Queens takes in the solar eclipse
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Queens residents got a rare celestial view on Monday afternoon as around 90 percent of the borough’s view of the sun was covered by the moon.
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Hochul lays out plans for Queens in State of the State address
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On Tuesday, Governor Kathy Hochul delivered her 2024 State of the State address, discussing issues like affordability, housing and mental health. Her wider goals, outlined in a 180-page document, included a handful of plans that are specific to or stand to affect Queens.
Read More2020 is ‘The Year of the Parks’
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“A year when parks will be safer, greener and more accessible in every single season throughout the year.”
Read MoreEverett Palmer Died in Police Custody. His Family Still Wants Answers.
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In April, Queens native and military veterans Everett Palmer turned himself in to police for a DUI warrant in Pennsylvania. Two days later he was dead. Nearly six months later, Palmer’s family, friends and local leaders are still searching for answers to how and why Palmer died in police custody.
Read MoreNYC Reaches Record Low Unemployment Rate, But Many Still Struggle
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New York City recorded an all-time low unemployment rate of 4.1 percent, according to the newly released August employment report by the New York State Department of Labor. But hundreds of thousands of residents continue to struggle to pay rent or earn a living wage.
Read MoreWelcome to NYC Maker Faire 2018
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Make: magazine took over part of Queens’ Flushing Meadows Corona Park to host the World Maker Faire New York 2018.
Read MoreMarshall Project Report Reveals Racial Disparities in Subway Arrests
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An analysis of New York Division of Criminal Justice Services data from 2014 through June 2018 by The Marshall Project reveals that, though turnstile arrests have dropped dramatically, a disproportionate amount of the people arrested for fare evasion — 89 percent — are black or Hispanic.
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