Package thefts are on the rise in Jackson Heights, say police and residents
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“Your home is your castle and when someone messes with that you don’t feel safe where you live.”
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Tenants at Astoria luxury tower demand landlord rehire fired workers
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“We are not afraid to use our rent dollars somewhere else.”
Read MoreThe justice system is a revolving door. Here's how we stop it.
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“I left the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office because the office tried to squeeze the thirst for change out of me.”
Read MoreAfter Gianaris endorses Wiley, strategists see move to appeal to broader swath of New York voters
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“It’s always a smart political move to back a Black woman. And that’s something he hasn’t been able to do being stuck in Astoria.”
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Dromm defends tweet storm targeting women Council candidates on LGBTQ rights
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The tweets sparked a significant backlash among candidates, elected officials and activists.
Read MoreFacing mounting debt, Woodside parish lists vacant lot for $6.25 million
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“This is simply a financially prudent decision.”
Read MoreAstoria Houses tenants weigh rent strike after three weeks without gas
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“I’m not afraid of talking about this. Something has to be done.”
Read MoreHolden tries to repeal new police chokehold penalty, four months after passage
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The bill passed 47-3 earlier this year.
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Museum of the Moving Image needs $35K to reopen, and they're giving cool rewards to donors
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A $1,250 contribution will get you an original animation cell from The Simpsons.
Read MoreOrganizer in race for Long Island City council seat wants to flip NYC's land use process
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“We need to end the ULURP process. It’s a broken model of development in New York.”
Read MoreElmhurst school shut down for two weeks to control COVID
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Two unrelated cases were identified at the John F. Kennedy Jr. School.
Read MoreRestaurant shutdowns had brutal impact on Corona-Elmhurst-Jackson Heights immigrant workforce: report
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“When COVID-19 emerged, our community was the first to be impacted and it continues to struggle to rebound from the financial impact of the shutdown.”
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