@RepAOC spent more than an hour on a virtual public meeting with Queens Community Board 2 on Thursday, Oct. 6, bidding them farewell since the area will become part of Rep. Nydia Velázquez's 7th District at the start of the new year. bit.ly/3fTWSGu
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- State Senator Jessica Ramos is urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to expand vaccine distribution to include delivery workers and for-hire-vehicle drivers. bit.ly/2XEmXgl
- Senator Charles Schumer placed a phone call to JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes after hearing the air carrier is considering moving its corporate headquarters from Long Island City to Florida once its Queens lease is up in 2023. bit.ly/30TGF9J
- City announces tougher rules on license plate obstructions amid ghost car crackdown – QNS
- Nas' performance for the Concert to Feed NYC at Forest Hills Stadium to benefit City Harvest raised enough funds to feed more than 2.5 million New Yorkers in need for a day. bit.ly/3kDXOPm
- Queens Village native Karine Jean-Pierre will become the first Black White House press secretary when she replaces the departing Jen Psaki next week. bit.ly/3KMkWVt
- More than 200 people marched through Astoria in protest of the NRG power plant on Saturday, Sept. 12, calling for Governor Andrew Cuomo to reject NRG's proposed plans for the site and implement a Green New Deal. bit.ly/2RqPB1G
- The Mary Louis Academy girls tennis wins first state championship ow.ly/DtSBD
- The vandalized community fridge outside of State Senator Jessica Ramos' district office in East Elmhurst not only received an outpouring of donations, but even got repaired by a family-run repair business in three days. bit.ly/2KVSPdW
- Queens Borough President Donovan Richards is putting his thumb on the scale in the three-way race to replace Councilman Eric Ulrich representing the 32nd Council District, which is currently the only Republican-held seat in the borough. bit.ly/3mdwOY5
- Six Queens girls went to Olympic gold medalist ski racer Lindsey Vonn's Strong Girls Camp to participate in activities centered on sports, life skills and empowerment. bit.ly/2ZkgLZB
- Catalina Cruz has officially made history and is the first DREAMer to be elected to the New York State Assembly. bit.ly/2DrKIA6
- Holden: Council failed veterans in NYC budget while increasing immigration spending – QNS qns.com/2025/07/holden…
- "Right now, New York has the opportunity to invest funds in climate justice measures that would allow communities across the state to thrive, including my own," @votejgr wrote in this op-ed.
