Hindu New Yorkers call on city to make Diwali a public school holiday
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Diwali is celebrated in countries that account for some of the city’s highest populations of immigrants.
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OPINION: Ranked choice voting can help elect more women candidates
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Ranked choice voting “has clear benefits related to civic engagement and representation.”
Read MoreOPINION: Ranked choice voting will help women of color get elected
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“Multiple similar candidates can run for office without fear of ‘stealing’ votes from one another.”
Read MoreOPINION: Ranked choice voting would fail immigrants and communities of color
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“It is unclear who truly stands to gain from this complication of the electoral process. But it is clear who loses: immigrants and communities of color.”
Read MoreYork College student strives to make her community a better place
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Nekhidia Harris has worked to become a luminary in her community, starting a non-profit organization to provide health and educational services to those in need.
Read MoreOPINION: Early voting couldn’t have come at a better time
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The cliche “vote early and often” has, at least in part, come true for millions of voters across New York City.
Read MoreOPINION: QueensWay or revived rail link are both OK, but the status quo isn’t
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Ever since the Long Island Rail Road’s Rockaway Beach Branch was discontinued in 1962, various proposals for the right-of-way have been floated, but none have taken root.
Read MoreJamaica mom’s arrest highlights problems with city response to mental health crises: advocates
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Advocates say Herrera’s arrest highlights severe problems in the way the NYPD handles calls for people experiencing mental health issues.
Read MoreThe new jail is coming. What does that mean for people in Queens Criminal Court?
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An hour before the City Council began to vote in favor of an unprecedented plan to build four new jails, it was business as usual at the courthouse.
Read MoreTenants’ rights coalition announces 2020 legislative priorities
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The coalition also calls on the state to increase funding for public housing, including a $2 billion annual fund for NYCHA, which is in a state of severe disrepair.
Read MorePrayers answered: Cuomo throws support behind Cabrini statue
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday that he would establish a state-led commission to build a Cabrini statue.
Read MoreOpinion: The time for a strong Conviction Integrity Unit in Queens is here
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“Ms. Katz’s promised CIU and other changes would place Queens at the cutting edge of criminal justice reform in the United States. But promises are empty without action. The time for action is approaching.”
Read MoreRICHARDS: Close Rikers now or risk never closing it at all
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“I am proud to be voting yes on October 17.”
Read MoreOpinion: Create more ‘specialized’ high schools to level the playing field
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“One high stakes test should not determine if a child goes to an elite high school or a mediocre one in his or her neighborhood.”
Read MoreLetter to the editor: ‘There is nothing progressive’ about not closing Rikers
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And for Queens residents facing serious charges (to whom he does not seem to want to grant the presumption of innocence), who are remanded by a judge, does he propose they are left on a toxic penal colony? There is nothing progressive about that.
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