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  1. August 27, 2026 The borough's apartment construction pipeline has fallen 76% since early 2024, to 2,597 units, with stabilized vacancy at a record-low 1.3%
  2. August 18, 2026 A 19-story, 117-unit condo tower at Queens Plaza North finished construction, adding an indoor basketball court and rooftop lounge a short walk from the elevated 7/N/W station.
  3. August 7, 2026 A Brooklyn man was charged with murder after allegedly stabbing a date to death in a Hunter Street high-rise, then spraying a fire extinguisher at security cameras while naked on the roof.
  4. August 6, 2026 The MTA opened an online auction for its retired, thousand-pound MetroCard vending machines, pickup required within 10 days.
  5. August 2, 2026 A 36-year-old man was found stabbed to death inside the Hayden, a 51-story luxury rental at Court Square where two-bedrooms list near $6,000 a month; no arrests yet.
  6. July 31, 2026 The city unveiled The Orion, 980 apartments on the last vacant Hunter's Point South waterfront parcel, two-thirds of them priced below market.
  7. July 30, 2026 The city will build 983 apartments, two-thirds permanently affordable, on a long-vacant Olympic-bid site called Parcel E.
  8. July 23, 2026 MoMA PS1 kicked off its Warm Up outdoor DJ series marking its 50th anniversary, with free tickets for local residents.
  9. July 15, 2026 A 161-unit tower called Vernon Point is rising in Hunters Point on a $72.3 million construction loan.
  10. July 13, 2026 A 16-story, 161-unit building is planned for 44-68 Vernon Boulevard after Elmrod Management paid $28 million for the site and lined up $72.3 million in financing.
  11. July 12, 2026 Two former employees of a construction-testing firm are suing founder Jerry Agajian, alleging he subjected them to racist, sexually explicit harassment and fired them after they declined his dinner invitations.
  12. July 11, 2026 Roslyn Nieves became the first woman to lead Queens Public Television in its history, with plans to expand it into a multimedia production hub.

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