Sep. 11, 2023 By Bill Parry
Queens electeds applaud governor for signing Lunar New Year holiday legislation
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Queens senators fought to remove controversial housing proposal from state budget
May. 4, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Members of the Senate Queens Delegation were successful in playing a pivotal role in removing Gov. Kathy Hochul’s controversial statewide Housing Compact from the final state budget that would have had a significantly negative impact on the Queens community. In January, Hochul introduced the housing proposal that would have made sweeping…
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State’s first woman-owned, adult-use cannabis dispensary opening in Queens March 30
Mar. 27, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday announced that New York state’s first woman-owned conditional adult-use retail cannabis dispensary will open in Queens on Thursday. The cannabis shop Good Grades, located at 162-03 Jamaica Ave. in Jamaica, is scheduled to open at 2 p.m. on March 30. In addition to being the…
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Queens legislators urge governor to include MTA fare freeze, free bus funding in final state budget
Mar. 22, 2023 By Bill Parry
Lawmakers from every corner of Queens gathered on March 22 in the state capitol to call on Gov. Kathy Hochul to include funding for an MTA fare freeze and a free bus pilot in the final state budget as negotiations continue through April 1.
Douglaston resident discusses ‘special’ opportunity to work on Comedy Central show ‘Nora from Queens’
Mar. 15, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Douglaston resident Michelle Li has been hard at work over the last few months working as a costume designer for the Comedy Central show “Awkwafina is Nora from Queens.” With the show’s third season set to premiere as early as this spring, Li is proud of the fact that…
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Community leaders voice opposition to Hochul’s land use bills during Douglaston rally
Feb. 28, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Nearly 200 community members and leaders from across Long Island, New York City and Westchester gathered at the Douglaston Club on Friday, Feb. 24, to express their opposition to land use bills that Gov. Kathy Hochul included in the latest state budget proposal. The rally featured more than 20…
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Queens/LI Congressman Santos sponsors bill to make AR-15 the ‘National Gun of the United States’
Feb. 23, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Embattled Queens/Long Island Congressman George Santos has sponsored a bill that would declare the AR-15 the “National Gun of the United States,” in one of his first legislative acts in Congress. The bill was originally sponsored by Arizona Republican Rep. Barry Moore on Feb. 17, with Santos and Reps….
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