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Queens Ledger
Published September 10Pop the Bubble! Activists, Tennis Players Organize to Stop Astoria Park “Bubble” Enclosure
BY COLE SINANIAN | cole@queensledger.com ASTORIA – A coalition of local tennis players and activists are sounding the alarm over a proposal to build private “bubble” enclosures over most of Astoria Park’s tennis courts, which they argue would mark the beginning of the total…
THE CITY
Published September 10MTA Flips the Switch from Electric Buses Back to Natural Gas
With its long-planned shift to a zero-emissions bus fleet slowed by underperforming electric technology, the MTA plans to order 650 new coaches that rely on compressed natural gas. The MTA committed nearly a decade ago to having its entire fleet of close to 6,000 buses be…
Queens Ledger
Published September 10Why Does Astoria Have So Many Fig Trees?
BY COLE SINANIAN | cole@queensledger ASTORIA — It was a brutally cold winter, which means fig season is a bit delayed this year. Astoria’s second annual Fig Festival on Saturday, September 12, however, is still a go. A walk through the neighborhood in late summer reveals the…
Queens Ledger
Published September 10Never Forget: A 9/11 Ceremony in Forest Park, 25 Years Later
By Cole Sinanian | cole@queensledger.com GLENDALE — New Yorkers who remember that fateful September day 25 years ago don’t have to think hard to recall the confusion, the pain, and the faces of the loved ones they lost. For District 28 State Assemblymember Andrew Hevesi, each…
Queens Ledger
Published September 10PERLMAN: Rosh Hashanah Postcards of the Golden Age
By Michael Perlman Rosh Hashanah, which is known as the “Beginning of the Year” and referenced as the Day of Judgment and Day of Remembrance, will be observed from the evening of September 11 until the evening of September 13 on the Gregorian calendar, which is 1 to 2 Tishrei on…
Queens Ledger
Published September 10WENDELL: Exploring Woodhaven’s 9/11 Memorial Garden
By Ed Wendell Did you know that Woodhaven has its own 9/11 Memorial? The September 11th Memorial Garden, paying tribute to all of the victims from Queens, sits adjacent to the Seuffert Bandshell in Forest Park, just to the right of the stage. It has been there since October 2002.…
Queens Ledger
Published September 10NYC Schools Ban AI for Lower Grades
By Jack Delaney | jdelaney@queensledger.com New York City has banned AI use for public school students through eighth grade, after months of deliberation by officials over how to ensure that kids are the “primary thinkers in the classroom.” The one-year moratorium on…
Gothamist
Published September 10Pilot in deadly New York Harbor boat capsizing pleads not guilty
The boat that capsized in New York Harbor Saturday evening Manuel Hernandez faces federal charges after the August capsizing killed a mother and her 5-month-old daughter. [ more › ]
Queens Ledger
Published September 10Church-in-the-Gardens to Host Volunteer Fair
BY KYLIE VOLAVONGSA news@queensledger.com FOREST HILLS — In March 2020, Forest Hills’ Church-in-the-Gardens hosted its first volunteer fair to connect community members with local nonprofits. That is, until two weeks later, when the COVID-19 pandemic either slowed or halted the…
Queens Ledger
Published September 10Eyes on the Open!
Grand Slam News from the 2026 US Open By Noah Zimmerman noah@queensledger.com FLUSHING – The US Open is in full swing, with dazzling displays, ferocious volleys, and a handful of fascinating twists and turns. Some of the world’s biggest tennis stars have blown away their…
Queens Ledger
Published September 10“Dem Exit” in Forest Hills
BY KYLIE VOLAVONGSA news@queensledger.com FOREST HILLS — Behind a podium draped with an American flag, in front of several more American flags, two prominent members of Queens’ Jewish community announced their departures from the Democratic Party. They would be Rabbi Nahum Kaziev…
THE CITY
Published September 10The Biggest Education Questions Facing NYC Mayor Mamdani As School Starts
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. On Thursday, New York City’s public schools will begin the first full school year under Mayor Zohran Mamdani. His signature initiative will provide free childcare to about…