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April 11, 2019

Queens Borough Hall is the epicenter of the specialized high school disparity debate

April 11, 2019/ David Brand
Queens Borough Hall is the epicenter of the specialized high school disparity debate

Black and Latinx students account for more than two-thirds of the New York City public school system, but they account for roughly one-tenth of the students accepted into the city’s eight elite high schools.

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April 11, 2019/ David Brand/
Communities, Education, politics, news, Features
shsat, State Sen. John Liu, queens borough hall, specialized high schools, Specialized High School Admission Test
April 10, 2019

Review: ‘Blowin’ Up,” The Raw Documentary On Queens Human Trafficking Court

April 10, 2019/ Guest User
Review: ‘Blowin’ Up,” The Raw Documentary On Queens Human Trafficking Court

The documentary explores the hurdles faced by women arrested and prosecuted for prostitution-related crimes in Queens County in a uniquely raw way.

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April 10, 2019/ Guest User/
Crime, Communities, Central Queens, eastern queens, Education, Law, news
Blowin' Up, Stephanie Wang-Breal, sex work, Queens Human Trafficking Court, sex exploitation, Fernando Camacho, Toko Serita, Girls Educational & Mentoring Services, GEMS, Quad Cinema, film, documentary, Queens Criminal Court, Kew Gardens
April 10, 2019

Vast majority of New Yorkers agree library budget cuts would hurt communities

April 10, 2019/ Guest User
Vast majority of New Yorkers agree library budget cuts would hurt communities

The three library systems have asked the city for $35 million in additional expense funding in fiscal year 2020, as well as  $963 million over 10 years.

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April 10, 2019/ Guest User/
Communities, Central Queens, eastern queens, Education, news, politics, northern queens, Southern Queens, Western Queens
Queens Public Library, Dennis Walcott, library, Jimmy Van Bramer, City Council, Bill de Blasio
April 08, 2019

State expands program for free immigrant legal services

April 08, 2019/ Associated Press
State expands program for free immigrant legal services

The Liberty Defense Project also provides support services for immigrant families and rapid-response legal counsel for immigrants caught in raids and sweeps.

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April 08, 2019/ Associated Press/
Communities, Law, Education, news, politics
Andrew Cuomp, Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Carl Heastie, Liberty Defense Project, immigrants, Donald Trump, Make The Road New York, Queens Community House
April 08, 2019

New York ranks 38th for employment among people with disabilities

April 08, 2019/ Special to the Eagle
New York ranks 38th for employment among people with disabilities

Further analysis by the disability group RespectAbility shows that New York’s disability employment rate has slowly increased over the past two years.

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April 08, 2019/ Special to the Eagle/
Communities, Education, Law, news, politics
Philip Kahn-Pauli, Annual Disability Statistics Compendium, disabilities, RespectAbility, Andrew Cuomo, National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Project SEARCH, seniors, Disability Employment Initiative, Office for People With Developmental Disabilities, Bill de Blasio, Victor Calise, Steve Bartlett, Vincenzo Piscopo, Jim Sinocchi
April 08, 2019

Woodside school for kids with autism will move to Long Island

April 08, 2019/ David Brand
Woodside school for kids with autism will move to Long Island

Tiegerman Middle School on 47th Avenue near Queens Boulevard provided a “highly specialized language immersion program.”

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April 08, 2019/ David Brand/
Communities, Central Queens, Education, news
Woodside, autism, Tiegerman Middle School, Richmond Hill, Glen Cove
April 05, 2019

Queens College to host veterans resource fair

April 05, 2019/ Guest User
Queens College to host veterans resource fair

New York City is home to more than 210,000 service members and veterans, with 58,815 — or 27.9 percent — living in Queens.

