Cops investigating attack in Jackson Heights restaurant as hate crime
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“I am distraught that I have to be here. Protecting the LGBTQI community means to me an everyday job for all of us.”
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U.S. Rep. Meng faces a second challenger ahead of 2020 primary
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Four-term Queens Rep. Grace Meng has picked up a second Democratic challenger ahead of the 2020 Congressional primary, after running unopposed in her three previous contests.
Read MoreDOT scores victory in battle over Fresh Pond Road bus lane
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Transit advocates were elated with the decision, as the lane helps accomplish the city’s goal of 25 percent faster bus speeds by the year 2020.
Read MoreJudge says NYPD must release more subway fare evasion arrest data
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“It is unacceptable that fare evasion is enforced almost exclusively against people of color, and I expect this data to help us bring about real change.”
Read MoreQueens County Fair brings simple life to big city
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Families from all five boroughs stepped back in time last weekend to a place where the apple cider is fresh, the corn grows high and the cows always come home.
Read MoreSenior citizen struck and killed by driver while crossing Jamaica street
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An 85-year-old man was killed when a driver onto 89th Avenue struck him in the crosswalk, police said Thursday.
Read MoreDecades later, Queens BIDs are still shaping their neighborhoods
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According to the NYC BID Association, New York’s BID movement began in the 1960s and 1970s in response to “limited public resources and deteriorating commercial districts.” The onset of the BID movement coincides with the lead up to New York City’s near declaration of bankruptcy.
Read MoreAssistant DA honored with 2019 Hispanic Heritage Award
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“Carmencita is a trailblazer, a dedicated prosecutor, a tireless advocate for people of color and a professional in every sense of the word.”
Read MoreFired supers lose their jobs and their homes across NYC
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All across the city, property owners and managers fire non-unionized superintendents en masse when their companies purchase large building portfolios, said Sateesh Nori, the attorney-in-charge of the Queens Neighborhood Office of The Legal Aid Society.
Read MoreRidgewood is the next stop for Citi Bike
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The expansion comes as part of Lyft’s plan to double the Citi Bike service area by 35 square miles over the course of the next several years.
Read MoreVandal causes $10,000 of damage in Hollis church
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On Sept. 8, the same person was caught on video tearing down signs and damaging potted plants in the church’s parking lot.
Read MoreSunnyside Yard public meeting taken over by vocal opponents
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Even before the first public meeting regarding Sunnyside Yard, community members raised concerns about displacement related to the neighborhood-building initiative.
Read MoreState inaction could delay pay raises for justices
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Judicial salaries depend on the type of judge, and can vary from $240,000 for the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals to $189,000 for City Court Judges.
Read MoreNew food court coming to Queens Place Mall
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The new food court will open in the summer of 2020.
Read MoreNew J-Lo film features LIC strip club
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Several of the club’s dancers were also cast in the film.
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