Queens lawmaker urges city to salvage youth jobs program
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“We should not penalize students who are trying to gain life skills, develop as professionals, and put a little money in their pockets.“
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'Lower expectations' — NYC beaches may be closed all summer, mayor says
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“Hundreds of thousands of people packed tightly together, I don’t see that happening any time soon.”
Read MoreState set to open COVID-19 testing site in Jamaica
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“People are dying out here and we don’t have time to waste.”
Read MoreBeached whale gets sandy burial in Rockaway
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A 28-foot-long humpback whale that washed up onto a Rockaway shore on Tuesday was buried on the beach Thursday morning
Read MoreWorking Families Party backs Khaleel Anderson in vacant Assembly District 31
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The COVID-19 outbreak has thrown the race into disarray.
Read MoreSignificant racial disparities affect every community board in Queens
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White people are overrepresented on every single Queens community board. Latinx residents are underrepresented on all but one.
Read MoreThe NYC tourism website profiles Queens neighborhoods. Notice anything missing?
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We’re filling in the gaps and we need your help.
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Proposed Rockaway development makes waves at public hearing
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Representatives from the community were divided on the project.
Read MoreFar Rockaway leaders seek answers and oversight of privately owned school buses
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“People assume that the government regulates this and is on top of it, but I don’t know.”
Read MoreSchool Policing Budget Spike Is Fuel for School-to-Prison Pipeline, Activists Say
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“The city should be investing in support like guidance counselors, not things that criminalize young people of color in schools.”
Read MoreA Look Back at the Stories That Shaped Queens in 2018
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A borough of nearly 2.5 million residents generates countless stories, all with a varying impact on individuals and the community.
Read MoreRockaway Man Gets 50-Year Sentence For Rape of Ex-Girlfriend and Her Lover
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Throughout the violent sexual assault, Gillespie attempted to use a Jamaican accent to disguise his identity.
Read MoreFar Rockaway Rezoning Includes State-of-the-Art Library
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Starting Friday, Sept. 28, the Far Rockaway Library at 1637 Central Ave. will close for three years to make way for a brand new, two-story library twice as big as the current facility.
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