Jackson Heights corner renamed for local leader
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“The main thing is to open the door and help others to come through.”
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Opinion: Bring Billie Holliday home
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Placing the Billie Holiday monument at Addisleigh Park, near where she lived, would resonate with the larger musical history of the area, creating an important local landmark and supporting tourism
Read More718 Day set to celebrate Queens
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“We were thinking of why there isn't any day to celebrate the borough of Queens,”
Read MoreCity’s arts industry lost nearly $1 billion during pandemic
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Queens art organizations experienced the highest rates of employment impacts.
Read MoreAudit finds Queens schools with high lead levels, calls on DOE to improve response time
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“The DOE must improve its lead inspection and remediation processes.”
Read MoreRichmond Hill street renaming celebrates Guyanese spiritual leader
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“If you can learn anything from our Nana, it is that there is no rock bottom too deep to prevent your growth.”
Read MoreDOE summer meal program returns
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The Department of Education’s Grab-and-Go meal service began on June 28.
Read MoreAdvocates demand return of online Housing Court filing tool
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“Discontinuing this important avenue for tenants to advocate for their right to a safe and habitable apartment represents an unnecessary, harmful and reckless setback.”
Read MoreRichards requests Addisleigh Park monument to Holiday, Horne and Fitzgerald
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“There could not be a more appropriate location for the monument in their memory in Queens.
Read MoreFirst step of borough-based jail program begins in Kew Gardens
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“Closing Rikers Island will make our city stronger and more just.”
Read MoreProud and protected: Vaccination event does double duty to raise HIV awareness
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“While our primary focus is very much on getting shots in arms, there are so many other health needs and social needs in the communities.”
Read MoreSunnyside’s Bike Boulevard pedals on after CB approval
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“It’s all about the traffic calming here, which does make it safer to bike but also makes it safer to walk and drive as well.”
Read MoreQCWBA president-elect to prioritize community and collaboration
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“They did a lot in the community not just centering around law but they took a multidisciplinary approach to advocacy.”
Read MoreQueens DA moves to vacate thousands of marijuana cases
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“For decades our clients have shouldered the brunt of marijuana prohibition, losing years of their lives ensnared in the criminal legal system and denied meaningful employment, housing and other opportunities.”
Queens voters say ranked-choice is as easy as one, two, three...four, five
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Queens voters headed to the polls on a gloomy Tuesday to cast ballots for what they hope will be a brighter future for the borough and the city.
