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August 22, 2019

OPINION: There is no victory lap that comes from Pantaleo being fired

August 22, 2019/ David Brand
OPINION: There is no victory lap that comes from Pantaleo being fired

Justice delayed is justice denied, which is why this result is still a hard pill to swallow.

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August 22, 2019/ David Brand/
Crime, eastern queens, Law, news, Southern Queens, Voices
Daniel Pantaleo, NYPD, Eric Garner, William Bratton, Gwen Carr, City Council’s Committee on Public Safety, Laurelton, Rosedale, Springfield Gardens, Far Rockaway
August 22, 2019

Jamaican Jerk Festival returns to Queens

August 22, 2019/ Guest User
Jamaican Jerk Festival returns to Queens

The event is expected to attract over 20,000 people.

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August 22, 2019/ Guest User/
eastern queens, Business, Features, Southern Queens
Carribean food, jerk chicken, Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival, Roy Wilkins Park, St. Albans, Fay-Ann Lyons, Christopher Martin, Shenseea, Capelton, Bunji Garlin, food
August 22, 2019

Despite vacancy, Queens DA election winner will take office Jan. 1, 2020

August 22, 2019/ David Brand
Despite vacancy, Queens DA election winner will take office Jan. 1, 2020

The winner of the November general election will take over for late DA Richard Brown, who died in May after 28 years in office.

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August 22, 2019/ David Brand/
Central Queens, eastern queens, Crime, Law, news, politics, Western Queens, Southern Queens
Melinda Katz, Richard Brown, Board of Elections, BOE, NYPD, Joe Murray, Daniel Kogan
August 22, 2019

Follow the money in the likely special election for Queens BP

August 22, 2019/ Victoria Merlino and David Brand
Follow the money in the likely special election for Queens BP

Hundreds of thousands of dollars have poured into the campaign committees of six likely candidates.

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August 22, 2019/ Victoria Merlino and David Brand/
Central Queens, eastern queens, news, politics, northern queens, Southern Queens, Western Queens
borough president, Queens Borough President, Queens Borough Hall, Melinda Katz, Joe Murray, Alicia Hyndman, Jimmy Van Bramer, Costa Constantinides, Donovan Richards, Paul Vallone, Elizabeth Crowley, Emma Whitford, City Council, Ciampa Organization, Corrections Officer Benevolent Association, Detectives’ Endowment Association
August 22, 2019

With federal budget decisions looming, Queens groups rally for funding

August 22, 2019/ Rachel Vick
With federal budget decisions looming, Queens groups rally for funding

The calls to action comes at a time when federal funding for human services has dropped by about $300 million in less than a decade.

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August 22, 2019/ Rachel Vick/
Western Queens, Voices, politics, Southern Queens, northern queens, news, Law, eastern queens, Central Queens, Communities
Carolyn Maloney, LIC, Long Island City, Queensbridge, Queensbridge Community Center, SNAP, Medicaid, Donald Trump, Trump Administration, Community Services Block Grant
August 21, 2019

Interactive results from the Democratic Primary for Queens District Attorney

August 21, 2019/ David Brand
Interactive results from the Democratic Primary for Queens District Attorney

See updated interactive results in the Queens District Attorney Democratic Primary

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August 21, 2019/ David Brand/
Law, politics, news, Central Queens, eastern queens, Features, northern queens, Southern Queens, Western Queens
Queens DA, Queens District Attorney Democratic Primary, Benjamin Rosenblatt, idal Wave Strategies
August 21, 2019

New state laws expands protections and compensation for crime victims

August 21, 2019/ Guest User
New state laws expands protections and compensation for crime victims

Cuomo signed several pieces of legislation Wednesday, including a law that allows victims of domestic violence to seek damages from perpetrators who violate orders of protection.

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August 21, 2019/ Guest User/
Crime, Central Queens, eastern queens, Law, news, Health, politics, Southern Queens, Western Queens
victim compensation, Andrew Cuomo, orders of protection, domestic violence, Michele Titus, John Liu, child victims
August 21, 2019

Nearly every single person arrested for weed in NYC this year was black or Latinx

August 21, 2019/ David Brand
Nearly every single person arrested for weed in NYC this year was black or Latinx

Black and Latinx New Yorkers accounted for 94 percent of all low-level marijuana arrests in New York City during the first six months of the year.

