New York state will give all inmates face masks as COVID-19 death toll rises
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“They just gave us all masks. They should have given us tombstones and caskets.”
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Queens lawmakers call for remote legislative session
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“Nothing about this situation is ideal, but democracy does not pause. It adapts.”
Read MoreMayor plans park restrictions before opening streets in Southeast Queens
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“I don’t understand why we don’t have equity with our streets being closed.”
Read MoreLatest dispute with city keeps Arverne community garden from growing
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“COVID-19 has hit the Rockaways particularly hard which has exacerbated many existing socio-economic issues we face as a community, especially that of hunger.”
Read MoreCoronavirus closes celebrated Queens theater for good
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“The plain truth is that the entire theater business is in such deep trouble now, that I expect that we will be only one of many small theaters that will close.”
Read MoreJust one Queens street added to city map of car-banned roadways
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“As the weather gets warmer, New Yorkers will need options to safely enjoy the sunshine — and we’re excited to give them even more options to do so.”
Read MoreCity expands burial assistance fund amid pandemic
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“No community has been spared by the COVID-19 crisis but for undocumented immigrants, the disease has been particularly cruel.”
Read MoreCuomo announces requirements for reopening New York
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The undertaking will be a particular challenge in Queens, which has remained the epicenter of the coronavirus crisis in New York City, and one of the hardest hit areas in the world.
Read MoreBody of Queens-Brooklyn priest killed by COVID-19 returns to native Mexico
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“We pray for the repose of his soul and for the consolation of his family, friends, and all those to whom he ministered to in the Diocese of Brooklyn.”
Read MoreVIDEO: Vulnerable NYCHA seniors tasked with dispensing state sanitizer and PPE
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“I’m not supposed to be out here, but I’m out here ‘cause I’m strong.”
Read More‘Too soon’ to know when courthouses will reopen, Chief Judge says
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“We are not yet in a position to formulate any final or even long‐term plan.”
Read MoreQueens congresswoman wants feds to stop taxing unemployment benefits
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“With millions of workers suffering from the most severe economic downswing since the Great Depression, we shouldn’t be imposing an additional tax burden on families struggling to get by.”
Read MoreCops arrest three at Queensbridge Park after impromptu memorial for local rapper King Shooter
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“The cops started swarming.”
Read MoreCouncil hearing probes NYPD response to domestic violence in isolation
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“I understand that protocol has changed in this moment because of COVID-19, but it is a little alarming to me that the officers aren't going to the apartments.”
Read MoreEmergency food delivery dispute pits Queens lawmaker against her co-op board
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“Right now, there is fresh food waiting to be delivered while many New Yorkers are unable to leave their homes to go to a grocery store, and the board has declined and denied the delivery.”
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