Astoria educator arrested at LaGuardia for soliciting sex from child
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He had been communicating with the person — actually an investigator posing as a child — online.
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How some of the world’s best pianos were built in Queens
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Despite Astoria’s ever-changing landscape, music still plays through the neighborhood.
Read MoreWant to play a set? Head to Fresh Meadows
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Fresh Meadows has the most public courts of any neighborhood in Queens.
Read MoreSunnyside parents weigh in on proposal to end gifted and talented programs
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“We should be increasing opportunity for our students, not taking it away.”
Read MoreFDNY adds 22 names to memorial wall to those who died from 9/11-related illness
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The FDNY members, who range from doctors and paramedics to captains and battalion chiefs, will have their names permanently added to the wall.
Read MoreActivists rally outside CNN’s climate crisis town hall
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Speakers demanded renewable energy, a ban on fracking and pipelines, and the protection of public land.
Read MoreOld Astoria residents welcome restoration of DSNY street cleaning
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“We’ve been advocating this for 20 years, so we’re very, very happy this has happened.”
Read MoreReported hate crimes have surged by 41% so far this year
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A total of 290 hate crimes were reported across the city as of Sept. 1, 2019, up from 205 reported hate crimes as of the same time last year.
Read MoreEverybody is now talking about how Queens pronounces Roosevelt Avenue
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The question was more polarizing than initially thought.
Read MoreQueens trails every other borough on key Raise the Age provision for kids charged with crimes
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In Queens, just 57 percent of 16-year-olds were removed from criminal court — by far the lowest rate of the five boroughs.
Read More‘5 Boro Pizza Challenge’ is a test of stamina, fortitude and deliciousness
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The advocacy group Transportation Alternatives holds the challenge to fundraise for its mission of promoting public transportation, bikes and walking.
Read MoreHow to help kids manage back-to-school anxiety
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There are signs to look out for that will let parents know that their child is anxious about returning to school.
Read MoreProposed Target would reduce Astoria parking
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“This would create more congestion in an already congested area.”
Read MoreA brand new rugby club, with a ‘Queens flavor’
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For the first time, Western Queens fielded a competitive rugby squad to compete with established clubs in Manhattan, the Bronx and the Rockaways.
Read MoreState closes predatory lending loophole that affected thousands of small businesses
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Prior to the new law, creditors could seize a borrower’s assets in New York courts, even if the original agreement was not made in New York.
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