SOUTH QUEENS EDITION Serving Howard Beach, Ozone Park, Woodhaven, Richmond Hill, South Ozone Park, City Line and JFK Airport
YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER VOL. XLIX
NO. 21
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2026
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PHOTO COURTESY DISTRICT 27
Kids get civic-minded at District 27 showcase PAGE 8
About 500 students from 44 schools throughout Education District 27, which encompasses Woodhaven, Ozone Park, Howard Beach, Richmond Hill, the Rockaways and parts of Jamaica, gathered at PS 197, the Ocean School, in Rockaway on Monday for the district’s Civics End-of-Year Showcase. Above, students from PS 223, the Lyndon B. Johnson School, in Jamaica show their patriotism.
UNDER WATCH
MEET THE CANDIDATES
LOST IN EMOTIONS
Cameras up at Babbage and Bessemer
Primary races heat up
Parkside Players’ ‘Funny Valentines’ delivers laughs and tears
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