Working Families Party backs Khaleel Anderson in vacant Assembly District 31
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The COVID-19 outbreak has thrown the race into disarray.
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Jamaica Hospital 'flooded' by COVID-19 patients, doctors say
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A cell phone video posted to social media shows the packed ER.
Read MoreManhattan judge orders release of 16 Rikers inmates, ruling COVID-19 violates due process rights
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“This ruling is a substantial step forward towards getting our clients off Rikers Island out of harm’s way.”
Read MoreOnline Metrocard exchange pays the fare for essential workers
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“People who were posting about sharing them and people who were posting about needing them weren’t in the same places online.”
Read MoreOPINION: Grocery store workers are first responders. Let’s make it official.
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“There is no doubt they are on the front lines of this crisis.”
Read MoreQueens juror tests positive for COVID-19 after 3-week long trial
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The juror is the fifth person to test positive for the illness after spending time in the Queens Supreme Court, Civil Term building.
Read MoreState’s new hate crime hotline combats coronavirus racism
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“These incessant, irresponsible, and atrocious naming of COVID-19 as the ‘Chinese virus’ or ‘Wuhan virus’ is endangering the lives of Asian Americans.”
Read MoreQueens Assembly candidates urge lawmakers to demand speedy jail release
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“None have publicly called on the three people with the power to enact the needed policy changes.”
Read MoreWoodhaven district leader candidate posts petition to freeze rent and mortgage
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“Many will lose their jobs or limit their business operations which will make it hard for them to pay mortgages, rent, student loans — any loan.”
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 MoreCity orders marshals to halt evictions 'indefinitely' amid COVID-19 emergency
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“No one should be forced from their home and onto the street.”
Read MoreFamilies brace for financial impact of COVID-19 school, work shutdowns
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“We don’t know how long we can last without work.”
Read MoreQueens Village GOP cancels Steve Bannon gala
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“Our 145th Anniversary Lincoln Dinner will not take place.”
Read MoreAstoria organizers assist neighbors in need during COVID crisis
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“A little love and attention might go a long way, but they're not inclined to ask for it.”
Read MoreState halts evictions, trials continue as courts cut back to ‘essential’ functions
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“These initiatives are part of our continuing and evolving efforts to assure the operation of the courts in the safest possible manner.”
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