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Oct. 11, 2023 By Laura Rothrock In recent years, Long Island City (LIC) has been flooded with interest, investment and opportunity. Iconic signs for Pepsi-Cola and Swingline Bakery harken back to a legacy of industry, which laid the foundation for the Long Island City of today: a rapidly-growing center of arts, culture and commerce easily... Read more »
Oct. 10, 2023 By Bill Parry Hundreds of Forest Hills residents joined faith leaders for a community candlelight vigil in McDonald Park on Oct. 9 to remember the more than 1,000 Israelis who were killed during the Hamas terrorist attacks on Oct. 7 and in support of the more than 360,000 reservists who were called...
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Oct. 10, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Former U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi announced Tuesday that he is running for his old eastern Queens and Nassau County congressional seat in an attempt to oust his controversial Republican successor George Santos.
Oct. 8, 2023 By Robert Pozarycki While most New York City officials are universally condemning Hamas' surprise attack on Israel Saturday, one Queens lawmaker chose to play the both-sides game in reacting to the conflict.
Sep. 29, 2023 By Anthony Medina Amid possibly the heaviest downfall of rain in the city so far this year, residents in Queens neighborhoods were subjected to the unexpected closures of highways, some public transportation services, and substantial flooding in residential areas. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a flash flood warning for neighborhoods in Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan as a result of predicted heavy rainfall on Friday, Sept. 29. The flash flood alert warned early today of heavy rain, accumulating close to 2 to 3 inches of every hour — expected to remain in effect until 2:45 p.m. As...
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Sep. 29, 2023 amNewYork Metro staff, edited by Robert Pozarycki and Christian Murray New York City is now in a state of emergency amid potentially historic flooding as Mother Nature delivers yet another September soaking to the Big Apple.
Sep. 24, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld The MTA's free bus pilot kicked off Sunday, Sept. 24, with one route in each borough waiving fares for at least six months as the transit agency studies the impact on service delivery, bus speeds, and ridership.
Sep. 22, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan The Q4 bus which runs from Jamaica toward Cambria Heights will be fare-free starting this Sunday, Sept. 24 — and will last for at least six months and possibly up to a year. The first-of-its-kind initiative is part of the MTA’s pilot program to determine how free service affects...
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Sep. 19, 2023 By Bill Parry
Sep. 19, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller A group of lawmakers, largely comprised of Republicans, have filed a suit to stop the city from erecting a new mega-migrant shelter at Floyd Bennett Field, after the Adams administration finalized a lease with the White House last week to use part of the federally-owned parkland in Brooklyn to house migrants.