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Queens Ledger
Published September 17“Plaza of Heroes:” Maspeth Honors HazMat 1 and Squad 88 at 9/11 Ceremony
BY JACK DELANEY | jdelaney@queensledger.com MASPETH — If you live in Maspeth, you’ve probably heard of HAZMAT 1 and Squad 288, the two local FDNY squads that lost the most members — 19 — of any New York City fire station in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. Twenty-five years…
Queens Ledger
Published September 17Please Don’t Flush! Free “Catch Basin Comedy” to Tour Queens
BY KYLIE VOLAVONGSA | news@queensledger.com Sabina Sethi Unni has an extended universe in her catch basin. Which is to say she’s been writing and directing plays on flood safety for the last four years, starting with her 2022 project Rainy Day Play. And Unni’s newest creation,…
Queens Ledger
Published September 17QEDC Hosts “Building Queens” Development Conference
BY KYLIE VOLAVONGSA | news@queensledger.com LONG ISLAND CITY — On the morning of September 15, the Brewster LIC Conference Center became a who’s-who of developers and investment in Queens. This was in service of Building Queens, a conference organized by the Queens Economic…
Gothamist
Published September 17NYPD expects daily UN General Assembly protests as NYC street closures begin
NYPD police stand guard outside the United Nations headquarters ahead of the United Nations General Assembly. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said police are preparing for multiple demonstrations a day. Street closures and other travel disruptions start Sunday. [ more › ]
Queens Ledger
Published September 17Elmhurst Graveyard Sparks Citywide Law
BY JACK DELANEY | jdelaney@queensledger.com ELMHURST — New York City will begin to identify and publicize the locations of burial sites holding formerly enslaved African Americans, after renewed interest in a paved-over graveyard in Elmhurst helped give a stalled bill the push it…
Queens Ledger
Published September 17Momos for a Free Tibet
BY COLE SINANIAN | cole@queensledger.com JACKSON HEIGHTS — It’s not a dumpling, it’s a momo. To those familiar with Himalayan and South Asian cuisine, the difference is simple: “Dumpling,” an English word used to describe any dough-based food wrapped around a filling of meat…
Gothamist
Published September 17Hyperlocal New York City publications are having a moment
A shrinking media ecosystem has paved the way for individual creators to start their own newsletters. [ more › ]
Gothamist
Published September 17How attacking data centers became smart politics for the left and right in New York
Gov. Hochul signed a moratorium on new data centers in July. U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler and Gov. Kathy Hochul don’t agree on much, but they’ve both concluded that supporting AI data centers is bad politics. [ more › ]
Gothamist
Published September 1720-year-old dies after medical distress in Queens Courthouse, officials say
Queens County Criminal Courts Building, Queens, New York. Luis Alberto Lopez Castillo is at least the eighth person to die in the Department of Correction's custody so far this year. [ more › ]
Gothamist
Published September 17Early Addition: New York is reportedly the second-safest state for teen drivers. Guess who's No. 1?
Department of Motor Vehicle examiners are sending New Yorkers back to driving school. Because WalletHub did the study, so it must be true, here are your early links: Cool Manhattan Beach mansion for sale, 1OAK revival, Olympic rowing in croc-infested waters and more. [ more › ]
Gothamist
Published September 17NYC pension funds make $300M affordable housing investment to help solve apartment shortage
New York City Comptroller Mark Levine Comptroller Mark Levine announced the new investment Thursday, part of his plan to use pension dollars to address the city’s housing crisis. [ more › ]
Gothamist
Published September 17Exteriors of NYC subway trains covered in grime while MTA repairs car washers
Grime keeps building up on L trains while the MTA repairs a broken subway car washer. An MTA spokesperson said the dirty cars were a byproduct of "one of the most comprehensive train wash rehabilitation program undertaken in the agency's history." [ more › ]