Queens lawmakers split on immigrant voting bill
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“If they pay their taxes, as I did when I had a green card, then they should have a right to elect their local leaders.”
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City Council creates more programming on Rikers
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“We’re chipping away at the enormous health equity issues.”
Read MoreDOT begins construction on final stretch of Queens Blvd. bike lane
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“The best thing we can do to promote bicycling is to create conditions where cyclists can ride safely and confidently throughout our city.”
Read MoreQueens Boulevard bike lane gets kicked into gear after delay
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After a delay last year, the Queens Boulevard bike line is expected to be completed by fall of this year.
Read MoreCity reconsiders Queens Boulevard bike lane plan — again
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Community boards have opposed service road bike lanes because they say they would remove roughly 200 parking spots.
Read MoreDe Blasio denounces ‘propaganda’ while calling for bail law change
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De Blasio has criticized the bail law for not giving judges discretion to send people to jail.
Read MoreJewish leaders plan solidarity march amid anti-Semitic attacks
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Jewish leaders are inviting residents of all backgrounds to join them this week as they march across the Brooklyn Bridge.
Read MoreA year in Queens land use
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Land use concerns took center stage from Far Rockaway to Long Island City.
Read MoreQueens Jewish leaders consider community safety after Jersey City attack
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Queens has had a number of high profile anti-Semitic incidents this year.
Read MoreFifteen Queens lawmakers say they’re ‘watching’ Amazon warehouse working conditions
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The Queens signatories include both supporters and opponents of Amazon’s high-profile plan to build a corporate campus in Long Island City.
Read MoreThe new jail is coming. What does that mean for people in Queens Criminal Court?
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An hour before the City Council began to vote in favor of an unprecedented plan to build four new jails, it was business as usual at the courthouse.
Read MoreCity shrinks size of four proposed jails, including Kew Gardens detention tower
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The proposed jail sizes across the city decreased by an average of 90 feet based on several factors — including a revised jail population estimate.
Read MoreForest Hills mural celebrates famous former resident Helen Keller
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“The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.”
Read MoreThe jail plan will likely pass. And the towers are getting smaller.
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Where do New York City Council members stand on the jail plan?
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