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Spring houses, like this one in Pennsylvania, were a common sight around Queens before the borough had a network of underground pipes hooked to reservoirs providing clean water to residents.
Glendale

Finding clean water in early days of Greater Ridgewood area wasn’t easy: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer
Rockaway Beach shark bite and 50-year-old woman
AMNY

Woman in critical condition following shark bite off Rockaway Beach

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Op-Ed | Amnesty for unpaid water bills

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Rockaway Beach

Rockaway lawmaker applauds signing of landmark water safety bill

By Bill Parry
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Long Island City

Subway storm surge: Viral video shows flash flood at Court Square station in LIC that nearly sent man onto tracks

By Mark Hallum
Gianaris urges lead inspections at state schools and parks
Astoria

Gianaris urges lead inspections at state schools and parks

By Bill Parry
Koo to host rain barrel giveaway at Queens Botanical Garden
Flushing

Koo to host rain barrel giveaway at Queens Botanical Garden

By Carlotta Mohamed
Whitestone

‘There’s nothing there’: Whitestone residents enraged over frequent water outages on their block

By Suzanne Monteverdi
The Newtown Creek water treatment plant, with the creek in the foreground.
Astoria

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

By Robert Pozarycki
Queens homeowners to get water bill rebate
Police & Fire

Queens homeowners to get water bill rebate

By Gina Martinez
Queens schools test high for lead: Report
News

Queens schools test high for lead: Report

By Naeisha Rose
Opinion

Is bottled water really safer than NYC tap?

By Lenore Skenazy
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Million dollar home with stunning views of iconic Queens bridges for sale in Beechhurst

By Stephen Vrattos
News

Five sure-fire ways to control your weight during the holidays

By Stephen Vrattos
Douglaston

Arrest made for illegal shellfishing in Little Neck Bay: DEC

By Tom Momberg
Jamaica

S. Jamaica man sentenced to 20 years in strangulation case

By Sadef Ali Kully
Fresh Meadows

Sailing group offers key to the sea

By Eric Jankiewicz
College Point

College Point yacht club marks 150 years

By Sadef Ali Kully
Politics

Council members from Queens urge de Blasio to readjust water rates

By Tom Momberg
Jamaica

Proposal helps flood problem, nature, in Jamaica Bay

By Sadef Ali Kully
Laurelton

DEP set to relieve SE Qns. of flood problem

By QNS TimesLedger
Long Island City

Sierra Club worries Ravenswood plant kills fish

By Juan Soto
Long Island City

Dead woman pulled out of Long Island City waters

By QNS News Team
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Bay Terrace

Police pull body from water near Bayside Marina

By Phil Corso

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