Ridgewood service group fundraises to fight food insecurity at new location
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Woodbine is raising money to serve food and pay the rent at their new site.
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Far 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 MoreQueens Public Library kicks off week of justice reform initiatives
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The Queens Public Library kicked off a week of programming Monday to help formerly incarcerated patrons and their family members.
Read MorePublic defenders warn of another Rikers Island COVID crisis
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“A resurgence of COVID-19 in the jails is imminent.”
Read MoreRichards pledges Borough Hall help for tenants and the homeless
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“There’s been incredible growth in our borough, but as we watch the skyline transform and grow in front of our eyes … there are too many people who feel like they are being left behind.”
Read MoreQueens’ Christmas corner cuts the lights to stop the spread of COVID-19
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“It only makes sense. I have thousands of people coming, tour buses, and they’re going to take their masks off to take pictures.”
Read MoreOn the handball courts of Queens, you win some, you Liu some
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The local state senator challenged the local world champion to a few matches at Saul Weprin Playground on 56h Avenue.
Read MoreCouncil subcommittee again delays Flushing Waterfront rezoning vote
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The vote will take place Wednesday.
Read MoreDavid Weprin kicks off bid for city comptroller
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Weprin said his experience and financial policy expertise sets him apart from the field.
Read MoreAn Astoria performer makes his directorial debut at Folksbiene Theater
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Actor Adam B. Shapiro is taking on a new role: directing the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s star-studded Folksbiene Chanukah Spectacular.
Read MoreSpecial election set for Richards’ Queens council seat as crowded field forms
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The election will take place Feb. 23.
Read MoreCommunity board backs Phipps’ Sunnyside rezoning, despite tenant complaints
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“Absent everything else, that land use question is a clear win, but we’ve learned a lot of serious concerns that residents and neighbors had about Phipps as a landlord.'“
Read MoreProminent Rockaway priest accused of sexually abusing homeless teen
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The Brooklyn Diocese knew about the abuse but shielded the priest, the lawsuit states.
Read MoreAOC taps huge team of volunteers to tutor kids in Queens
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“COVID-19 has meant parents struggling to juggle work, childcare and remote schooling.”
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