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Guardians of Flushing Bay, Precious Plastic NYC, NYC Parks team up for shoreline cleanup

The Guardians of Flushing Bay, alongside Precious Plastic NYC (PPNYC) and NYC Parks, hosted a Flushing Bay shoreline cleanup on Saturday, July 25. According to an email sent by Gua...

AOC helps secure federal funding to remove abandoned vessels from NYC waterways

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joined Parks Commissioner Tricia Shimamura on the shores of Flushing Bay in College Point on Wednesday, July 29, to announce over $2 million in f...

Flushing BID health fair 7/18

The Downtown Flushing Transit Hub Business Improvement District will host its annual health fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 18.It will take place on 40th Road between...

Group of rays spotted swimming in heavily polluted Newtown Creek

Newtown Creek at dawn The fish are a sign of the waterway's path to recovery. [ more › ]

A hidden, neglected reservoir in Queens has been restored to its natural glory

Volunteers have spent years clearing out invasive species from the Ridgewood Reservoir. Now, life is blooming there. The Ridgewood Reservoir supplied drinking water to Brooklyn...

Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival

The Alliance for Flushing Meadows Corona Park says mark your calendars for a beloved Queens summer tradition: the 36th annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in Flushing Meadows Cor...

Permits filed for mixed-use building with 60 residences in Flushing

Permits have been filed for the construction of a 13-story mixed-use building with 60 housing units at 133-34 36th Rd. in Flushing. The proposed building would be 175 feet tall and...

Permits filed for mixed-use building with 20 housing units in Flushing

Permits have been filed for the construction of a 9-story mixed-use building with 20 residential units at 41-40 Kissena Blvd. in Flushing. The proposed building would be 92 feet ta...

Queens to get new green medians to help combat severe flooding

Officials are pouring more than $8 million dollars into three projects to help prevent water from pouring into Queens’ streets.

Flushing Town Hall receives $525K grant, expanding the GO Queens Regranting Program

Flushing Town Hall (FTH), located at 137-35 Northern Blvd. in Flushing, announced the expansion of the GO Queens Regranting Program, receiving a $525,000, two-year grant from a pri...

Flushing Town Hall grants get a boost

The performing arts community in Queens will be the beneficiary of a $525,000 donation to a grant program run by Flushing Town Hall.The donor, a private charitable foundation, wish...

Queens swaps concrete for a new flood-fighting solution

City officials have unveiled a new flood mitigation initiative in Queens, converting concrete medians in flood-prone neighborhoods into green spaces designed to absorb stormwater a...

South Florida Seawall Publishes 2026 Saltwater Boat Lift Guide

Photos | Queens celebrates 34th annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival

Community members gathered to take in the festivities offered at the 34th Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival on Aug. 8 and 9 at Meadow Lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. In a...

Historic Queens park is getting a $120M upgrade

Historic Queens park is getting a $120M upgrade Diana Ionescu Sat, 08/08/2026 - 05:00 Primary Image Primary Image Caption...

Queens pols want action as borough endures another week of severe flooding

Queens’ streets were deluged with flood water twice in the last week – an increasingly common problem for borough residents as severe rainstorms become more frequent.

Ever Prosper Food Court

Ever Prosper Food Court has taken over a space in Flushing that used to be home to the Landmark Quest Mall, with all new vendors.

Queens officials push for new era at Flushing Meadows Corona Park

Officials in Queens said this week that they want to reverse decades of underfunding of the borough’s largest and most well-known green space, Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

Queens residents protest for much-needed repairs at Flushing Meadows Corona Park

It’s just not fair that the Queens park once home to two World’s Fairs, and now to one of the world’s biggest sporting events, is in need of repairs, maintenance and funding from f...

3,000 gallon fuel truck crashes, spilling into street near Jamaica Bay

The truck crashed on its side near the intersection of Meyer Avenue and Rockaway Boulevard on the border between Nassau County and Queens, according to the FDNY. [ more › ]

Jamaica Bay Festival

Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy (JBRPC) announced the lineup for its 9th Annual Jamaica Bay Festival, taking place on Saturday, July 25, as part of City of Water Day. One of...

Finally, Progress on Cleaning Up the Oakland Estuary

The painfully troubled Oakland Estuary is showing some signs of long-overdue progress. The post Finally, Progress on Cleaning Up the Oakland Estuary appeared first on Latitude38.

Young man suspected of firing multiple shots near boathouse in Flushing Meadows Corona Park: NYPD

Police from the 110th Precinct are looking for a gunman who allegedly fired multiple shots in Flushing Meadows Corona Park on the morning of Sunday, Aug. 8. The suspect was near th...

Bayonne to Consider 165-Unit Peninsula View Development

The Alessi Organization is looking to transform a vacant acre of Bayonne land in the shadow of Route 440 into a new residential complex.