Van Bramer announces bid for borough president
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Current Borough President Melinda Katz is term-limited at the end of 2021, but would vacate the position earlier if she wins the race for Queens District Attorney.
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Some cash-strapped CUNY adjuncts demand ‘$7K or Strike.’ Others aren’t so enthused
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“I really would just like a full-time lecturer job. “That's like my dream. And that would mean that I don't have to get housing assistance every summer.”
Read MoreManhattan Republican files paperwork to challenge AOC
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He has a tough hill to climb. A river to cross, too.
Read MoreQueens commuters take an 'L' — 'It may be too crowded to board the first train'
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Some L train users headed to Manhattan can expect at least 40 minute wait at times.
Read MoreParticipatory budgeting brings major upgrades to western Queens
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The projects include water bottle refilling stations, updated high-speed Wi-Fi, electrical upgrades and more bus countdown clocks.
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.
Read MoreMTA 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.
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