Mayor extends Port Authority's JFK Airport lease as COVID delays redevelopment plan
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The Port Authority must meet several diversity goals in hiring and contracts.
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Citi Field COVID vaccine hub will open Wednesday for Queens residents
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100% of appointments will go to Queens residents, TLC drivers and food service workers.,
Read MoreQueens residents vote with their snow boots in NYC’s first ranked-choice election
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Clear out the snow to get out the vote.
Read MoreJurors need COVID vaccines too, de Blasio says
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“Everyone who participates in a jury should have the opportunity to get vaccinated.”
Read MoreMayor orders closure of Kew Gardens hotel after New Year’s Day murder
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“I instructed my team to move to close the hotel immediately.”
Read MoreMayor says city will investigate Whitestone Republican Club’s maskless dance party
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“I'm certain the sheriff and other city agencies are going to follow up.”
Read MoreMayor surprised by Fresh Meadows shelter-hotel info, despite letter from lawmakers
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“I don’t have knowledge of a single location with 100 former inmates.”
Read MoreQueens lawmakers press mayor to cancel tax lien sale during COVID pandemic
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“In the midst of a pandemic that has caused skyrocketing unemployment, the sale must be canceled.”
Read MoreHundreds paint Black Lives Matter street mural on Jamaica Avenue
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“I thought it was important that we be a part of it. This is for all of us.”
Read More'Lower expectations' — NYC beaches may be closed all summer, mayor says
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“Hundreds of thousands of people packed tightly together, I don’t see that happening any time soon.”
Read MoreThree Queens detainees may be released from jail under city coronavirus plan
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“Taking sensible steps to release vulnerable people serves the public interest in a way mass detention does not.”
Read More1 in 100 newborns go from hospital to homeless shelter
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“Homelessness is not an issue that can be pushed into the shadows.”
Read MoreCheers for Neir’s: Ancient bar staves off extinction with city intervention
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“We’re all a community.”
Read MoreMeng calls on city to start lead testing in Queens NYCHA units
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‘The reported backlog on testing and failure to begin testing in Queens is unacceptable.’
Read MoreQueens community board rejects city jails plan in unanimous vote
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‘This resolution is opposing very strongly this jail to be erected in Kew Gardens.’
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