Swastikas found in Queens parks, one week after similar incident

Swastikas found in Queens parks, one week after similar incident

Several swastikas were found spraypainted in two Queens parks on Monday, a week after antisemitic graffiti was sprawled on a synagogue and a Jewish Center in the borough.

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Queens pol introduces bill to expand reentry services for state prisoners

Queens pol introduces bill to expand reentry services for state prisoners

A bill introduced by a Queens assemblymember that would create a reentry program for New York’s prisoners to prepare them for their eventual release began making its way through the state legislature on Wednesday.

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Bill to grow New York’s courts unlikely to pass in Albany

Bill to grow New York’s courts unlikely to pass in Albany

A popular bill that would remove the population limit on new judicial seats appears unlikely to make it through the state legislature this year, but lawmakers say their plan to make a drastic change to the state’s constitution is very much alive.

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Cuomo and Speaker Adams backed by split Southeast Queens coalition

Cuomo and Speaker Adams backed by split Southeast Queens coalition

Former Governor Andrew Cuomo appeared to come away with a major endorsement victory over the weekend after a slate of Black elected officials from Southeast Queens encouraged their supporters to rank the Queens-raised Cuomo first on their Democratic mayoral primary ballots.

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