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Op-Ed: Plan to transform Willets Point is a win for the community

By Larinda Hooks

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‘We want housing first’: Protesters rally against proposed soccer stadium in Willets Point, call for more affordable housing

By Ethan Marshall

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LaGuardia AirTrain project delayed after Queens congresswoman urges further federal review

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City breaks ground on Willets Point redevelopment in Queens

Willets opponents step up fight

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This week on the QNS podcast: Willets Point business owners take legal action against city’s gates and our favorite stories of the year

By Angélica Acevedo

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Gun-toting crook robs two Willets Point garages and a Corona smoke shop just two days apart: cops

By Emily Davenport

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As city advances Willets Point environmental cleanup, workers say the efforts are hurting them

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This week on the QNS podcast: Willets Point, Jimmy Van Bramer versus the DSA and how a Queens surgeon saved MLK Jr.

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Gates blocking several Willets Point streets slowed FDNY response to medical emergency: A QNS investigation

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Displaced Willets Point auto shop owners rally to clear the gates blocking the Iron Triangle

Willets Point business owners blast city reps on walking tour over years of neglect at industrial area

‘You never see police here … but now they’re here’: City tows away cars from Willets Point demapped streets

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‘We are the displaced people’: Gates go up, closing off large portion of Willets Point

DOT resurfaces two minor Willets Point street segments as wait for similar repairs in the neighborhood continues

By Carlotta Mohamed

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Remediation and parking among community concerns with new plan for Willets Point

By Suzanne Monteverdi

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Waterfront community center, new parks among bold proposals for Flushing waterways

By Suzanne Monteverdi

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NYPD dumps 50 abandoned cars, tags 80 other vehicles for removal in Willets Point

By Angela Matua

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Willets Point redevelopment will include 1,100 affordable housing units, a school and retail

By Angela Matua

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Board 7 fumes over ‘wasted time’ as Willets Point development spins its wheels

By Suzanne Monteverdi

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‘We don’t want this to take another 10 years’: Community & city talk Willets Point development

By Suzanne Monteverdi

A police officer stands near the site of a deadly bus accident in Flushing on Sept. 18.

Operator of tour bus involved in deadly Flushing bus crash has a terrible safety history

By Robert Pozarycki

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‘Open for Business:’ Willets Point launches small business marketing campaign

By Suzanne Monteverdi

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‘We must be bold’: City Council candidate wants community to weigh in on Willets Point site

By Suzanne Monteverdi

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City is ‘not shying away’ from Willets Point development project, EDC president says

By Suzanne Monteverdi

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