Thai New Yorkers celebrate Songkran in Elmhurst
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Songkran is the most important holiday for the Thai community and features family reunions and symbolic annual house cleaning.
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Participatory budgeting brings major upgrades to western Queens
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The projects include water bottle refilling stations, updated high-speed Wi-Fi, electrical upgrades and more bus countdown clocks.
OPINION: Chief ADA John Ryan's lecture to Queens residents was a first
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“I have never seen an acting DA criticize the way candidates communicate with the voters.”
Read MoreRamos endorses Cabán for Queens DA in call for ‘transformational change’
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“She shows me we can achieve the bold, transformational change that we deserve.”
Read MoreCambria Heights man faces 25 years for pimping out, trying to kill girlfriend
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Viltus’ girlfriend is transgender, and her case marks the first time the Queens DA’s Office has prosecuted a sex trafficking case involving a transgender person.
Read MoreCity may include dads in family field trip program for detained parents
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“Our off-site visitation program with incarcerated mothers at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan has been a great success, and we are now exploring a similar program for fathers.”
Read MoreWeprin: Judith Clark is a reminder that rehabilitation is achievable
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“Establishing visitation as a right and not a privilege will make our prison system and communities safer.”
Read MoreAOC celebrates new Jackson Heights community center
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AAFE members were joined by U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and State Sens. Jessica Ramos and Toby Ann Stavisky as the group cut the ribbon.
Read MoreState moves to prevent employment discrimination
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The new reform will mandate that employers be prohibited from discriminating against employees or job applicants with ACDs.
Read MoreLetter to the editor: thank you Sen. Addabbo and Assemblymember Pheffer Amato
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Ever since the QCC’s first Queens Day in Albany, eliminating the toll has been one of our legislative priorities.
Read MoreMTA introduces plan to redesign Queens’ beleaguered bus network
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The Queens bus network has remained unchanged for decades, despite the evolution of neighborhoods like Flushing and Jamaica, which depend on bus service.
Read MoreNYCHA has yet to set start date for lead testing in Queens’ 15K apartments
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NYCHA expects to begin testing in Queens developments by the end of this year, a spokesperson said.
Read MoreRidgewood renters rally against landlord abuse
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“Housing is a human right and we have the power to legislate that.”
Read MoreOp-ed: I live in Queens and I support a jail in the borough
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“As a formerly incarcerated woman who now works to reduce the number of people in jail, I believe that we must close Rikers.”
Read MoreCM Holden champions Queens DA office policies
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Holden, the former Juniper Park Civic Association president, said he first met Brown in 1991 and developed a strong relationship with the county’s top prosecutor.
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