State Task Force Endorses Ending Bail For Most Non-Violent Offenses
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The recommendations build on the task force’s March 2018 proposal to end cash bail for misdemeanors and nonviolent felony felony charges.
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Queens Martial Artists Celebrate Lunar New Year with Taekwondo
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More than 100 students and family members attended the parade to share their pride in Taekwondo and demonstrate their board-breaking and nunchakus techniques.
Read MoreThe Borough That Never Sleeps: Nightlife Jobs and Wages Are Rising in Queens
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The borough’s nightlife scene is booming, prompting increases in jobs and wages that outpace the other boroughs.
Read MoreThe Love of Strangers
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Merle Hoffman, the founder and president of Choices Women's Medical Center reflects on her career in the wake of the the anniversary of Roe v. Wade .
Read MoreFlushing’s Famous Lunar New Year Parade Celebrates the Year of the Pig
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Asian communities in Queens and around the world celebrated Lunar New Year on Feb. 5, but the parade marks one of the biggest celebrations in the United States.
Read MoreDCAS Special Officers Have Had ‘No Interactions’ With ICE, Agency Says
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“DCAS Police/Special Officers have had no interactions with ICE.”
Read MoreQueens County Dems Endorse Four Judicial Candidates
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The Queens Democrats voted to endorse Assemblymember Michelle Titus, attorney Wyatt Gibbons, law clerk Claudia Lanzetta and law secretary Alan Schiff.
Read MoreQueens Braces For 35 MPH Wind Gusts, Snow On Tuesday
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Queens residents will be subjected to 35 mph wind gusts and up to 4 inches of snow and ice beginning at 6 a.m. today.
Read MoreDe Blasio Defends Amazon Deal at State Budget Hearing
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The deal de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo brokered last year to bring Amazon to Long Island City faces opposition in the New York City Council and the state Senate.
Read MoreMaloney Calls On State to Fund Sunnyside Yards LIRR Station
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NJ Transit and Amtrak trains would also be able to utilize the Sunnyside Rail Yards station.
Read MoreMTA Subway Delay Data Deceived the Public For Years, Comptroller’s Report Says
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Beginning in mid-2015, MTA analyses concluded that the agency’s internal systems could not accurately identify the causes of train delays.
Read MoreQueens Democrats Endorse Katz for DA; DSA Backs Cabán
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The Queens Democrats and DSA are again in opposition, eight months after Ocasio-Cortez defeated Crowley.
Read MoreWoodhaven Man Sentenced for Killing Bangladeshi Leader
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Nestor Rodriguez, 25, was sentenced to 18 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to manslaughter for helping to beat Nazmul Islam to death.
Read MoreCuomo Outraged, Activists ‘Thrilled’ as Amazon Reportedly Considers Canceling HQ2
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Amazon has not leased or purchased office space for the project, making it easy to withdraw its commitment.
Read MoreSex-Trafficking Couple Sentenced For Pimping Woman at Flushing Hotel
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The defendants hired the 21-year-old victim under the guise of a job as an exotic dancer and stripper.
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