Meng calls for inquiry into excessive airplane noise
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“The impact of airplane noise on my constituents is unacceptable and continues to impact their quality of life.”
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JFK contract workers strike, citing poor conditions
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Employees of Eulen America are speaking out about Eulen’s “long history of mistreatment of their almost exclusively immigrant workforce.”
Read MoreAdvocates urge MTA to bring buses to Ridgewood Reservoir
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The Ridgewood Reservoir is difficult to get to for many Queens residents who depend on public transportation.
Read MoreMTA will extend discounted LIRR ticket program for another year
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Riders pay just $5 for a one-way fare, no matter the time of day.
Read MoreTransit advocates hail bus lane bill that removes cap on camera enforcement
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Under the bill, drivers who violate bus lane laws more than four times in a 12-month period are subject to a $250 fine.
Read MoreE-bikes could become legal across New York with vote Wednesday
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Activists have hailed the bill, sponsored by Queens Assemblymember Nily Rozic and State Sen. Jessica Ramos, as a breakthrough piece of legislation.
Read More110 years old and still ‘Feelin’ Groovy’
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Simon & Garfunkel’s favorite bridge officially opened on June 18, 1909.
Read MoreDe Blasio, Johnson agree on 2020 budget; will fund public defender pay parity
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Other features of the budget include $60 million toward retrofitting city government buildings for the city’s Green New Deal initiative and $5 million toward Vision Zero.
Read MoreState Senate considers new slate of LGBTQIA+ rights bills
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The bills would also abolish the “gay panic” defense, create a LGBTQ suicide prevention task force and restore LGBTQ veterans’ eligibility for state programs
Read MoreCorona kids beautify barren walls with help from nonprofit
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“When the project is finished the wall will brighten up the community.”
Read MoreStation desolation: Queens has NYC’s least-used subway stops
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It’s hard to imagine a quiet subway station in a borough of approximately 2.3 million.
Read More‘Scoop’ — city seizes and freezes 46 ice cream trucks in $4.5 million ticket scheme
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“No New Yorker is above the law — especially those who try to ignore public safety laws and create dangerous situations for pedestrians, bikers and drivers.”
Read MoreJudge derails MTA’s dismissal of disability discrimination case
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The majority of the MTA’s 472 subway stations are currently inaccessible for people with disabilities.
Read MoreNew musical acts to play at New York’s busiest venues — subway stations
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The performers this year were chosen out of 72 finalists and 318 applicants, and span instruments and genres from a brass band to cello, and blues to gospel.
Read MoreQueens transit advocates rally for bus cameras to catch bad drivers
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“Riders have worked tirelessly to win bus lanes. But it will all come to nothing if those lanes are blocked and the rules go unenforced.”
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