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Forest Hills Green Team endorse Paul Pogozelski for District 30 City Council seat

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May. 7, 2025 By Colum Motherway In the race to represent District 30 in the New York City Council, the Forest Hills Green Team (FHGT), a local volunteer-driven environmental advocacy group, has officially endorsed candidate Paul Pogozelski.  The endorsement comes not too far away from the June 24 primaries, with five candidates running to…

At May Day rally, Queens workers demand immigrant justice: ‘Protect our families, respect our labor’

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May. 7, 2025 By Jimmy Robles Thousands of immigrant workers, union members and labor advocates flooded Foley Square on Thursday to mark International Workers Day, also known as May Day—a global celebration of labor rights. This year’s rally, held in Manhattan’s civic district, carried a powerful and unified message: Protect our families, respect our…

York College hosts Global Kids youth conference on mental health and leadership

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May. 7, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Several students from high schools schools across New York City who are part of the nonprofit Global Kids, which works to develop youth leaders through dynamic global education and leadership development programs, came together in an effort to address mental health stigmas and spark change on Friday, May 2,…

Porter Airlines launches service at LaGuardia Terminal B with daily Toronto flights

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May. 7, 2025 By Athena Dawson A Toronto-based airline has officially landed at North America’s top-ranked airport. LaGuardia Gateway Partners, the manager and developer of LaGuardia Airport’s Terminal B, announced that Porter Airlines began operating from the terminal on Thursday, May 1. Porter Airlines, headquartered at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, is the third-largest…

BP Richards calls on Trump to restore $150M in Queens flood mitigation funds

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May. 6, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Queens Borough President Donovan Richards on Monday released the borough’s third-annual resiliency report, highlighting ongoing efforts to make Queens a “cleaner, greener” borough, while sharply criticizing the Trump Administration for slashing nearly $150 million in federal funding for local flood mitigation projects. The report’s release coincided with a…

Rite Aid to close all New York stores amid bankruptcy filing, including 13 in Queens

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May. 6, 2025 By Emily Davenport and QNS News Team Rite Aid will shutter all of its remaining New York locations in the coming months as part of a bankruptcy reorganization plan, according to multiple reports. The national drugstore chain, which currently operates 178 stores in the state and 1,240 stores nationwide, filed for…

Queensborough Community College gala honors leaders in health care and community service

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May. 6, 2025 By Czarinna Andres More than 400 guests gathered at Terrace on the Park in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park on Thursday, May 1 to celebrate Queensborough Community College’s 2025 Partners for Progress Gala, an annual fundraising event that highlights the college’s commitment to student success and honors distinguished partners in health care and…

Queens lottery luck: Top-prize TAKE 5 tickets sold in Elmhurst and Forest Hills

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May. 6, 2025 By Czarinna Andres Two Queens residents may be thousands of dollars richer after the New York Lottery announced multiple top-prize winning tickets were sold in the borough for the May 2 TAKE 5 drawings. One of the prizes, worth $37,538, came from the TAKE 5 Evening drawing and was sold at…