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City Councilwoman Sandra Ung, in conjunction with the Old Towne of Flushing Burial Ground, will host the first-ever Juneteenth celebration in the community on

April Fool’s Day is no joke in Queens. It’s jam-packed with art openings, egg hunts, bird watching, street fun, and even a sing-along. Other upcoming days feature theater, music (Latin, Irish, and Ambient Country), and literature. March 31, Latin Culture & Dance Fiesta, April 2. Three days of song, dance, comedy, and music to celebrate

Borough history geeks will want to mark Tuesday, April 4, on their calendars for the Queens Public Library’s Queens Memory Project online talk with Astoria

People of color in Flushing are working to keep Flushing’s Black history alive – and working to keep the neighborhood’s history of community displacement from repeating itself.

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Jobs for Homeless L.G.B.T.Q. Youth [Want to get New York Today by email? Weather: Expect a mostly sunny, but chilly, day with highs reaching only into the mid-40s. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low around 40 degrees. Alternate-side parking: In effect until April 29 (Holy Thursday, Orthodox). Image Credit...Elianel Clinton for The New York Times New York City, home to one of the largest L.G.B.T.Q. populations in the country, is a safe haven. Yet many of the city’s L.G.B.T.Q. youth e...

An Artist Who Is Always Heading for Home Azikiwe Mohammed celebrates everyday heroes and small acts of care in his installations. The artist Azikiwe Mohammed, in his installation as Jimmy, the proprietor of Jimmy’s Thrift Store, in the Knockdown Center in Queens, 2017.Credit...Azikiwe Mohammed April 20, 2021, 5:42 p.m. ET In January 2020, an M.T.A. bus driver named Tyrone Hampton found a nonverbal child still sitting onboard at the end of a run in Upper Manhattan. He called for help and watch...