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August 21, 2019

Nearly every single person arrested for weed in NYC this year was black or Latinx

August 21, 2019/ David Brand
Nearly every single person arrested for weed in NYC this year was black or Latinx

Black and Latinx New Yorkers accounted for 94 percent of all low-level marijuana arrests in New York City during the first six months of the year.

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August 21, 2019/ David Brand/
Crime, Central Queens, eastern queens, Law, news, northern queens, Southern Queens, Western Queens
marijuana, NYPD, marijuana arrests, marijuana possession, PROP, Police Reform Organizing Project, Robert Gangi, fare evasion, The Legal Aid Society, racial disparities
August 20, 2019

AG James sues Trump to stop ‘public charge’ rule change

August 20, 2019/ Guest User
AG James sues Trump to stop ‘public charge’ rule change

James slapped the administration with a lawsuit against the so-called “public charge” rule Tuesday, beginning a new chapter in James’ battle against the president's policies. 

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August 20, 2019/ Guest User/
Crime, Communities, Central Queens, eastern queens, Law, news, northern queens, politics, Southern Queens, Western Queens
Letitia James, Trump administration, public charge rule, food stamps, ICE, immigration raids, Immigration and Customs Enforcement
August 20, 2019

Queens pols say bus schedule cost-cutting move hurts riders

August 20, 2019/ Guest User
Queens pols say bus schedule cost-cutting move hurts riders

Riders across the city will be left “lost and confused without a physical printout of the bus schedule to guide them,” the lawmakers said.

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August 20, 2019/ Guest User/
Central Queens, Communities, eastern queens, Law, news, northern queens, politics, Southern Queens, Western Queens, Transit, Voices
MTA, Metropolitan Transit Authority, Sarah Meyer, The Bus Turnaround Coalition, Grace Meng, John Liu, Ed Braunstein, Nily Rozic, Adrienne Adams, Karen Koslowitz, Peter Koo, Barry Grodenchik, Costa Constantinides, Donovan Richards, Paul Vallone, Robert Holden, I. Daneek Miller, Antonio Reynoso, Jimmy Van Bramer, Daniel Dromm
August 20, 2019

Queens nonprofits receive cash infusion ahead of 2020 census

August 20, 2019/ Guest User
Queens nonprofits receive cash infusion ahead of 2020 census

Queens funding recipients include Asian Americans for Equality and the CHAZAQ Organization USA. 

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August 20, 2019/ Guest User/
Communities, Central Queens, eastern queens, news, Law, northern queens, politics, Western Queens
2020 Census, Corey Johnson, census, 2020 census question, Trump administration, Donald Trump, Asian Americans for Equality, CHAZAQ
August 16, 2019

City’s DNA database swells as cops log New Yorkers’ genetic material

August 16, 2019/ David Brand
City’s DNA database swells as cops log New Yorkers’ genetic material

The 82,473-sample database maintained by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner increased by nearly 19,000 entries since July 2017.

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August 16, 2019/ David Brand/
Crime, Central Queens, eastern queens, Law, Health, news, northern queens, Southern Queens, Western Queens
NYPD, DNA, Legal Aid Society, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Freedom of Information Law, Karina Vetrano, Howard Beach, dragnet, OCME, Terri Rosenblatt
August 16, 2019

Ridgewood has Queens’ priciest homes, based on median sale prices

August 16, 2019/ Guest User
Ridgewood has Queens’ priciest homes, based on median sale prices

Besides Ridgewood jumping ahead of LIC in the rankings, home sales in Queens neighborhoods made all sorts of moves between 2015 and 2019. 

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August 16, 2019/ Guest User/
Communities, Central Queens, eastern queens, news, northern queens, Southern Queens, Western Queens
home sales, real estate, StreetEasy, Ridgewood, LIC, Long Island City, Elmhurst, Jamaica, Jackson Heights, Sunnyside, Rego Park, Kew Gardens, Briarwood, Howard Beach
August 16, 2019

MTA will deploy cops and state officials in vague plan to address subway homelessness

August 16, 2019/ David Brand and Jonathan Sperling
MTA will deploy cops and state officials in vague plan to address subway homelessness

“We will be helping people seek shelter,” an official told the Eagle on background, but that official conceded that they were not entirely sure what the effort would entail.

