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The ZIP code 11105 now has the fourth-highest rate of positive coronavirus tests in New York City, according to data updated Wednesday.
Fresh Meadows' public library had only been open for picking up and dropping off reading materials due to the pandemic.
The Long Island City public library had only been open for picking up and dropping off reading materials due to the pandemic.
The food drive comes as the effects of the coronavirus pandemic continue to increase demand at pantries across New York City.
News of the positive test comes just days after Queens Criminal Court resumed jury trials for the first time in nearly eight months.
New York City began its count Tuesday of more than 700,000 absentee ballots cast in the Nov. 3 election.
A subsection of Astoria is among several Queens areas where the rate of coronavirus cases has spiked, according to new city data.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday that New York City can still beat back a second wave but that this is the last chance.
The Varian TrueBeam linear accelerator, a device for zapping cancer cells, will be installed at Elmhurst Hospital next year.
A Forest Hills public school was ordered closed after two students tested positive for the coronavirus within a week.
A man was shot Saturday night outside an Astoria building that neighbors told the New York Post has been the site of raucous parties.
The "affordable" apartments start at $1,600 a month for a studio, records show.
The 17-year-old girl was discovered unconscious early Monday outside her home in Fresh Meadows, according to the NYPD.
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A four-way stop sign has been installed at 12th Street and Astoria Boulevard to make the area safer for P.S. 171 students.
The city will hold a special election next year to fill the City Council seat vacated this week by Rory Lancman.
Forest Hills and Rego Park residents will get to discuss local concerns with their elected officials at a virtual town hall Monday.
Patch has compiled a list of how much money each candidate on the ballot in the Forest Hills area raised and spent in their races.
