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. 24
THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2026
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JEWEL JOLT
DEADLY TREND
EMANCIPATION CELEBRATION
Sapphire St. rezoning OK’d by board
Fatal fires up across the city
Juneteenth events educate and entertain
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MAKE YOUR PICKS PHOTOS BY KRISTEN GUGLIELMO AND PETER C. MASTROSIMONE
Candidates vie for office as races heat up
PAGES 2, 10, 14, 16 AND 17 Primary Day is around the corner, with early voting beginning June 13. In South Queens, those running in the Democratic primaries include state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr., left, and his opponent, Albert Baldeo, in Senate District 15; incumbent Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar, and her challenger, David Orkin, in District 38; and Pesach Osina and Mike Scala, competing for the Democratic nomination for the open seat in Assembly District 23.
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