MTA fare hike: what to expect when rates jump
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Prices increased for a 30-day unlimited MetroCard and a 7-day unlimited MetroCard.
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MTA introduces plan to redesign Queens’ beleaguered bus network
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The Queens bus network has remained unchanged for decades, despite the evolution of neighborhoods like Flushing and Jamaica, which depend on bus service.
Read MoreCollege hoops coach accused of throwing fatal punch in LIC resigns
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Jamill Jones, an assistant coach at Wake Forest, stepped down April 12, eight months after prosecutors say he slugged a Florida man.
Read MoreQueens cops arrest alleged drug dealers, gun runners in back-to-back busts
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“Illegal guns in our communities put everyone at risk.”
Read MoreCM Holden champions Queens DA office policies
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Holden, the former Juniper Park Civic Association president, said he first met Brown in 1991 and developed a strong relationship with the county’s top prosecutor.
Read MoreCUNY Law offers free citizenship clinic
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CUNY Law students and immigration lawyers from Citizenship Now! Will guide permanent residents through the process of applying for full citizenship.
Read MoreVast majority of New Yorkers agree library budget cuts would hurt communities
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The three library systems have asked the city for $35 million in additional expense funding in fiscal year 2020, as well as $963 million over 10 years.
Read MoreOP-ED: Community jails are a bad idea
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“We need to close Rikers. But the answer to the violence and conditions is not to replace it with community jails.”
Read MoreLocal leaders: 345 Queens community board members begin terms
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Borough President Melinda Katz appointed 345 Queens residents to the borough’s 14 boards.
Read MoreQueens Library Unveils Logo Makeover, Name Change
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The Queens Public Library will “reinforce who is at the center of our work and to whom the Library belongs,” according to an official announcement.
Read MoreLIC man hit with 3,201-count indictment for promoting child sex abuse
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An LIC man allegedly downloaded, saved and then shared thousands of photos and videos of children as young three years old being sexually abused by adults.
Read MoreVolunteer-powered Astoria Park Alliance brings conservation to Western Queens
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An entirely volunteer-based nonprofit group advocates for the conservation and sustainability of Astoria Park, a nearly 60-acre park located along the East River.
Read MoreHow Would You Spend One Million Dollars?
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The ballot allows District 22 residents ages 14 and over to choose from 13 options for how best to spend the $1 million set aside for capital projects in their area.
Read MoreQueens Leaders Celebrate Women’s History Month in Astoria
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“One woman alone is mighty, but, as many women in this community have shown, all of us working together are unstoppable.”
Read MoreReported Sex Crimes Rise In Queens Despite Overall Decline in Crime
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CompStat data for precincts located in Queens North shows a 71.9 percent increase in misdemeanor sex crime reports.
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