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April 05, 2019/ Guest User/
Communities, eastern queens, Education, news
CUNY, Queens College, veterans, LGBTQ, Department of Veterans’ Services
April 03, 2019

Queens College exhibit explores the environment through art

April 03, 2019/ David Brand
Queens College exhibit explores the environment through art

The exhibit includes Egyptian antiquities, pre-Columbian feathered textiles, late medieval prints with mythological and allegorical themes and surrealist works.

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April 03, 2019/ David Brand/
eastern queens, Education, Features, news
Godwin-Ternbach Museum, Queens College, Hope is the Thing with Feathers: Art of the Natural World, CUNY
April 03, 2019

Queens Nonprofit Helps Residents Obtain U.S. Citizenship

April 03, 2019/ Guest User
Queens Nonprofit Helps Residents Obtain U.S. Citizenship

Asian Americans For Equality recently announced a new round of no-cost classes designed to prepare local residents for the citizenship exam.

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April 03, 2019/ Guest User/
Communities, Central Queens, Education, news
AAFE, citizenship, immigration, Asian Americans For Equality, Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst, Corona, U.S. citizenship test
April 03, 2019

Queens Library Unveils Logo Makeover, Name Change

April 03, 2019/ Guest User
Queens Library Unveils Logo Makeover, Name Change

The Queens Public Library will “reinforce who is at the center of our work and to whom the Library belongs,” according to an official announcement.

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April 03, 2019/ Guest User/
Communities, Central Queens, eastern queens, Education, news, northern queens, Western Queens
Queens Library, Queens Public Library, LGBTQ, Spanish, Chinese, Bengali, Russian, Greek, chess, teens, library, book, language
April 01, 2019

Preventive health program satisfies the diverse tastes of Jackson Heights

April 01, 2019/ David Brand
Preventive health program satisfies the diverse tastes of Jackson Heights

“With healthy food, you can make a lot of progress with chronic diseases.”

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April 01, 2019/ David Brand/
Central Queens, Communities, Education, Health, news
SOMOS, Jackson Heights, Diego Ponieman, health program, healthy eating, Goya
March 28, 2019

How Will District 19 Spend $1 Million?

March 28, 2019/ Guest User
How Will District 19 Spend $1 Million?

A new gymnasium or a portable STEM lab? Why not both?

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March 28, 2019/ Guest User/
eastern queens, Communities, Education, news, Sports, politics
Participatory Budgeting Ballot, Paul Vallone, Auburndale, Bayside, Bay Terrace, Beechhurst, College Point, Douglaston, Little Neck, Malba, North Flushing, Whitestone, schools, District 19
March 27, 2019

Understanding Pragmatic Changes in the New Statement of Client’s Rights

March 27, 2019/ Special to the Eagle
Understanding Pragmatic Changes in the New Statement of Client’s Rights

The Statement of Client’s Rights, as its name suggests, provides a prospective client with their rights and obligations in the attorney-client relationship.

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March 27, 2019/ Special to the Eagle/
Communities, Central Queens, Crime, Education, Law, news
Jeffrey D. Lebowitz, Jeffrey Sunshine, Statement of Client’s Rights
March 27, 2019

Queens Teacher Pegged Pupil with Book, Cops Say

March 27, 2019/ David Brand
Queens Teacher Pegged Pupil with Book, Cops Say

The 9-year-old victim told officers that Myers “threw a book at his face, and said book hit his face causing him substantial pain.”

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March 27, 2019/ David Brand/
Crime, eastern queens, news, Law, Education
Far Rockaway, PS 253
March 25, 2019

How Would You Spend One Million Dollars?

March 25, 2019/ Guest User
How Would You Spend One Million Dollars?

The ballot allows District 22 residents ages 14 and over to choose from 13 options for how best to spend the $1 million set aside for capital projects in their area.

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March 25, 2019/ Guest User/
Communities, news, politics, Education, Western Queens
Astoria, East Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, Woodside, District 22, Participatory Budgeting Ballot, Costa Costantinides, Astoria Houses, The Young Women’s Leadership School, Woodtree Playground, Ralph DeMarco Park, Astoria Library
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