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Queens Energy in Early March: What’s Shaping Our Roosevelt Island Commute This Week

Mar 3, 2026 erickaoconnell

Queens energy is influencing Roosevelt Island commutes this week, from events in Long Island City to transit weather updates and new community resources.

Dec 2, 2025 Navigating Apps with Changes in Memory: Join Our Study Weill Cornell Medicine seeks older adults with mild memory loss for a study on improving navigation apps. Participation is valuable, and compensation…

Sep 9, 2025 New York Times Wins My First Annual Dimwit Health Reporting Award The New York Times' anti-alcohol article misrepresents health risks, failing to provide essential context and maintaining bias, while neglecting more pressing public…

Jul 21, 2025 What Shapes American Conspiracy Theories? In a recent New York Times article, the claim that television shows like the X Files created paranoid conspiracy theorists in America…

Jan 28, 2025 Recycling in NYC Is Easier Than You Think: A Guide for the Confused Where do pizza boxes go? What exactly is rigid plastic? How clean do empty jars need to be? Relax, experts say. By…

Jan 17, 2025 Junk Food Turns Public Villain as Power Shifts in Washington The incoming Trump administration's potential crackdown on processed foods raises skepticism. Historically resistant to regulation, Big Food faces bipartisanship pressure, with promises…

Dec 12, 2024 Anger Explodes at Health Care CEOs America’s health care system thrives on denying treatment to the sick. The brutal murder of a health insurance CEO reveals public outrage…

Dec 3, 2024 Want More Young People to Join the Military? Spend Less On It We need to invest in a country worth fighting for, not endless wars and boondoggles for military contractors. By Lindsay Koshgarian | November 26,…

Nov 27, 2024 Make America Healthy Again: An Unconventional Movement That May Have Found Its Moment Health entrepreneur Calley Means and associates leverage Trump's presidency to promote controversial health ideas, raising concerns among public health leaders about potential…

Nov 12, 2024 Older Americans Living Alone Often Rely on Neighbors or Others Willing To Help Donald Hammen, 80, relies on neighbor Julie McMahon for support, highlighting the importance of community ties for older adults without family, amid…

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