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City To Install Solar Panels On Queens Schools
A number of Queens public schools will be outfitted with solar panels by the end of next year, according to city officials.

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A number of Queens public schools will be outfitted with solar panels by the end of next year, according to city officials.

Patch has put together a round-up of meetings and events in the neighborhood for March 1 through March 7.
Patch has put together a round-up of meetings and events in the neighborhood for March 1 through March 7.
Patch has put together a round-up of meetings and events in the neighborhood for March 1 through March 7.
A year after New York City's first confirmed COVID-19 case, Patch is taking a look at the pandemic's impact on Long Island City and Astoria.
On the anniversary of the first confirmed COVID-19 case in New York City, Patch is taking a look at the pandemic's impact on Bayside.
On the anniversary of the first confirmed COVID-19 case in New York City, Patch is taking a look at the pandemic's impact on Forest Hills.
Martin Van Buren's COVID-19 vaccination site will offer about 2,000 appointments over the next several days, according to City Hall.
Hundreds of rent-stabilized apartments are now available in Long Island City's 5 Pointz development, but only to those making over $63,000.
The Noguchi Museum is now accepting timed reservations to visit the museum between March 10 and 28.
A new interactive map by the NYC Campaign Finance Board sheds light on which candidates each neighborhood is supporting.
Forest Hills' historic Cinemart Cinemas is slated to reopen in April.
Artichokes, mini watermelons and poblano peppers are among the Queens Farm's new produce offerings this year.
The first responders were giving someone medical assistance at NYCHA's Queensbridge Houses when the man attacked them, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors said the Fresh Meadows resident took the cash by having her 89-year-old patient, who is legally blind, sign inflated paychecks.
The Queens Chamber of Commerce has launched a new tech council with representatives from Google, Facebook and Amazon.
Northwell's BRIDGES Asian Business Employee Resource Group will host the Q&A in partnership with the Forest Hills Asian Association.
The proposal would turn a waterfront industrial site into a complex with about 1,400 apartments, including 300 affordable units.
The Douglaston Local Development Corporation is sponsoring a series of pop-up food pantries in the neighborhood, starting this weekend.
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