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JFK Terminal 4 to showcase Queens and NYC eateries in new concessions lineup

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Feb. 24, 2025 By Athena Dawson Travelers passing through JFK Airport’s Terminal 4 will soon have access to popular local eateries as part of a $1.5 billion modernization project. JFKIAT, the terminal’s operator, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced the expansion of local concession options on Feb. 19, aiming…

Woodside auto shop owner, two migrants arrested in NYPD drug raid: DA’s office

Feb. 24, 2025 By bparry Feb. 24, 2025 By Bill Parry The owner of a Woodside auto repair shop and two reputed gang members who live at city-run migrant shelters were arrested during an NYPD drug raid earlier this month. Detectives from the NYPD Intelligence Bureau and police from the 108th Precinct in Long…

Little Manila’s newest addition: Valerio’s Tropical Bake Shop to open at former Saints and Sinners in Woodside

Feb. 21, 2025 By sobrien Feb. 21, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Filipino bakery Valerio’s Tropical Bake Shop is set to open in the former location of beloved, long-standing Irish bar Saints and Sinners, which shuttered permanently in August 2022. Valerio’s, which operates several locations across the West Coast, as well as in Hawaii, Chicago, and… Read more »

Jenifer Rajkumar’s Public Advocate campaign gets $1M boost in matching funds

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Feb. 21, 2025 By Colum Motherway Jenifer Rajkumar’s campaign to replace incumbent Jumaane Williams as NYC Public Advocate received a significant boost from the NYC Campaign Finance Board (CFB) matching funds program. Rajkumar’s campaign qualified for matching funds on Feb. 18 and received a whopping $1,092,331. She now has 19 times more cash on…

MTA to launch Queens Bus Network Redesign in two phases, starting June 29

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Feb. 21, 2025 By Athena Dawson The MTA announced the implementation dates for the first and second phases of the Queens Bus Network Redesign on Thursday, Feb. 20.  The first phase of the newly implemented bus network redesign is expected to launch on Sunday, June 29, with the second phase following on Sunday, Aug.…

CM Julie Won introduces bill to ban public disclosure of migrant shelter locations

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Feb. 21, 2025 By sobrien Feb. 21, 2025 By Shane O’Brien  Council Member Julie Won has introduced a bill in the New York City Council to prohibit the public disclosure of shelter addresses by city agencies. Won’s Intro. 1198 would prevent any mayoral agency or office that operates emergency or temporary shelter facilities exclusively serving… Read more »

Velázquez leads Queens town hall against Trump policies, calls for activism

U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez addresses a town hall at Sunnyside Community Services. Photo: Shane O'Brien

Feb. 20, 2025 By sobrien Feb. 20, 2025 By Shane O’Brien U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez held a town hall in Sunnyside Community Services (SCS) Wednesday night in response to the first month of the Trump presidency, urging voters to flood the offices of moderate Republicans with phone calls encouraging them to stand up to the… Read more »

Seven Queens City Council candidates receive key public matching funds

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Feb. 20, 2025 By Colum Motherway The New York City Campaign Finance Board (CFB) has voted to approve public matching funds payments totaling $11,100,281 for 39 candidates running in the 2025 elections.  This marks the third payment of the 2025 election cycle, and it reflects the CFB’s ongoing efforts to provide crucial financial support…

Flushing’s Metropolitan Park casino proposal gets City Planning Commission green light

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Feb. 20, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The City Planning Commission has voted in favor of modifications to zoning regulations for the planned $8 billion Metropolitan Park casino development adjacent to Citi Field in Flushing. The proposal, a planned development by New York Mets owner Steve Cohen and Hard Rock Entertainment, would convert a 50-acre…