to install traffic calming measures where Astoria girl was killed

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Politics

Nearly every member of the Queens City Council delegation named a committee chair

By Bill Parry

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Arverne

Brooks-Powers cruises to primary victory in District 31

By Bill Parry

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Laurelton

City expands violence interrupter program to southeast Queens

By Bill Parry

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Politics

Too close to call: City Council District 31 special election will be first NYC race decided by ranked-choice voting

By Jacob Kaye & Clarissa Sosin

More from Around New York

CityBar-1/20/26

‘The department is burning’: Fired DOJ attorneys say federal justice in crisis under Trump

The stage at PrideFest 2025.

NYC Pride announces 2026 theme: ‘For All of Us’

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Schneps Podcasts

Nancy Burner is the Founding Partner of Burner Prudenti Law

Pink kitchen Sundae House at Museum of Ice Cream

New York Family

Inside the Museum of Ice Cream NYC Renovation: New Play Spaces and Hidden Rooms