Anderson wins primary for vacant Southeast Queens Assembly seat
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The Far Rockaway organizer is likely to become the state’s youngest assemblymember.
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Mapping COVID in Queens: Testing expands but gaps remain in former crisis ‘epicenter’
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See where 76 COVID testing sites are located in Queens.
Read MoreEarly Queens results show lead for Donovan Richards, three Assembly challengers
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But thousands of absentee ballots remain uncounted.
Read MoreQueens cop suspended for chokehold on Rockaway Beach boardwalk
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“The horrifying encounter captures exactly the behavior that we have marched into streets these recent weeks to reform.”
Read MoreState kills controversial Williams Pipeline planned for Rockaway waters
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The project planners failed to “demonstrate the Project’s compliance with all applicable water quality standards.”
Read MoreCOVID rates in six Queens zip codes reveal lethal impact on communities of color
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“Our working-class neighborhoods and communities of color are dying more than anyone else in New York City.”
Read MoreEnvironmental advocates rally for a cleaner Queens ahead of Williams pipeline decision
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“In 2020, renewable energy has become the cheapest way to generate power on planet Earth.”
Read MoreLatest dispute with city keeps Arverne community garden from growing
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“COVID-19 has hit the Rockaways particularly hard which has exacerbated many existing socio-economic issues we face as a community, especially that of hunger.”
Read MoreFeds fund $114M anti-erosion effort along Rockaway coast
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“While we are all focused on combating coronavirus, we can't lower our guard on the other ways Mother Nature can and has hurt our district. We must bolster the resilience of our shorelines so they are better able to weather the next major storm, and our vital beaches aren't closed due to erosion.”
Read MoreThree Far Rockaway schools now offer Kosher grab-and-go meals
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“We in essence knock down barriers to accessing nutritious diets.”
Read MoreQueens 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.“
Read More'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.
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