COVID medical unit opens at Astoria Houses
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Residents of the Astoria Houses are getting additional access to free COVID-19 testing and vaccines.
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MoMI exhibit to explore impact of ‘The Walking Dead’
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The Museum of the Moving Image is partnering with AMC Networks for an exhibition devoted to the creation and impact of the hit show “The Walking Dead.”
Read MoreRight to Counsel supporters call for OCA to slow cases
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Elected officials, tenants and advocates rallied in Manhattan Wednesday and made the call to court officials to ease Housing Court caseloads as legal service providers struggle to meet needs under the expanded Right to Counsel laws.
Opinion: Vote yes on green energy for Western Queens
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“When we look at the two projects, selected by NYSERDA and Governor Kathy Hochul, to bring us clean renewable energy, I have heard some opposition about cost. But let’s dissect that argument.”
Read MoreBarnwell bows out of Assembly race
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Assemblymember Brian Barnwell announced this week that he would not seek reelection this year, leaving the race for his seat somewhat open.
Read MoreBorough cabinet hears bus redesign proposal
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The Queens Borough Cabinet met Tuesday to hear a presentation on the Queens Bus Network redesign, the MTA's plan to engage riders and how previous comments were taken into account.
Lt. gov. resigns after being arrested for bribery
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Lieutenant governor Brian Benjamin turned himself into federal authorities to face charges of bribery and corruption Tuesday morning. By the afternoon, he had resigned from his post as the governor’s second-in-command.
Read MoreElecteds call for unity following attack on Sikh man in Richmond Hill
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Queens elected officials from the local, state and federal level joined community leaders in Richmond Hill Sunday to denounce a recent alleged hate attack on a Sikh man visiting Queens.
Read MorePolice shoot man in Astoria during domestic dispute
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Queens police officers shot a man while responding to a call about a domestic incident Monday in Astoria.
Read MoreGennaro calls for PSC to approve Canadian energy connection
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Local union leaders joined advocates and Councilmember James Gennaro to call for the approval of a project to bring hydropower from Canada to Queens .
Read MoreDowntown Jamaica to see BID consolidation
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Downtown Jamaica’s businesses are moving closer to more unified advocacy following a City Council hearing on the expansion of the Sutphin Boulevard Business Improvement District.
Queensborough Community College opens Holocaust exhibit
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“If we want to inspire students to make change in our society, the only way we can do that is if we fully understand and appreciate history and see that it’s not some distant past.”
Read MoreInnovation QNS to hold town halls on development project
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The developers behind Innovation QNS, a massive multi-block project in Astoria, will host two town halls on plans for the project later this month.
Read MoreOCA fires 100 court employees
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Over 100 court employees in New York State were fired Wednesday after they failed to comply with the Office of Court Administration’s vaccine mandate.
Read MoreCorona Plaza vendors unite
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Members of the newly formed Corona Plaza Vendors Association developed a map of their placements and established community agreements to take charge of the space they frequent.
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