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Brooklyn

Exclusive: WWE Superstars Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill talk significance of representation at Brooklyn meet and greet

Posted on June 28, 2024

honor

QNS

Slain NYPD lieutenant honored with street naming, cop grandson receives his shield number

queens

QNS

Queens Council Members introduces new legislation to create the Office of Quality of Life in NYC

memoir

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‘Colorful Palate’: Queens author writes memoir on mixed identity and multicultural meals

Krumholz

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Henry ‘Hank’ Krumholz, stalwart pioneer of Queens LGBTQ Pride, dies at 73

convict

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Local academics reflect on historic conviction of Queens native and former president Donald Trump

caucus

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NYC Common Sense Caucus proposes legislation to end sanctuary city status amid migrant crisis

service

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Airport service workers rally at NY and NJ airports, demand higher wages and better benefits

AEW Champion Swerve Strickland talks history-making achievement ahead of wrestling promotion’s Forbidden Door event on Long Island

Posted on June 4, 2024

veteran

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

casino

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Sen. Ramos delivers potential death blow to Mets owner’s dream of a casino alongside Citi Field

bill

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Queens Council Member proposes a new bill to have NYC DOT and Parks team-up for tree care

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Public Advocate Jumaane Williams acknowledges New Yorkers’ fears at annual ‘State of the People’ address

Astoria Post

Queens lawmakers rally for legislation to improve representation of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) communities

Woman taking batch of hundred dollar bills

QNS

$2.7M settlement for wage violations reached for 332 NYC Health + Hospitals contracted temporary workers

Medina Salazar

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Senator Julia Salazar allocates $1 million in capital funds to upgrade maternity ward at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center

Queens doctor as auxiliary cop

People

The good doctor: Queens man does double duty as ER physician and auxiliary cop

Posted on May 13, 2024

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LI Press

Long Island Billionaire Jim Simons Dead at 86

middle village deli

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Middle Village deli raises over $15,000 for family of fallen NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller

legislation

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Mayor Adams signs legislation to boost safety for FDNY EMTs and Paramedics with new body armor and self defense training

global mashup

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Get ready to dance! Global Mashup Series brings Haitian dance and Latin music to Flushing Town Hall this Saturday

Brooklyn

Paul Auster, 77, prolific writer known for ‘The New York Trilogy’

Posted on May 1, 2024

Rosslyn Taylor (left) receives the Dr. Jean Leon Award from Dr. Leon.

Caribbean Life

RN Jean G. Leon remains ‘fully committed as a healthcare change agent’

stabbed

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Memorial mass for bartender stabbed in Maspeth Irish bar set for Saturday in Elmhurst

elected

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Queens electeds offer contrasting viewpoints on pro-Palestinian encampment at Columbia

ardila

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Queens Assemblymember Juan Ardila runs for re-election amid sexual assault allegations and widespread criticism

coffee

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Coffee with a Cop – an opportunity for the community to engage New York’s Finest

squatters

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Squatters take over abandoned Triple Crown Diner in Bellerose

fatal

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Queens man faces up to 30 years in prison in connection to fatal shooting of cop in Far Rockaway last month: DA

Devorah Halberstam and Rivkie Feiner speak at the ADL summit "Never is Now" about antisemitism in the Orthodox Jewish community. Photo by Gabriele Holtermann

Politics

Big hate in the Big Apple: Why New York City saw record levels of antisemitism last year, according to Anti-Defamation League

Posted on April 16, 2024

state of the borough

QNS

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards delivers ‘State of the Borough’ address, focuses on green energy projects, hydroponics labs and affordable housing

tada

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Queens teens take the stage in TADA! Youth Theater’s new musical ‘Common Ground’

Israel

Six months of anguish: Relative of hostage held in Gaza amid Israel-Hamas war speaks out on family’s painful ordeal

Posted on April 5, 2024

couple

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Queens couple of 40 years tie the knot in their hospital room as their dying wish

peace torch

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World’s largest Peace Torch relay set to occur in Jamaica Apr. 11

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Licensed cannabis dispensary owners unite to push for local crackdown on unlicensed weed shops

People wearing cake hats at Easter Parade

Scenes of New York: The wacky hats of this year’s Easter Parade

Posted on April 3, 2024

smokeout

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Assemblymember Rajkumar’s ‘Operation Smokeout’ gains momentum: rallying for passage of ‘SMOKEOUT Act’ to combat illegal smoke shops in NYC

Bernie Wagenblast marks Transgender Day of Visibility

Trans Lives Matter: Celebrating international Transgender Day of Visibility with the MTA’s help

Posted on March 30, 2024

film festival

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JCAL to host film festival Apr. 26-27 highlighting works from BIPOC NYC-based creators

cannabis place

QNS

The Cannabis Place Opens in Middle Village, marks the 9th adult-use dispensary to open in Queens

Attendees watch Islamic call to prayer at Jewish temple during interfaith Iftar

Faith

‘Peace is the goal’: Manhattan’s Temple Emanu-El hosts an interfaith Iftar meal celebrating life, diversity and tolerance

Posted on March 24, 2024

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Queens based lawmakers and formerly incarcerated advocates rally for new prison reform bills

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Real estate visionary and St. John’s benefactor, Joseph M. Mattone passes away at 92, leaves legacy of transformation and philanthropy

Martin Greenfield

Brooklyn

Martin Greenfield: Holocaust survivor and renowned tailor for U.S. presidents, dies at 95

Posted on March 21, 2024

Queens NYPD Captain Tawee Theanthong pointing to photo of himself as a monk at Thai monastery

People

From the monastery to the precinct: A Queens man takes enlightened path to the NYPD

Posted on March 18, 2024

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Ridgewood civic leaders release survey identifying 2,400 locations where trees should be planted

animal care

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Ridgewood animal care center to be renamed in honor of the late Council Member and animal advocate Paul Vallone

More from around NYC

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South Bronx tenants organize against notorious landlord

Congestion Pricing Sign along the Long Island Expressway in Queens, New York

Ridgewood leaders split on Trump’s move to halt congestion pricing

brooklyn great backyard bird count

In Brooklyn, the Great Backyard Bird Count connects people with birds and contributes to science that protects them

The LGBT Community Center in Manhattan joined a lawsuit against the Trump administration's executive orders.

‘Our mission is under attack’: LGBTQ centers sue Trump administration over executive orders