Council bill would boost pay and training for homeless shelter guards
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“We will not accept these private contractors taking public dollars and paying their workers poverty wages.”
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Housing Court to proceed 'cautiously' during COVID crisis, says top Queens judge
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“I’m not yet able to say whether there will be an eviction cliff or there won’t be.”
Read MoreEducation Department to brief Queens Borough Board on school restart plan
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Monday at 5:30 p.m.
Read MoreNYC nonprofit covers rent for families facing COVID homelessness
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“COVID-19 has exacted formidable stress and loss on countless low-income New Yorkers.”
Read More‘Too Many Requests’ — New York’s new rental relief website immediately crashes
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“The fact that it crashed within the first 15 minutes is tragic and shows how much need there is.”
Read MoreSimotas and Hoylman push bar exam exemption for law grads serving low-income clients
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“We have an obligation to mitigate the risks to New Yorkers during this health crisis.”
Read MoreVan Bramer rips latest LIC development plan at old Amazon site
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“I do believe that something should happen on this land, but this proposal isn't that something.”
Read MoreOPINION: Hunger, homelessness and Covid deaths are policy decisions
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“Homelessness is not an inherent aspect of society, it’s a policy decision.”
Read MoreVan Bramer blasts newly unveiled Astoria development plan
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“I could not be more opposed to this project.”
Read MoreDevelopers propose new five-block residential district near Astoria's Kaufman Studios
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They hope to begin the land use review process in late 2020.
Read MoreNYC has a new budget. What does it mean for Queens?
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Five Queens councilmembers voted no on the budget.
Read MoreAmid confusion, lawmakers urge Cuomo to halt evictions for COVID-hit tenants
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“We could be facing a massive rental apocalypse by the end of the summer.”
Read MoreLocal leaders push permanent housing for Fresh Meadows hotel residents freed from Rikers
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Councilmembers Barry Grodenchik and Rory Lancman visited the hotel Wednesday.
Read MoreNYC moved 100 people off Rikers and into a Fresh Meadows hotel
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“This and other hotels have provided an invaluable network of stable, reliable lodging for those in need.”
Read MoreDeveloper PAC spends big to boost Donovan Richards’ bid for Queens borough president
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The PAC Jobs for New York was founded by REBNY officials.
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