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Warehouse workers and drivers at the SBK Amazon facility in Maspeth went on strike last December.

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Drivers at Amazon warehouse in Woodside seek to unionize with Teamsters

By Shane O’Brien

Council Member Tiffany Cabán and transit advocates held an "emergency rally" in Athens Square Park protesting a recent ruling ordering the DOT to halt plans for a protected bike lane on 31st Street. Photo courtesy of Transportation Alternatives.

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Cabán, transit advocates protest against ruling ordering DOT to halt 31st Street protected bike lanes in Astoria

By Shane O’Brien

Brian Romero alongside Assembly Members Catalina Cruz and Jessica González-Rojas at Monday's kickoff event. Photo courtesy of Brian Romero.

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Former González-Rojas chief of staff Brian Romero holds kickoff event for Assembly District 34 campaign

By Shane O’Brien

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‘It’s an ongoing issue’: Malba community speaks out after violent car meet up left homeowner injured

By Patrick Stachniak

Council Member Joann Ariola speaks at a press conference celebrating a court ruling ordering the DOT to halt plans for a protected bike lane on 31st Street. Photo by Shane O'Brien.

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Ariola, Astoria businesses celebrate court ruling ordering DOT to halt 31st Street bike lane

By Shane O’Brien

a row of houses on a tree-lined street in Brooklyn

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Tax relief: How New York seniors will get up to $300 off their property tax bills

By Barbara Russo-Lennon

Cyclists along 31st Street in Astoria. The DOT has proposed installing protected bike lanes on each side of the corridor.

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Judge orders DOT to halt plan for protected bike lane on 31st Street in Astoria

By Shane O’Brien

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Martin Lande senior home in Flushing receives $850,000 in federal funding

By Renee DeLorenzo

Elected officials and street vendor advocates rally on the steps of City Hall in support of Intro 431A. Photo by Shane O'Brien.

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Street vendors, including Queens cohort, rally at City Hall for increased number of licenses

By Shane O’Brien

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Middle Village open house on planned IBX light rail riles residents

By Patrick Stachniak

State Sen. John Liu receives an award for Check Pilot of the Year. Photo via New York Wing of the Civil Air Patrol.

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Queens Sen. John Liu named Civil Air Patrol Check Pilot of the Year

By Shane O’Brien

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NYC Parks opens Freedom Drive in Forest Park to traffic

By Patrick Stachniak

The New York State Gaming Facility Location Board approved both Queens casinos, alongside the Bally's proposal in the Bronx, in a unanimous vote Monday morning. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell.

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Queens goes all in on casinos as Metropolitan Park, Resorts World receive green light from state’s Gaming Facility Location Board

By Shane O’Brien

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NYS Gaming Board approves full casino licenses for all three active bids in Queens and Bronx

By Shane O'Brien

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Sen. Addabbo hosts annual career fair to help constituents and agencies

By Patrick Stachniak

Rana Abdelhamid speaks at the launch of her run for Assembly District 36 in Astoria. Photo by Shane O'Brien.

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Rana Abdelhamid officially launches campaign to replace Mamdani in Queens Assembly District 36

By Shane O’Brien

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City Council passes life-saving gender-based violence legislation requiring public education posters at salons

By Renee DeLorenzo

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards speaks at the official announcement of a Queens Holocaust Memorial at Borough Hall on Tuesday. Photo by Shane O'Brien.

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BP Richards, Mayor Adams’ administration unveil plans for Queens Holocaust Memorial

By Shane O’Brien

After 125 years, the unmarked graves of two indigenous brothers, Charles Edward Jones and Harry Jefferson Jones, were finally given headstones. Charles and Harry died in 1900 at the ages of 15 and 11, respectively, as a result of brutal, unsanitary conditions at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania.

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Headstones of indigenous brothers revealed at Kew Gardens cemetery after 125 years remaining unmarked

By Renee DeLorenzo

Council Member Lynn Schulman distributes turkeys to healthcare workers at Jamaica Hospital. Photo courtesy of office of Council Member Lynn Schulman.

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Schulman, Met Council on Jewish Poverty provide 250 turkeys to healthcare workers at Jamaica Hospital

By Shane O’Brien

U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez will not seek reelection in 2026, bringing an end to a 33-year career in Congress.

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Queens/‌Brooklyn Rep. Nydia Velázquez announces retirement after 33 years in office

By Shane O’Brien

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State Sen. Stavisky announces 2026 re-election campaign at Bayside fundraising event

By Renee DeLorenzo

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Anti-casino picketers confront NYS Gaming Commission at St. John’s as supporters defend proposal

By Renee DeLorenzo

Woodside on the Move will distribute roughly 600 turkeys to local residents across two separate drives this week.

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Woodside on the Move hosting two Thanksgiving turkey drives this week

By Shane O’Brien

More from Around New York

Holiday Lights at the Bronx Zoo features huge lanterns shaped like animals. Some can even move and interact with visitors, like the reindeer that are operated by puppeteers (pictured).

Families flock to the Bronx Zoo for their dazzling Holiday Lights experience

Former NBA player Jason Collins at the opening of the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center on June 28.

Jason Collins announces he has stage 4 brain cancer

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Ovelia’s brings its Greek delicacies from Astoria to Bryant Park Winter Village

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Under budget and ahead of schedule: Gerritsen Beach Library reopens after extensive renovations