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Rainey Park receives $3.7 million for upgrades

Last week, Parks officials joined Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, Ravenswood Houses residents and Dutch Kills civic leaders to announce that Rainey Park will undergo a $3.7 million renovation. The improvements will include remaking the park’s play...

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The Unifying Power of Music

(The following is a first-hand account about MastermusicNYC, an international music summer camp). By Jaybian Salazar Sunday July 21st was the culminating concert in a fascinating week for me and some of my fellow music students...

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BQX gets the green light

It looks like the BQX streetcar is happening after all, but you’ll have to wait a decade to hop on. Earlier today, the de Blasio administration announced that it will move forward with the light rail...

Assemblywoman’s interns learning the ropes 0

Assemblywoman’s interns learning the ropes

You may remember your first internship, running to get a superior coffee or picking up their dry cleaning. That’s not exactly what the interns for Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas are doing this summer. The office’s 12 interns are...

Astoria subway stations to undergo renovations 0

Astoria subway stations to undergo renovations

Astoria is about to become the most inconvenienced neighborhood in all of Queens. That’s because a number of stations, along one of the city’s busiest routes, will be closed down for renovation. The following stations, which...