Maspeth Memorial Day Parade honors those who served and sacrificed
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The parade began at Walter Garlinge Memorial Park on 72nd Street and ended at Maspeth Memorial Park at 69th Street.
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Top NYC officials split on gravity knife bill
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People of color are disproportionately charged with possession of a gravity knife, though the knives are common tools carried by chefs, carpenters and other laborers.
Read MoreUnlikely 'family’ fights eviction in LIC apartment building
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A “For Sale” sign posted by the real estate company Douglas Elliman still flaps in the breeze outside the building’s stone facade. “Under Contract,” the sign says.
Read MoreAG James headlines Queens’ CUNY commencement speakers
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From LIC to Flushing, Queens’ CUNY schools host an array of commencement speakers.
Read MoreSoutheast Queens leaders to screen marijuana legalization doc
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Leroy Comrie and Assemblymember Alicia Hyndman host a screening of the Netflix Documentary “Grass is Greener.”
Read MoreNY Appeals court rules that farmworkers have right to organize
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‘This is a victory for farmworkers, as we have finally had our day in court.’
Read MoreThreats to budget push library leaders to act
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Cuts to funding would include reducing programming, cuts to weekend hours, smaller collections and delayed revitalization projects.
Read MoreLawmakers keep focus on massage worker’s death in Cabán endorsement
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“This isn’t a crack in the justice system that [Yang Song] happened to fall through.”
Read MoreMayor’s executive order will focus city ads in local news outlets
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De Blasio announced the executive order at City Hall before a crowd of reporters and publishers from local news outlets, including the Queens Daily Eagle.
Read MoreEntire 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.
Read MoreNew children’s art nonprofit wins $10,000 from QEDC
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“We want every child to walk away excited about what they have just created.”
Read MoreDe 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 MoreQueens gets a 'Taste' of Sunnyside
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The line curled around the block Tuesday night as hungry foodies waited to enter the Taste of Sunnyside.
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