City Council releases interactive public parks map
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Have some fun in the sun!
Read MoreThe mayor wants New Yorkers to take a paid vacation
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The Paid Time Off measure would be the first like it in the country, and would especially impact the 900,000 New Yorkers currently without any paid personal time, de Blasio said.
Read MoreQueens parks top list of lead-contaminated drinking fountains tested so far
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The results of the tests show that drinking fountains at some Queens parks have as much as 22 times the federal limit for lead levels.
Read MoreActing DA Ryan takes hundreds of Far Rockaway kids to court
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The program’s curriculum is designed to drive down the crime rate and build up students’ self-esteem, confidence and quality of life.
Read MoreState lawmakers discuss how to address sexual harassment in #MeToo era
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Lawmakers have been exploring changes to the laws around sexual harassment, including at a hearing on the issue in February, the first of its kind in 27 years.
Read MoreTop NYC officials split on gravity knife bill
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People of color are disproportionately charged with possession of a gravity knife, though the knives are common tools carried by chefs, carpenters and other laborers.
Read MoreAG James headlines Queens’ CUNY commencement speakers
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From LIC to Flushing, Queens’ CUNY schools host an array of commencement speakers.
Read MoreCrosswalks may soon become ‘no texting’ zones
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Fines for breaking the law would range from $25 for a first-time offense to $250 for multiple violations in a short time span.
Read MoreThreats to budget push library leaders to act
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Cuts to funding would include reducing programming, cuts to weekend hours, smaller collections and delayed revitalization projects.
Read MoreEntire Queens neighborhoods lack ADA-accessible subway stations
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More than 70 percent of Queens subway stations are inaccessible to people with disabilities.
Read MoreIt’s in Queens! this weekend
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Did you know Queens hosts the biggest Memorial Day parade in the United States?
Read MoreJamaica woman dies after husband stabs her multiple times
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Isabel Galeano, 42 was found by 103rd Precinct cops just before 2 p.m. on Monday with multiple stab wounds to her torso and a laceration to her hand.
Read MoreQueens DA candidates denounce state's gravity knife law
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“The weaponization of the existing law against communities of color must stop.”
Read MoreWork begins on British tanker sunk by U-boat off Rockaway Beach
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The Coimbra was carrying more than 2 million gallons of oil when it was torpedoed in January 1942, killing 36 officers and crew members.
Read MoreFather charged with murder for car fire death of 3-year-old Queens girl
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Cops say Martin Pereira, 39, started the blaze that killed 3-year-old Zoey Pereira on May 5.
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