‘It was like a horror movie’ — Staff and students criticize charter network’s rigid education model
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“Teachers would physically go around and hold children in the position they’re supposed to be sitting in.”
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Interactive map reveals lesser-known landmarks in Queens' LGBTQ rights movement
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“It goes well beyond the obvious neighborhoods of Greenwich Village and places in Manhattan.”
Read More'Equal justice to the foreign born can be celebrated today.' — Queens' Latino Lawyers Assoc. responds to DACA decision
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‘Once again a federal court has underlined the illegal behavior of the Trump Administration.’
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Two CUNY Law alums sponsored bill to repeal 50-a
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State Sen. Jamaal Bailey and Assemblymember Danny O’Donnell both graduated from the LIC law school.
Read MoreFoster youth fight for funding to boost mentorship and support program
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“Our coaches and tutors are essential to our survival.”
Read MoreMTA makes Juneteenth an official agency holiday
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Juneteenth commemorates the end of the slavery.
Read MoreNew York courts will close Friday as state commemorates Juneteenth for first time
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“Next year it has to be a state holiday. This is American history and we have to acknowledge it.”
Read More16 days in Queens: Black Lives Matter movement grows from Arverne to Astoria
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Community members have taken to the streets to demand an end to racist police violence.
Read MoreCity’s guaranteed healthcare program will reach Queens in September
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“Our mission to bring affordable, quality healthcare to every New Yorker has never felt more urgent.”
Read MoreNYC expands Cure Violence model in Jamaica amid effort to end over-policing
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“We are involved in a human justice initiative where people at the center of the work that we do.”
Read MorePublic defenders pack Black Lives Matter rally outside Queens Criminal Court
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Coordinated rallies took place at courthouses across NYC Monday.
Read MoreHomeless New Yorkers are far more likely to die of COVID-19, report finds
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“Government responses to the pandemic at every level have been far too slow.”
Read MoreNew York will email some absentee ballots following lawsuit from disability rights group
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“All people deserve the right and ability to vote independently and safely.”
Read MoreThe state legislature may repeal 50-a. Here’s what that means.
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The law shields police disciplinary records from review.
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