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August 21, 2019/ David Brand/
Crime, Central Queens, eastern queens, Law, news, northern queens, Southern Queens, Western Queens
marijuana, NYPD, marijuana arrests, marijuana possession, PROP, Police Reform Organizing Project, Robert Gangi, fare evasion, The Legal Aid Society, racial disparities
August 20, 2019

AG James sues Trump to stop ‘public charge’ rule change

August 20, 2019/ Guest User
AG James sues Trump to stop ‘public charge’ rule change

James slapped the administration with a lawsuit against the so-called “public charge” rule Tuesday, beginning a new chapter in James’ battle against the president's policies. 

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August 20, 2019/ Guest User/
Crime, Communities, Central Queens, eastern queens, Law, news, northern queens, politics, Southern Queens, Western Queens
Letitia James, Trump administration, public charge rule, food stamps, ICE, immigration raids, Immigration and Customs Enforcement
August 20, 2019

Queens pols say bus schedule cost-cutting move hurts riders

August 20, 2019/ Guest User
Queens pols say bus schedule cost-cutting move hurts riders

Riders across the city will be left “lost and confused without a physical printout of the bus schedule to guide them,” the lawmakers said.

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August 20, 2019/ Guest User/
Central Queens, Communities, eastern queens, Law, news, northern queens, politics, Southern Queens, Western Queens, Transit, Voices
MTA, Metropolitan Transit Authority, Sarah Meyer, The Bus Turnaround Coalition, Grace Meng, John Liu, Ed Braunstein, Nily Rozic, Adrienne Adams, Karen Koslowitz, Peter Koo, Barry Grodenchik, Costa Constantinides, Donovan Richards, Paul Vallone, Robert Holden, I. Daneek Miller, Antonio Reynoso, Jimmy Van Bramer, Daniel Dromm
August 16, 2019

Rosedale woman indicted for homicide over deadly butt injections

August 16, 2019/ Guest User
Rosedale woman indicted for homicide over deadly butt injections

Donna Francis lacks a nurse or physician license, but that didn’t stop her from performing a silicone butt injection procedure in May 2015 that left Kelly Mayhew dead.

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August 16, 2019/ Guest User/
Crime, eastern queens, news, Law, Southern Queens
Rosedale, Far Rockaway, silicon butt injection, John Ryan, Kelly Mayhew, John Zoll, Donna Francis
August 16, 2019

City’s DNA database swells as cops log New Yorkers’ genetic material

August 16, 2019/ David Brand
City’s DNA database swells as cops log New Yorkers’ genetic material

The 82,473-sample database maintained by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner increased by nearly 19,000 entries since July 2017.

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August 16, 2019/ David Brand/
Crime, Central Queens, eastern queens, Law, Health, news, northern queens, Southern Queens, Western Queens
NYPD, DNA, Legal Aid Society, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Freedom of Information Law, Karina Vetrano, Howard Beach, dragnet, OCME, Terri Rosenblatt
August 16, 2019

Ridgewood has Queens’ priciest homes, based on median sale prices

August 16, 2019/ Guest User
Ridgewood has Queens’ priciest homes, based on median sale prices

Besides Ridgewood jumping ahead of LIC in the rankings, home sales in Queens neighborhoods made all sorts of moves between 2015 and 2019. 

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August 16, 2019/ Guest User/
Communities, Central Queens, eastern queens, news, northern queens, Southern Queens, Western Queens
home sales, real estate, StreetEasy, Ridgewood, LIC, Long Island City, Elmhurst, Jamaica, Jackson Heights, Sunnyside, Rego Park, Kew Gardens, Briarwood, Howard Beach
August 16, 2019

MTA will deploy cops and state officials in vague plan to address subway homelessness

August 16, 2019/ David Brand and Jonathan Sperling
MTA will deploy cops and state officials in vague plan to address subway homelessness

“We will be helping people seek shelter,” an official told the Eagle on background, but that official conceded that they were not entirely sure what the effort would entail.

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August 16, 2019/ David Brand and Jonathan Sperling/
Central Queens, eastern queens, news, Health, politics, Law, northern queens, Southern Queens, Transit, Western Queens
M train, homeless crisis, homelessness, MTA, NYCT, NYPD, Andrew Cuomo, Department of Homeless Services
August 15, 2019

Queens residents swipe it forward to help commuters in a pinch

August 15, 2019/ David Brand
Queens residents swipe it forward to help commuters in a pinch

Anyone who routinely rides the rails has seen someone standing just outside the turnstiles, asking for a swipe as commuters exit. 

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August 15, 2019/ David Brand/
Crime, Communities, Central Queens, eastern queens, Features, news, Law, northern queens, Southern Queens, Western Queens, Transit
MetroCard, subway, fare evasion, swipe it forward, NYPD, Forest Hills
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