Legal pot comes to Queens
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Queens’ first-ever legal weed shop opened in Jamaica this week.
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'This is just the beginning': Mayor announces affordable housing initiative in Jamaica
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Mayor Eric Adams stopped by Jamaica to announce a partnership with Habitat for Humanity and city agencies aimed at transforming a number of neglected properties into 16 green homes that will be sold as affordable housing.
Read MoreSutphin Blvd. station to get city’s first protective barriers
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Queens will soon be home to the subway’s newest safety feature, Metropolitan Transit Association Chair Janno Lieber announced Wednesday.
Participatory budgeting begins with few Queens pols partaking
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With the new City Council in place, participatory budgeting season has begun.
Read MoreQueens man seeks clemency
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At the age of 51 with nearly 20 years of his sentence left to serve, Robert Webster is awaiting Governor Kathy Hochul’s decision on his application for clemency.
Activists hold vigil for man who died in prison after being denied parole
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“His good nature character helped countless people behind bars and helped, especially younger people, to turn their lives around and stay focused.”
Read MoreStop and frisk’s racial disparities persist in Queens
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“This latest data from the NYPD shows that not enough has changed with the way the NYPD interacts with New Yorkers of color since the Mayor claims to have ended stop-and-frisk.”
Read MoreQueens artists reflect on pandemic isolation at York College exhibition
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“This is not only a testament but a true show of New York Strong Together.”
Read MoreHundreds head to Queens high school for first COVID-19 vaccines
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Hundreds of healthcare workers and other essential employees passed through the doors of Hillcrest High School.
Read MoreMayor ‘deeply disturbed’ by video of Queens cop kneeling on man’s neck
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The city has launched a “full investigation.”
Read MoreNew York’s Black Restaurant Week features 10 Queens eateries
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“We saw an opportunity to shed some light on the businesses in our community to create economic stability and sustainability for small businesses and communities.”
Read MoreDriver jumps curb in Jamaica, killing kid and senior on sidewalk
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“Two more innocent New Yorkers are dead because of a transportation system which puts speed ahead of safety, and a culture which celebrates driving big, fast, and powerful vehicles
Read MoreQueens creators star in Coach’s latest clothing campaign
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"It was important to me to share this opportunity with Coach to uplift individuals from my community who are striving to better themselves and their families."
Read MoreJamaica’s new George Floyd murals highlight human cost of police brutality
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“These victims were human beings that lived and that, like all others have, a right to live and right to justice. That's something that's forgotten when we discuss our differences — that each of us deserves justice.”
Read MoreKing Manor honors women’s movements to mark 100th anniversary of 19th Amendment
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The historic King Manor Museum in Jamaica will mark the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage with a special program honoring the contributions and legacy of women in historic preservation.
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