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Queens Greenmarkets return for 2025 with fresh produce and local vendors

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Jun. 18, 2025 By Czarinna Andres Queens, your veggies are calling. GrowNYC has officially launched the 2025 season of its Queens Greenmarkets, bringing farm-fresh fruits, vegetables, baked goods and more to borough residents straight from local and regional producers. With markets in Flushing, Forest Hills, Sunnyside, Corona, Elmhurst, and Jackson Heights, the nonprofit’s Greenmarket…

Krishnan leads push to end city contracts with convicted landscaping company owner

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Jun. 18, 2025 By Czarinna Andres A coalition of elected officials and labor leaders is calling on the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation to immediately terminate all contracts with Griffin’s Landscaping, a city contractor whose owner, Glenn Griffin, was recently sentenced to two years in federal prison for bribery and illegal…

Free Shakespeare in the Park performance coming to Queens Night Market this Saturday

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Jun. 18, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Shakespeare in the Park is coming to Queens Night Market this weekend, with a performance of “Much Ado About Nothing” scheduled for Saturday evening. The event, which will take place at Queens Night Market in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park at 7:30 p.m. this Saturday, is free to the public…

Jamaica station could become Amtrak’s second NYC stop under new proposal

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Jun. 18, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Amtrak, the federal railway service, has proposed expanding into Long Island with a stop in Queens, a move that could reshape intercity travel in northeast America. The expansion would feature three daily round-trip trains that would operate over Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor and Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) tracks.…

AirTrain JFK fare discounted to $4.25 through Labor Day to ease congestion at airport

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Jun. 17, 2025 By Czarinna Andres The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced Tuesday a 50% fare reduction for AirTrain JFK beginning June 30, as part of a broader strategy to reduce traffic congestion at John F. Kennedy International Airport during what is expected to be the busiest summer travel season…

Rego Park’s At Home store to close after company files for bankruptcy

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Jun. 17, 2025 By Czarinna Andres The At Home home-décor store at Rego Center in Rego Park will soon shut its doors following the company’s decision to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The Texas-based retailer announced on June 16 that it has filed for bankruptcy protection to restructure nearly $2 billion in debt. As…

Brad Lander arrested by ICE at immigration court amid protest over deportations

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Jun. 17, 2025 By Dean Moses & Robert Pozarycki City Comptroller Brad Lander was arrested and accosted by masked federal agents at immigration court in Lower Manhattan. The city’s elected financial watchdog, and a Democratic candidate for mayor, appeared at 26 Federal Plaza on the morning of June 17 to observe immigration hearings involving…

Queens joined nationwide ‘No Kings’ movement with Forest Hills rally on Trump’s birthday

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Jun. 16, 2025 By Ramy Mahmoud and Czarinna Andres Over 1,000 Queens residents marched through Forest Hills on Saturday, rejecting the idea of executive overreach and declaring that Trump, born in the borough, “is no king.” The demonstration, dubbed “Queens Says No Kings,” was held on June 14—Trump’s birthday. The rally began in MacDonald…

Woodhaven to honor 190th anniversary with parade, art market and ceremony this Saturday

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Jun. 13, 2025 By Paulina Albarracin Historic pride will be on full display in Woodhaven this Saturday. The Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society (WCHS) will host the neighborhood’s 190th anniversary at Victory Field in Forest Park on Saturday, June 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The centennial features a community parade, an art…

‘They are trying to strip due process’: Advocates raise concerns over deportations of non-criminal migrants

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Jun. 13, 2025 By Jimmy Robles More than 200 migrants, including individuals with no criminal records, have reportedly been deported to El Salvador’s Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT), according to immigrant advocacy organizations. The reports follow growing concern from legal aid groups and community advocates who say a number of deportations are being…