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Council Member Joann Ariola hosts pet supply drive for animal shelters in need

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Dec. 2, 2024 By Athena Dawson Council Member Joann Ariola is hosting a pet supply drive to support local animal shelters in need. The drive is running through Dec. 20, and her office accepts donations of paper towels, garbage bags, dish soap, sanitizing wipes, and peanut butter. Donations can be dropped off at Ariola’s…

City of yes for housing faces fierce pushback in Queens ahead of vote

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Nov. 27, 2024 By Athena Dawson As the City Council’s voting deadline on the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity steadily approaches, residents, civic groups, and local elected officials throughout Queens have voiced their stance on the monumental rezoning proposal.  The City Council is expected to hold a final vote on Dec. 5 regarding…

Council Member Ariola announces $8.7M for Ozone Park school renovations and playground upgrade

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Nov. 19, 2024 By Athena Dawson Representatives from Council Member Joann Ariola’s (D-32) office presented an $8.7 million check to the students and staff at a local school in Ozone Park on Wednesday, November 13. The representatives held the event at the Robert Goddard Educational Campus in Ozone Park, located at 138-30 Lafayette St.…

Council Member Ariola launches bed sheet drive to support veterans in NYC homes

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Oct. 17, 2024 By Athena Dawson Council Member Joann Ariola’s (D-32) office is hosting a veterans sheet collection drive now through Nov. 1. Residents interested in supporting the initiative can donate new full and queen bed sheets to be given to veterans living in Veterans Homes across New York City. Drop-off locations include the…

Council Member Joann Ariola introduces legislation to establish Innocent 11 Remembrance Day in NYC

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Oct. 16, 2024 By Athena Dawson Council Member Joann Ariola(D-32) introduced legislation to officially designate March 14th as Innocent 11 Remembrance Day during the October 10th City Council Meeting.  The remembrance day, designated for the City of New York, would commemorate 11 Italian men killed during a mass lynching in New Orleans in 1891. …

Howard Beach-based animal rescue MeowSquadNYC to host second annual ‘Halloween Spooktacular’ fundraiser

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Oct. 9, 2024 By Athena Dawson A Queens-based animal rescue is hosting its second annual ‘Halloween Spooktacular’ Fundraiser.  MeowSquadNYC, a Howard Beach-based volunteer nonprofit dedicated to Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) for stray and feral cats, is hosting a fundraiser at Knights of Columbus, located at 78 Hempstead Ave. in Lynbrook, on Friday, Oct. 25 at 7…

Queens pols call on Adams to resign, others stay quiet after historic corruption charges

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Sep. 26, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan After Eric Adams became the first sitting mayor to be indicted with federal crimes on Wednesday evening, Queens elected officials from all ranks called for his resignation. From city council members to Albany representatives and one notable congresswoman, officials added to existing calls for Adams to step down…

Local leaders and advocates gather in Far Rockaway to honor New Yorkers lost to summer drownings

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Sep. 23, 2024 By Athena Dawson Local elected officials, water safety advocates and families of drowning victims gathered on Friday, Sept 20, to honor the lives of seven New Yorkers who drowned this summer. Speaker Adrienne Adams and Council Members Selvena Brooks-Powers, Joann Ariola and Shekar Krishnan attended the solemn event in Far Rockaway.  Friday’s…