Entire Queens neighborhoods lack ADA-accessible subway stations
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More than 70 percent of Queens subway stations are inaccessible to people with disabilities.
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De Blasio says city will shrink planned jails
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De Blasio told reporters that the city would revise the size of the proposed jails, including a 270-foot-tall facility behind the Criminal Courthouse in Kew Gardens.
Read MoreIt’s in Queens! this weekend
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Did you know Queens hosts the biggest Memorial Day parade in the United States?
Read MoreThe top 4 most unique wedding venues in Queens
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It’s prime wedding season once again, which means cake, happy tears and bridesmaid dresses galore.
Read MoreQueens DA candidates denounce state's gravity knife law
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“The weaponization of the existing law against communities of color must stop.”
Read MoreMTA proposes expanding full-fare MetroCard program for K-12 students
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The MTA Board is expected to vote on a proposal Wednesday that would give full-fare MetroCards to students who currently have half-fare MetroCards.
Read MoreNY court system to implement early alternative dispute resolution for civil cases
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The new model is known as “presumptive ADR” and referring cases routinely to mediation and other forms of ADR earlier in the process.
Read MoreDenDekker hosts Know Your Rights town Hall in Jackson Heightsh
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“This immigrant rights workshop by CIANA will better equip our neighbors so that they will not be deprived of their rights.”
Read MoreOATH to run ‘pop-up court’ in Holden's Middle Village office
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“Giving people the opportunity to adjudicate summonses in their own back yard is a win-win.”
Read MoreDromm celebrates LGBTQ pride and 50th anniversary of Stonewall
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Dromm, who represents Elmhurst and Jackson Heights, recognized three individuals at the event who have contributed to the LGBTQ rights movement.
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.’
Read MoreOpinion: So, what’s the plan for affordable housing at Willets Point?
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The 23-acre parcel of city-owned land has been dormant for more than a decade.
Read MoreCity shuts down Flushing Yeshiva amid measles outbreak, but lawyer says no students have been exposed
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“We recognize that they are trying to contain the epidemic.”
Read MoreQueens CB9 votes tomorrow on city jails plan
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“Let’s put it this way: The people in Kew Gardens on the board are all against it.”
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