Queens Defenders won't recognize staff union, setting up lengthy legal process
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A majority of workers signed union cards Dec. 16.
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NRG spends $600K on high-powered lobbyists pushing Astoria power plant plan
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A new watchdog report highlights the payments to some of New York’s most powerful lobbying firms.
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 MoreA ruling on the fate of the Flushing busway approaches
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A Queens judge will receive final paperwork from the DOT and a group of business leaders suing to stop the project Monday.
Read MoreQueens restaurants brace for snowy setback
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“It’s hard when you invest money in hopes that it'll bring in extra revenue and then there’s a new change or modification.”
Read MoreNY Attorney General seeks court order in COVID probe of Queens private jailer
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“Far too often, for-profit detention facilities, like GEO, prioritize their bottom line, and not transparency, accountability, or the wellbeing of incarcerated individuals.”
Read MoreMiller calls on DOT to eliminate parking spots in tangle over Merrick Boulevard bus lane
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The Queens councilmember actually wants to eliminate parking spots.
Read MoreFlushing developers win key support ahead of council's waterfront rezoning vote
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The rezoning application proceeds to a full Council vote tomorrow.
Read MoreFar Rockaway political staffer vies for open Queens council seat
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LaToya Benjamin is as economic development director for State Sen. James Sanders.
Read MoreIndoor restrictions likely to take effect in ‘matter of days,' de Blasio says
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“This is the last big battle.”
Read MoreThree South Asian council candidates unite behind Indian farmers fighting deregulation
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“While the farmer protests are on the other side of the world, they aren’t so far away.”
Read MoreQueens EDC will use city grant to boost Corona businesses
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“COVID-19 has had devastating effects on our Black, Asian, and Latinx communities and it is important we deliver the resources they need to recover.”
15 Queens post offices add Sunday package pick-up hours
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Most will be open for package pick-up from 10 a.m to 2 p.m. every Sunday until Dec. 20.
Read MoreAstoria sex club busted for breaking COVID rules
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Caligula touts itself as “the hottest on-premise swingers club in all of New York.”
Read MoreNY Courts task force recommends online upgrades as digital divide grows
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“Accessibility cannot meaningfully vary by group.”
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