By Chris Fuchs
The assemblyman, who is seeking his 13th term in Albany, explains: “The project was the first in the country, and that was over the opposition of the mayor
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Headless body found in Queens’ Jamaica Bay was suicide victim: NYPD
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Dining & Nightlife
Check out the 14 food destinations in Queens featured on New York Times ‘100 Best’ list 
Queens Night Market returning with new vendors and more space this month 
New bagel store set to open in Sunnyside next month
Woodhaven BID gears up for restaurant week extravaganza in April
Celebrating Queens’ women-owned culinary gems
Entertainment
Central Queens area to be honored as cleanest large park district by NYC Parks
Queens’ young musicians set to shine at Carnegie Hall for Clive Davis tribute
Register early for the LIC Waterfront 5K Run/Walk by Earth Day for discount
Queens Borough President Donovan Richards delivers ‘State of the Borough’ address, focuses on green energy projects, hydroponics labs and affordable housing
Spring Festival planned for Bayside’s transformed Dermody Triangle
Police & Fire
- FDNY prevents disaster in East Elmhurst by seizing 68 illegally stored propane tanks
- Jamaica Hills senior dies days after his Hillside Avenue assault just blocks from his home: NYPD
- Turnabout is ‘Fare Play’: NYPD says fare evasion operation led to 175 arrests of armed or drug-carrying suspects in a week
71-year-old man assaulted while exiting bus in Forest Hills by suspect who remains at large: NYPD
Flushing Council Member calls for an end to a wave of vandalism at Kissena Park after 300 trees destroyed
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