
“We Need to Bring In a Movement”: Aber Kawas Touts Organizing Chops in SD-12 Race
BY JACK DELANEY | jdelaney@queensledger.com Aber Kawas always knew that the system needed changing. Kawas, 34, is running for state Senate in western Queens’ District

BY JACK DELANEY | jdelaney@queensledger.com Aber Kawas always knew that the system needed changing. Kawas, 34, is running for state Senate in western Queens’ District

Amazon once wanted to make its headquarters at a massive municipal building in LIC. Now, if the Western Queens Community Land Trust has its way,

By SIDDHARTHA HARMALKAR news@queensledger.com JACKSON HEIGHTS — Over 250 residents from Jackson Heights and nearby neighborhoods came together last weekend around a dining table that was

NICOLAS STERGIOU Producer, Social Media Manager, labor Organizer, and Unofficial “Astoria Street Spectator.” nicolas.stergiou@gmail.com In Ancient Greece, sometime around 507 BC, my people invented dmokratía—derived

BY JACK DELANEY | jdelaney@queensledger.com The June 23 primary is only weeks away, and one of the most closely-watched races in the city — New

BY COLE SINANIAN | cole@queensledger.com JAMAICA — For many of the Queens tenants who showed up at a Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) hearing on Thursday, June

BY COLE SINANIAN cole@queensledger.com JAMAICA — Opponents of billionaire Steve Cohen’s Hard Rock Metropolitan Park casino will have to wait a bit longer before they can

By Jack Delaney | jdelaney@queensledger.com RIDGEWOOD — It was a Thursday evening, and on the second floor of P.S. 88 two members of the outreach

By Jack Delaney | jdelaney@queensledger.com RIDGEWOOD — For years, residents near Rosemary’s Playground in Ridgewood have complained of a recurring rash of graffiti along the

By SIDDHARTHA HARMALKAR news@queensledger.com RICHMOND HILL — Parents, caregivers, kids of all ages, and community organizations braved the chilly weather on Saturday, May 30, to come out

BY JACK DELANEY | jdelaney@queensledger.com Aber Kawas always knew that the system needed changing. Kawas, 34, is running for state Senate in western Queens’ District

Amazon once wanted to make its headquarters at a massive municipal building in LIC. Now, if the Western Queens Community Land Trust has its way,

By SIDDHARTHA HARMALKAR news@queensledger.com JACKSON HEIGHTS — Over 250 residents from Jackson Heights and nearby neighborhoods came together last weekend around a dining table that was

NICOLAS STERGIOU Producer, Social Media Manager, labor Organizer, and Unofficial “Astoria Street Spectator.” nicolas.stergiou@gmail.com In Ancient Greece, sometime around 507 BC, my people invented dmokratía—derived

BY JACK DELANEY | jdelaney@queensledger.com The June 23 primary is only weeks away, and one of the most closely-watched races in the city — New

BY COLE SINANIAN | cole@queensledger.com JAMAICA — For many of the Queens tenants who showed up at a Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) hearing on Thursday, June

BY COLE SINANIAN cole@queensledger.com JAMAICA — Opponents of billionaire Steve Cohen’s Hard Rock Metropolitan Park casino will have to wait a bit longer before they can

By Jack Delaney | jdelaney@queensledger.com RIDGEWOOD — It was a Thursday evening, and on the second floor of P.S. 88 two members of the outreach

By Jack Delaney | jdelaney@queensledger.com RIDGEWOOD — For years, residents near Rosemary’s Playground in Ridgewood have complained of a recurring rash of graffiti along the

By SIDDHARTHA HARMALKAR news@queensledger.com RICHMOND HILL — Parents, caregivers, kids of all ages, and community organizations braved the chilly weather on Saturday, May 30, to come out