News from Queens.
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A Queens lawmaker and a Brooklyn housing organizer are backing a New York bill to close the champerty loophole that...
Tenants and landlords testified at the NYC Rent Guidelines Board's first Queens hearing on June 4, debating a potential freeze...
City Council Member Julie Won, Assemblymember Claire Valdez, and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso clashed over Gaza and super PAC...
NYC Council members pushed for a $150 property tax rebate, Homeowner Help Desk expansion, and heat pump grants in the...
NYC early voting runs June 13–21 ahead of the June 23 Democratic primary, with Rep. Grace Meng facing DSA-backed challenger...
QNS's Ridgewood Pride guide maps a queer scene that runs through a black-metal record shop, a pierogi spot, and a...
Cameras keep catching small groups descending into New York's sewers around 2 a.m. No one can say who they are...
A feminist group show on Cypress Avenue is concrete proof Ridgewood's art scene, long treated as Bushwick's overflow, has become...
New York cut the fifth firefighter from most engines in 2011. With fire deaths nearly doubled, the Council wants $92...
3,500 workers shut down the nation's busiest railroad. They walked away with raises and a $3,000 check.
The election that actually decides who represents Brooklyn and Queens is June 23. Almost nobody will vote.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani warns NYC faces a $12 billion fiscal deficit and calls for state tax increases on wealthy earners...
AIONIA takes over House of Yes for Permanent Vacation's first NYC showcase, Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival returns, plus horror screening...
NYC Department of Records researchers uncovered the story of George Rex, officially designated 'The Last Slave,' who froze to death...
Tiny Arts Supply has moved to a 1,200-square-foot storefront at 612 Woodward Avenue in Ridgewood, five times larger than its...
Con Edison restored power to 5,007 Middle Village and Maspeth customers by 4:30 a.m. after overnight outage caused by road...
Mayor Mamdani reports 18 outdoor deaths during what he called one of NYC's most dangerous cold stretches, as the city...
The Tallichet Freedman Foundation has awarded fall 2025 microgrants to 10 artists, selected from over 200 applications for the competitive...
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams will speak at Black History Month events in Queens and Brooklyn this weekend, including appearances in...