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Published EVERY WEEK since 1873, the Queens Ledger is the flagship weekly community newspaper of the 8 we publish. Our entire group has a weekly readership of 150,000. With a circulation of 26,000 every Thursday, the Queens Ledger is sold at more than 100 newsstands and newsboxes in the Queens communities of Maspeth, Middle Village, Woodside, Elmhurst and Ridgewood. It primarily serves zip codes 11378, 11379, 11373, 11385, 11377, and is mailed throughout all the Queens zip codes. It is the official "legal" newspaper of Queens. In combination with The Queens Examiner and our other four Queens weekly newspapers we carry more legal advertisements than any other weekly news group in the Borough. www.queensledger.com. Source

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Language English
Country United States of America
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BESS Brawl: Tensions Flare at Middle Village Battery Storage Site

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By Patrick Stachniak
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Bernard Chow attempts to record the site, beyond safety barriers, before he and a construction worker “pull on each other” and fall to the ground. (Via @ilovepureair). Councilmember Phil Wong and his staff clash with contractors at a planned battery storage center.
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“It’s Hard to Believe We’re Walking Away”: Aqueduct Racetrack’s Last Hurrah

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By Jack Delaney Verified
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Aqueduct Racetrack held its last event on June 28, bringing 132 years of horse racing to a close. (Photos: Jack Delaney) BY JACK DELANEY | jdelaney@quensledger.com SOUTH OZONE PARK — Joey and Bean sat in the empty bleachers of the Aqueduct Racetrack, reminiscing with a gaggle of spouses and friends, while a groundsman hovered behind them. Finally he broke into the conversation: “I’m sorry, we’re closing up,” he said. ”For good?” asked Joey.
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The Bank Robbers and the Belfry

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By Alan Arichavala
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The Church of Redeemer’s Belfry, where the cash was said to be stashed. Photo by Alan Arichavala. The story of the legendary 19th century Rufus Gang, whose loot may be buried somewhere beneath Astoria’s Church of the Redeemer. BY ALAN ARICHAVALA news@queensledger.com In the early hours of January 26th, 1876, a gang of bank robbers carried out what was then the largest bank heist in American history in Northampton, Massachusetts.
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DA Katz: Southeast Queens “Blitz Gang 4” Nailed in Huge Indictment

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By Cole Sinanian
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Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz (center). Photo via Queens DA. BY COLE SINANIAN cole@queensledger.com SOUTH JAMAICA — Twenty-two members of the so-called “Blitz Gang 4” have been indicted for a string of bloody shootings that have rocked Southeast Queens since 2023. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, Governor Kathy Hochul, and  NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced the indictments in a joint statement on June 30.
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A Conversation With Award-Winning LIC Chef Hooni Kim

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By Cole Sinanian
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Chef Hooni Kim at his restaurant, Meju, in LIC. Photo by Cole Sinanian. Hooni Kim may be the first Queens chef to win a James Beard Award. At his LIC restaurant, the fermentation master explains why New Yorkers should eat more fermented foods. BY COLE SINANIAN cole@queensledger.com To Chef Hooni Kim, Long Island City is really two towns. There’s the loud, crowded Court Square, full of dense skyscrapers and rental apartments, a younger-skewing population and a bar scene to match.
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Queens College President Frank Wu To Retire

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By Emmanuel Kragbe
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Queens College President Franklin Wu (left) and CUNY Chancellor Felix Matos Rodriguez. Photo via CUNY By Emmanuel Kragbe news@queensledger.com Queens College President Franklin H. Wu announced that he will retire on July 30, leaving many in the campus community wondering what comes next for the college. Franklin H. Wu became the 14th president of Queens College on July 1, 2020, succeeding Interim President William A. Tramontano.
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ASTORIA STREET SPECTATOR: The Other Queens Congressional Race

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By Nicolas Stergiou
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Chuck Park (second from left) and canvassers outside the famous “Lemon Ice King” BY NICOLAS STERGIOU Producer, Social Media Manager, Labor Organizer, and Unofficial “Astoria Street Spectator” nicolas.stergiou@gmail.com Chuck Park was never supposed to get 43 percent of the vote. Polymarket put him at just 1.8% the day before the election. That’s what makes his campaign one of the most fascinating political stories to come out of NYC this year. On paper, this shouldn’t have been much of a race.
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Mamdani and DSA Hail “The People’s Victory” At Primary Night Watch Party

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By Cole Sinanian
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Mayor Mamdani embraces State Assemblymember Emily Gallagher Tuesday night. Photo by Cole Sinanian. At a boozy election night watch party at East Williamsburg’s 99 Scott, politicos, DSA-insiders, and folk heroes of the NYC Left celebrated a “durable movement” on the up and up.
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Invented to Be Eaten: Where Innovation Meets Entertainment

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A new television show is bringing inventors, chefs, and food lovers together in a fun and engaging way. Invented to Be Eaten, hosted by 2-time Shark Tank winner Chris Guerrera and popular food personality Big Dave Eats, combines culinary creativity with innovative products to create entertaining television that audiences can enjoy and learn from.
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Family Pleads for Public’s Help in Unsolved Kissena Park Murder

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By Cole Sinanian
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Avrumie and his son, Tzvi Yonie (right). BY COLE SINANIAN cole@queensledger.com FLUSHING — The killer of Albert “Avrumie” Itzkowitz is still on the loose more than a month after the 75-year-old grandfather was mur- dered in broad daylight in Queens’ Kissena Park on May 18, and the Itzkowitz family is urging the public to help the investigation.
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Sanchez, Walter H.
Sinanian, Cole