Old 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.”
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DA candidates Katz and Murray address Queens’ ‘Raise the Age’ disparity
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“My office will be utilizing family court as much as possible.”
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Big Chocolate Show makes its way to Ozone Park
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All things chocolate will be on offer, including almost 100 exhibitors and chocolatiers, demonstrations and experts.
Read MoreRichmond Hill realtor swindles $600,000 out of prospective homeowners
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The realtor took the money and spent it on personal entertainment and expenses, such as travel expenses, cash withdrawal in trips to Trinidad and Tobago.
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 MoreLIRR conductor returns $9,000 that rider left on train
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“When I read the label that said $9,000, I knew the owner would want me to take good care of it.”
Read MoreWith yes vote, jail plan heads to City Council
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The city's plan would bring a new jail to each borough except Staten Island for a total cost of $8.7 million.
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 MoreLatest anti-Semitic hate messages mar Labor Day Weekend
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The hate messages, scrawled on walls in Breezy Point and a beach in Belle Harbor, were just the latest examples of racist graffiti in Queens.
Read MoreThe story behind the faces that appear on five Queens and Brooklyn subway stations
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For nearly three decades, J and Z train riders in Brooklyn and Queens have been watched over by five sculpted faces that jut out from five different subway stations in the boroughs.
Read MoreThree men shot, one dead after Richmond Hill gunman opens fire on Labor Day
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Police say the three men were near 130th Street and 92nd Avenue when the gunman struck, striking two 28-year-old men in the torso and a 27-year-old man in the legs.
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.
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