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August 16, 2019/ David Brand and Jonathan Sperling/
Central Queens, eastern queens, news, Health, politics, Law, northern queens, Southern Queens, Transit, Western Queens
M train, homeless crisis, homelessness, MTA, NYCT, NYPD, Andrew Cuomo, Department of Homeless Services
August 15, 2019

Queens residents swipe it forward to help commuters in a pinch

August 15, 2019/ David Brand
Queens residents swipe it forward to help commuters in a pinch

Anyone who routinely rides the rails has seen someone standing just outside the turnstiles, asking for a swipe as commuters exit. 

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August 15, 2019/ David Brand/
Crime, Communities, Central Queens, eastern queens, Features, news, Law, northern queens, Southern Queens, Western Queens, Transit
MetroCard, subway, fare evasion, swipe it forward, NYPD, Forest Hills
August 14, 2019

Know Your Rights workshop opens doors for Spanish speakers in LIC

August 14, 2019/ Rachel Vick
Know Your Rights workshop opens doors for Spanish speakers in LIC

The event will educate participants in encounters with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

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August 14, 2019/ Rachel Vick/
Communities, Central Queens, eastern queens, Education, Law, news, northern queens, Southern Queens, Voices
Know Your Rights, Queens Law Associates, immigrants, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Hour Working Children Inc., queens public library, public charge rule, census
August 14, 2019

This online tool maps photos of Queens’ vibrant past

August 14, 2019/ Guest User
This online tool maps photos of Queens’ vibrant past

OldNYC, is a history buff’s — and photography lover’s — best friend.

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August 14, 2019/ Guest User/
Central Queens, Communities, eastern queens, Education, Features, northern queens, politics, Southern Queens, Western Queens
OldNYC, Dan Vanderkam, NYPL, New York Public Library, JFK Airport, Douglaston, Elmhurst, LIC, Long Island City
August 14, 2019

Trump wants to defang the Endangered Species Act. These Queens critters could suffer.

August 14, 2019/ Guest User
Trump wants to defang the Endangered Species Act. These Queens critters could suffer.

Learn more about the endangered or threatened species that call Queens home.

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August 14, 2019/ Guest User/
Central Queens, eastern queens, Features, Health, Law, news, northern queens, politics, Southern Queens, Western Queens
Endangered Species Act, Trump administration, Donald Trump, Rockaway Beach, New York Parks Department, Leatherback Sea Turtle, piping plover, seabeach amaranth, humpback whale, Breezy Point
August 13, 2019

Coalition for the Homeless asks for school supplies for kids in need

August 13, 2019/ Guest User
Coalition for the Homeless asks for school supplies for kids in need

The items will be distributed to homeless children throughout New York City.  

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August 13, 2019/ Guest User/
Central Queens, Communities, eastern queens, Education, news, politics, northern queens, Southern Queens, Western Queens
homelessness, kids, school supplies, homeless shelters, Coalition for the Homeless, Melinda Katz, Department of Homeless Services
August 13, 2019

Queens LIRR stations are inaccessible and in disrepair, comptroller tells MTA

August 13, 2019/ Guest User
Queens LIRR stations are inaccessible and in disrepair, comptroller tells MTA

Currently, only five LIRR stations in Brooklyn and Queens are fully ADA accessible.

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August 13, 2019/ Guest User/
eastern queens, Central Queens, news, Health, northern queens, politics, Southern Queens, Transit, Western Queens
ADA, accessibility, ADA accessible, Scott Stringer, LIRR, Long Island Rail Road, Murray Hill, Atlantic Terminal, Jamaica, Woodside, Flushing, Queens Village, MTA, St. Albans, Hollis, Hunters Point Avenue
August 13, 2019

NYC schools had nearly 18,000 violent incidents, state comptroller reports

August 13, 2019/ Guest User
NYC schools had nearly 18,000 violent incidents, state comptroller reports

A total of 17,991 violent and disruptive incidents recorded in the 2017-2018 school year occurred at NYC schools, making up approximately 56 percent of incidents statewide.

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August 13, 2019/ Guest User/
Crime, Central Queens, eastern queens, Education, Law, news, northern queens, Southern Queens, Western Queens
violence, schools, kids, Thomas DiNapoli, SAVE Act
August 13, 2019

Shady pharmacies target low-income people with HIV in ‘disturbing’ scheme

August 13, 2019/ David Brand
Shady pharmacies target low-income people with HIV in ‘disturbing’ scheme

“They’re taking advantage of us. The medications are worth thousands of dollars.”

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August 13, 2019/ David Brand/
Business, Central Queens, Communities, Crime, eastern queens, Features, Health, news, Law, northern queens, politics, Southern Queens, Western Queens, Voices
Letitia James, pharmacies, HIV, AIDS, Amida Care
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