state senator John Liu Archives – QNS

lunar new year

News

Sen. Liu rings in the Lunar New Year, kicks off the Year of the Horse with cultural celebration in Flushing

By Renee DeLorenzo

anti-casino

Politics

Anti-casino picketers confront NYS Gaming Commission at St. John’s as supporters defend proposal

By Renee DeLorenzo

anti-casino

Politics

Anti-casino rally in Flushing draws hundreds in protest of casino developer, Gov. Hochul and Sen. Liu

By Renee DeLorenzo

hospital

Politics

Queens officials demand Gov. Hochul sign hospital language services access bill before end of year

By Renee DeLorenzo

murray hill

New mural in Murray Hill highlights food and culture of Koreatown

By Jessica Militello

metropolitan park

Sponsored

Op-ed: Metropolitan Park will Supercharge Flushing Small Businesses

By Hyun T. Lee, President of Korean American Association of Queens and small business owner

justice

Obituary: Honorable Justice Dorothy Chin-Brandt, pioneering jurist and advocate for justice, dies at 76

By QNS News Team

safety

News

Officials push for safety improvements near P.S. 120Q in Queensboro Hill after student-led study

By Shane O’Brien

bay terrace library

News

Bay Terrace Library to reopen on Dec. 17 after $5.7 million renovation

By Ethan Marshall

Smash, not trash, your leftover Halloween pumpkins this year at the Queens Botanical Garden.

Save your Halloween pumpkins for smashing at Queens Botanical Garden’s catapult event

By Iryna Shkurhan

expansion

News

P.S 41 in Bayside unveils $51 million expansion featuring new classrooms and upgraded facilities

By Iryna Shkurhan

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Completion of $139M infrastructure project in College Point brings 14 miles of upgraded water mains and sewers

By Iryna Shkurhan

parking lots

‘Enough is enough,’ eastern Queens leaders urge Hochul to sign bill prohibiting reckless driving in parking lots

By Iryna Shkurhan

nail salon

People

Elected officials gather in Flushing to support families of nail salon owner and other victims of Long Island drunk driving crash

By Shane O’Brien

garden

News

Bellerose unveils new reading garden, culminating decade-long community project

By Czarinna Andres

environmental

News

Eastern Queens lawmakers team up for Environmental Fair in Fresh Meadows

By Iryna Shkurhan

veteran

People

Flushing Army veteran gets inducted into NY Senate Veterans Hall of Fame

By Iryna Shkurhan

natalie katz rogers

People

Queens community celebrates Natalie Katz Rogers with street renaming ceremony

By Czarinna Andres and Lloyd Mitchell

discount

Queens officials celebrate upcoming discounted monthly fare pilot program for LIRR and Metro North

By Iryna Shkurhan

sammy's law

Community Service

Sammy’s Law passed: Queens leaders hail new legislation enabling NYC to lower speed limits for safer streets

By Ethan Marshall

squatters

Politics

Squatters lose tenant rights under new state law following push by northeast Queens legislators

By Iryna Shkurhan

civics

News

Northeast Queens officials participate in Civics Week with public school students

By Iryna Shkurhan

tax

Homeowners and renters can learn about available tax exemptions at upcoming info sessions

By Iryna Shkurhan

toys

News

Thousands of toys distributed to military families in Fort Totten in Bayside

By Iryna Shkurhan

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