Thai New Yorkers celebrate Songkran in Elmhurst
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Songkran is the most important holiday for the Thai community and features family reunions and symbolic annual house cleaning.
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Participatory budgeting brings major upgrades to western Queens
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The projects include water bottle refilling stations, updated high-speed Wi-Fi, electrical upgrades and more bus countdown clocks.
‘Accountability in the community’ — probation officers advocate for higher wages
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“Probation officers are an alternative to incarceration. We save the city and state hundreds of thousands of dollars by keeping people out of the prison system.”
Read MoreOPINION: Chief ADA John Ryan's lecture to Queens residents was a first
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“I have never seen an acting DA criticize the way candidates communicate with the voters.”
Read MoreRamos endorses Cabán for Queens DA in call for ‘transformational change’
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“She shows me we can achieve the bold, transformational change that we deserve.”
Read MoreAOC celebrates new Jackson Heights community center
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AAFE members were joined by U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and State Sens. Jessica Ramos and Toby Ann Stavisky as the group cut the ribbon.
Read MoreVetrano trial juror affidavits detail allegations of misconduct and counterclaims
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The Eagle obtained the filings from the court records office.
Read MoreNew OCA directive prevents ICE from making courthouse arrests without judicial warrant
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The new OCA rule mandates that ICE have a judicial warrant reviewed by a Unified Court System judge or court attorney before making an arrest inside a courthouse.
Read MoreQueens Public Library hosts exhibition for artists with mental illness
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Community Access' Art Collective has produced the exhibition “Lived Experiences, responding to the world we live in, dream of and wish to occupy."
Read MoreQueens chief ADA issues second open letter to Queens residents
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“The training regimen Judge Brown instituted has become the standard by which others are measured throughout the entire State of New York.”
Read MoreThe man convicted of murdering Karina Vetrano faces sentencing as questions linger
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Chanel Lewis face sentencing more than two and a half years after Karina Vetrano’s murder.
Read MoreNYCHA has yet to set start date for lead testing in Queens’ 15K apartments
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NYCHA expects to begin testing in Queens developments by the end of this year, a spokesperson said.
Read MoreQueens Place mall isn’t closing, owner says
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“Queens Place is a prime location and the facility will continue to serve the neighborhood.”
Read MoreRidgewood renters rally against landlord abuse
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“Housing is a human right and we have the power to legislate that.”
Read MoreOp-ed: I live in Queens and I support a jail in the borough
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“As a formerly incarcerated woman who now works to reduce the number of people in jail, I believe that we must close Rikers.”
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