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Queens Ledger
Published September 17HORNAK: AOC’s Decision: Will She Stay or Will She Run?
BY ROBERT HORNAK | rahornak@gmail.com Other than the November midterm elections there probably isn’t anything resonating with more anticipation than whether Alexandria Ocasio Cortez will run for President, U.S. Senate, or for reelection to her congressional seat in 2028. So,…
Queens Ledger
Published September 17WENDELL: Neir’s Tavern to Celebrate 197th Anniversary
BY ED WENDELL | projectwoodhaven@gmail.com Woodhaven’s big weekend is right around the corner, with a historic block party followed by one of the biggest street fairs in New York City. It kicks off on Saturday, October 3, at 12 noon, when historic Neir’s Tavern celebrates its…
Bronx Times
Published September 17AOC helps secure federal authorization for flood mitigation projects in Queens and the Bronx worth up to $351M
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has announced that she has helped secure up to $351 million in federal authorizations to combat flooding in Queens and the Bronx as part of legislation recently passed by the House of Representatives. Provisions included within the Water…
Queens Ledger
Published September 17Scenes from the 2026 Fresh Pond Road Street Festival
BY STAFF | news@queensledger.com Fresh Pond Road in Ridgewood was decked out this past weekend for the Annual Fresh Pond Road 4-Day festival. Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings plus Sunday from 3PM through 9PM — the festival didn’t disappoint. Tens of thousands of people…
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 › ]