40th annual Flushing Town Hall gala honors former borough president Shulman
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Shulman was the first woman to serve as Queens Borough President.
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Weprin and Liu sponsor bill to monitor ICE detentions
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"ICE continuously flouts the law, with little or no regard for basic human rights.”
Read MoreMartial arts school breaks boards for good cause
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Students were given one board for every $10 they raised.
Read MoreTiffany Cabán kicks DA campaign into overdrive with day of endorsements and rallies
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The DA hopeful, who has already racked up endorsements from U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and State Sen. Jessica Ramos, added several more this week.
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AOC and Constantinides support a ‘renewable Rikers Island’
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“If you put solar panels on 25 percent of Rikers Island, we will be able to close every toxic power plant that has been opened in the last two decades in New York City.”
Read MoreOPINION: Queens DA race is too important to miss
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“Whoever wins this seat will undoubtedly hold it for the rest of their life.”
Read MoreOPINION: Queens is ready to reform the criminal justice system
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“Despite the progress we’ve made for our city, we are still far from a reformed criminal justice system.”
Read MoreNYC’s ‘Bail Bond Bill of Rights’ law is designed to better inform customers
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Advocates want to see an end to the bail bond system completely.
Read MoreOPINION: Faith-based initiative a priority for Queens DA candidate Betty Lugo
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“Betty Lugo’s interest in us, and on making a faith-based initiative a priority in her campaign for Queens borough District Attorney, is very promising.”
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Star striker Villa, CM Moya condemn Trump decision to strip soccer, English classes from immigrant kids
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“These kids might not have hugged their parent’s in weeks … But when they get a chance to chase a ball around the pitch, they get to feel at home.”
Read MoreWestern Queens leaders will host ‘renewable Rikers’ panel
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Astoria Councilmember Costa Constantinides announced the proposal during his state of the district address earlier this year.
Read MoreCity will open Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes ahead of schedule
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The office will operate within the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, and serve to coordinate hate crime responses by city agencies, district attorney’s offices and the NYPD.
Read MoreRikers bridge vigil memorializes detainees who died
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“We’re moving the conversation from brick and mortar to the lives that are affected.”
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