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1. First Pioneer, ABS Partners Buy Queens Retail Plaza With Untapped Air Rights (realtytoday.com) — A Bayside retail strip on Northern Boulevard just sold for $23.5 million, mainly for its sizable unused air rights that could someday support new housing. While no redevelopment plans are filed yet, the deal highlights how investors are pouring money into Queens multifamily projects, raising questions about future changes for local shops and renters in Bayside, Whitestone, and Astoria.
2. Queens BP Richards launches inaugural community bike tour (qns.com) — A major new community bike tour is coming to Flushing Meadows Corona Park on Sunday, Sept. 20, offering two routes through Central, Northern, and Eastern Queens. The borough president's "Ride Queens" event will cap off with a festival featuring food, performances, and giveaways, and organizers hope it becomes Queens' signature annual celebration of cycling. Pre-registration is required online.
3. Mamdani announces $1.5 million in funding to support small businesses across Queens (qns.com) — Queens small businesses and commercial corridors are set to receive $1.5 million in city grants, with funding spread across neighborhoods like Jamaica, Sunnyside, Maspeth, Bayside, Flushing, Ridgewood, and the Rockaways. The money will support street cleaning, lighting, public art, marketing, and BID development, aiming to make Queens' commercial districts cleaner, brighter, and more inviting for residents and shoppers.
4. Queens leaders launch immigration rights campaign amid concerns over ICE enforcement (abc7ny.com subscription) — Immigrant advocates and local officials have kicked off "Know Your Rights Week" in East Elmhurst, going door to door in Queens neighborhoods like Corona and Rego Park to explain how residents should respond to immigration enforcement. Organizers are sharing practical guidance, urging preparation for possible ICE encounters, and calling for limits on enforcement activity in Queens, while some leaders also push to restore Temporary Protected Status for Haitians.
5. Queens assembly member Catalina Cruz speaks on rape and funding cuts (nbcnewyork.com) — Queens Assembly Member Catalina Cruz is speaking out about her own rape as she fights funding cuts to New York's Rape Crisis Centers, which support survivors across the city and state. Advocates warn the Hochul administration's shift in federal grants could reduce staffing, delay services, and strain child advocacy and crisis programs that Queens residents rely on.
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