Tag: queens
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“Hitchhiking” Lanternfly Makes Early Appearance This Spring
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By Iryna Shkurhan | ishkurhan@queensledger.com The invasive spotted lanternfly is back for the season. In past years the species…
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Artists Use NYCHA Scaffolding as Canvas
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By Iryna Shkurhan | ishkurhan@queensledger.com A city-wide art program that gave artists the opportunity to transform scaffolding at…
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Queens BP Announces New Community Board Members
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By Iryna Shkurhan | ishkurhan@queensledger.com Younger, less white and more reliant on public transportation. This is what the…
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Seven Spots to See the Bloom in Queens
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By Iryna Shkurhan | ishkurhan@queensledger.com With each unfurled petal and new splash of color, we settle into the…
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State’s First Woman-Owned Marijuana Dispensary Opens in Jamaica
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By Iryna Shkurhan | ishkurhan@queensledger.com With a line of eager customers stretched around the block, the first legal…
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Recognizing 50 Years on Community Board 5
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By Iryna Shkurhan | ishkurhan@queensledger.com For over 50 years, Paul Kerzner has devoted his life to taking…
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Six Queens and Brooklyn firehouses receive solar roofing
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By Matthew Fischetti mfischetti@queensledger.com Six FDNY firehouses across Queens and Brooklyn have finished their solar roof installations. The…
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Shootings decreased in Queens and Brooklyn: police
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By Matthew Fischetti mfischetti@queensledger.com Citywide shootings have decreased due to drops in Queens and Brooklyn, according to the…
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Queens’ top news stories of 2022
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By Jessica Meditz jmeditz@queensledger.com Given the events of the two years previous, 2022 was a year of opportunity…
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Queens Name Explorer project honors notables
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Mapping the names of streets, buildings, parks By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com Every day, residents take a stroll, relax…
