Polish WWII heroes honored with Elmhurst street renaming
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““The street co-naming celebrates real people who embodied service, sacrifice, leadership.”
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Queens babies given special library card to boost literary love
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“The goal of ‘QPL Baby Card’ is to introduce literacy and a love of learning at birth, and to engage parents and their babies in this process.”
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Queens families get a boost from NYC Kids Rise
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“Because of the relationships and systems set up… we were quickly able to mobilize to get resources into the hands of families in our community.”
Read MoreQueens council candidate outraises borough, with big boost from NY's Fuzhounese community
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Yi Chen has raised more money than all but three other candidates in NYC.
Read MorePR pro with community ties enters race for Queens council seat
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“I’m running because COVID-19 exposed the vulnerabilities in our healthcare system, felt deeply in Jackson Heights and Elmhurst.”
Read More‘We create our own sanctuaries’: Finding refuge in Elmhurst’s community sculpture garden
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“These are little gems in our city that we can use to become our own little personal sanctuaries.”
Read MorePandemic, protests and politics: These were the stories that defined Queens in 2020
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Read MoreQueens Center and Queens Place Malls will stay open, with some restrictions
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Queens Place Mall is located in the yellow “precautionary” zone, while Queens Center Mall down the street is in the orange “warning” zone
Read MoreCommonpoint Queens opens long-awaited Elmhurst service hub
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The Hub will provide job training, legal counseling, a food pantry and classes for English-language learners.
Read MoreElmhurst school shut down for two weeks to control COVID
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Two unrelated cases were identified at the John F. Kennedy Jr. School.
Read MoreThousands of Queens kids head to first day of school
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“He needs the experience with other kids. We’re trying to help him start his life.”
Read MoreCommunity rallies to save Elmhurst home, longtime hub of Polish culture
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The house belonged to Walentyna Janta-Połczyńska, who exposed the Holocaust by translating Polish documents into English.
Read MoreAubry expands big lead over Monserrate in Queens Assembly race
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Aubry has received about 65 percent of the votes.
Read MoreCOVID-testing map reveals glaring gaps in hard-hit Queens neighborhoods
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Measure of America and the Eagle partnered to map COVID-19 testing sites in Queens.
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