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Around 60 young tennis players got to take some shots with Hall of Fame tennis pros Tracy Austin and Gigi Fernández Sunday at the the International Tennis Hall of Fame’s Be Legendary program.

Tennis Hall of Fame players inspire young Bronx students at Cary Leeds Center Workshop

Left to right: Former Community Board 6 District Manager Frank Gulluscio, Community Board 6 Chair Heather Beers-Dimitriadis, Community Board 6 District Manager Christine Nolan, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, Assembly Member Andrew Hevesi, Congresswoman Grace Meng, Council Member Robert Holden, former Council Member Karen Koslowitz, QPL President and CEO Dennis M. Walcott, Council Member Lynn Schulman and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards marked the ceremonial groundbreaking for the new Rego Park Library.

Queens Public Library breaks ground on new $39 million Rego Park branch

Council Member Tiffany Cabán and transit advocates held an "emergency rally" in Athens Square Park protesting a recent ruling ordering the DOT to halt plans for a protected bike lane on 31st Street. Photo courtesy of Transportation Alternatives.

Cabán, transit advocates protest against ruling ordering DOT to halt 31st Street protected bike lanes in Astoria

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