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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

While MoMA is away, Queens’ museums will play

August 20, 2019/ Guest User
While MoMA is away, Queens’ museums will play

Check out our favorite places to go view some arts that’s beautiful, or bizarre, or sometimes both. 

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August 20, 2019/ Guest User/
news, Western Queens, Entertainment, Features
MoMA PS1, MoMA, Museum of the Moving Image, Socrates Sculpture Park, art
August 20, 2019

How the short-lived V train altered Queens’ subway lines forever

August 20, 2019/ Guest User
How the short-lived V train altered Queens’ subway lines forever

When the V train first debuted in December 2001 it created such a subway shakeup in Queens that the borough has yet to recover from it.

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August 20, 2019/ Guest User/
Communities, Central Queens, eastern queens, Features, news, politics, Western Queens, Transit
V train, Forest Hills, MTA, history, subway, Jamaica, G train, M train, E train, Queens Plaza, Court Square, F train, Queensbridge
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 20, 2019

Queens nonprofits receive cash infusion ahead of 2020 census

August 20, 2019/ Guest User
Queens nonprofits receive cash infusion ahead of 2020 census

Queens funding recipients include Asian Americans for Equality and the CHAZAQ Organization USA. 

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August 20, 2019/ Guest User/
Communities, Central Queens, eastern queens, news, Law, northern queens, politics, Western Queens
2020 Census, Corey Johnson, census, 2020 census question, Trump administration, Donald Trump, Asian Americans for Equality, CHAZAQ
August 20, 2019

'Middle finger' luxury tower plan tests Ridgewood residents and local councilmember

August 20, 2019/ David Brand
'Middle finger' luxury tower plan tests Ridgewood residents and local councilmember

“We don’t have a big middle finger building yet … That would be our middle finger building.”

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August 20, 2019/ David Brand/
Communities, news, politics, Western Queens, Transit
Food Bazaar, Ridgewood, affordable housing, Avery Hall Investments, apartments, real estate, rezoning, Antonio Reynoso, Ridgewood Tenants Union, Astoria, Target, Elmhurst, M train, L train
August 20, 2019

Disability rights advocates sue NYPD for body cam video of Maspeth woman’s shooting death

August 20, 2019/ David Brand
Disability rights advocates sue NYPD for body cam video of Maspeth woman’s shooting death

The NYPD denied NYLPI’s Freedom of Information Law request for audio and video files of the incident, prompting the lawsuit.

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August 20, 2019/ David Brand/
Crime, Law, news, Western Queens
disability rights, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, NYPD, body cameras, Miguel Richards, shooting, mental illness, mental health
August 19, 2019

Arbitration Day revives centuries-old interborough dispute

August 19, 2019/ David Brand
Arbitration Day revives centuries-old interborough dispute

Where, exactly, does one county end and the other begin? 

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August 19, 2019/ David Brand/
Central Queens, Education, news, Western Queens
Arbitration Rock, Ridgewood, Newtown, Greater Ridgewood Historical Society, history
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

Hate penetrates Ridgewood as bigot dumps anti-Semitic flyers near subway station

August 16, 2019/ Rachel Vick
Hate penetrates Ridgewood as bigot dumps anti-Semitic flyers near subway station

Despite an overall decrease in crime, an NYPD report has shown an 82 percent increase in anti-Semitic crimes in the first quarter of 2019.

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August 16, 2019/ Rachel Vick/
Communities, Crime, news, Law, Western Queens
Ridgewood, hate crimes, anti-Semitism, Halsey Street, 104th Precinct, Ridgewood Chabad, NYPD, Forest Hills, Rego Park
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
August 15, 2019

Hostel environment: Council bill could shape tourist accommodations in Queens

August 15, 2019/ Guest User
Hostel environment: Council bill could shape tourist accommodations in Queens

Hostels offer cheaper accommodations compared to traditional rooms by providing a dorm-like arrangement, where travelers pay by bed.

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August 15, 2019/ Guest User/
Business, Features, Law, news, politics, Western Queens
hostels, Karen Koslowitz, City Council, Margaret Chin, Airbnb, Department of Consumer Affairs, Hostelworld, NYC Hospitality Alliance, hotels, LIC, Long Island City, Astoria
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