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July 30, 2019

AOC talks sex work decriminalization and Queens DA race at Elmhurst market

July 30, 2019/ Phineas Rueckert
AOC talks sex work decriminalization and Queens DA race at Elmhurst market

Ocasio-Cortez spoke with the Eagle about the Queens district attorney race, the city’s plan for closing Rikers Island and the movement to decriminalize sex work. 

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July 30, 2019/ Phineas Rueckert/
Central Queens, Communities, Crime, eastern queens, Law, news, politics, Western Queens
AOC, Elmhurst, Elmhurst Greenmarket, sex work, Tiffany Cabán, Melinda Katz, Queens district attorney, No New Jails, Rikers Island, Know Your Rights
July 30, 2019

OPINION: In support of County Committee reformers in Queens

July 30, 2019/ Special to the Eagle
OPINION: In support of County Committee reformers in Queens

“Two leaders should not be unilaterally determining the function of the County Committee and, therefore, the local Democratic Party.”

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July 30, 2019/ Special to the Eagle/
Communities, Central Queens, eastern queens, news, northern queens, politics, Southern Queens, Western Queens, Voices
Gregory Meeks, New Kings Democrats, QueerAmisu, Women of Color for Progress, Jessica Thurston
July 30, 2019

Gianaris urges NYCHA to conduct lead testing in Queens

July 30, 2019/ David Brand
Gianaris urges NYCHA to conduct lead testing in Queens

The Ravenswood Houses, located in Gianaris’ district, have the fifth-most households with children under 6 but are not scheduled to undergo testing until later this summer.

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July 30, 2019/ David Brand/
Communities, news, Health, politics, Voices, Western Queens
Michael Gianaris, Grace Meng, NYCHA, lead testing, Bill de Blasio, Queensbridge, Ravenswood, Astoria Houses, XRF
July 29, 2019

Recount complete, Queens DA primary heads to court

July 29, 2019/ David Brand
Recount complete, Queens DA primary heads to court

Borough President Melinda Katz prevailed in the recount, pulling ahead of public defender Tiffany Cabán by 60 votes; Katz entered the recount leading by 16. 

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July 29, 2019/ David Brand/
Central Queens, eastern queens, Law, news, northern queens, politics, Southern Queens, Western Queens
Tiffany Cabán, Melinda Katz, Queens district attorney, BOE, Board of Elections, recount, John Ingram, Michael Ryan, Jerry Goldfeder
July 29, 2019

Asian Americans for Equality opens Flushing HQ

July 29, 2019/ Guest User
Asian Americans for Equality opens Flushing HQ

The nonprofit cut the ribbon Monday morning on One Flushing Community Center, a resource hub located in Downtown Flushing

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July 29, 2019/ Guest User/
Communities, eastern queens, Business, news, politics
Asian Americans For Equality, AAFE, Peter Koo, Toby Ann Stavisky, Grace Meng, John Liu, Flushing, Downtown Flushing, seniors, small business, immigrants
July 29, 2019

Election board’s partisan make-up is grounded in state constitution

July 29, 2019/ David Brand
Election board’s partisan make-up is grounded in state constitution

Melinda Katz leads Tiffany Cabán by 60 votes, with court challenges looming.

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July 29, 2019/ David Brand/
Central Queens, eastern queens, Law, news, Features, northern queens, Southern Queens, Western Queens, politics
Board of Elections, Melinda Katz, Tiffany Cabán, BOE, Jose Araujo, Michael Michel, Common Cause New York, Susan Lerner, Sarah Steiner
July 26, 2019

OPINION: Bring the national Climate Crisis Town Hall to Queens

July 26, 2019/ Special to the Eagle
OPINION: Bring the national Climate Crisis Town Hall to Queens

One of the most important weapons we have in our fight against climate change is to simply talk about it.

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July 26, 2019/ Special to the Eagle/
Communities, Central Queens, eastern queens, Education, Health, news, northern queens, politics, Southern Queens, Voices, Western Queens
Costa Constantinides, CNN, MSNBC, environment, Astoria, Democratic National Committee, Superstorm Sandy, Fort Tilden, Rockaway Peninsula, Rockaway Theater Company, Jamaica Bay, Queensbridge Houses, LaGuardia Community College, CUNY
July 26, 2019

Meng calls on city to start lead testing in Queens NYCHA units

July 26, 2019/ David Brand
Meng calls on city to start lead testing in Queens NYCHA units

‘The reported backlog on testing and failure to begin testing in Queens is unacceptable.’

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July 26, 2019/ David Brand/
Communities, Features, Health, Law, news, politics
nycha, Rep. Grace Meng, pomonok houses, public housing, mayor bill de blasio
July 25, 2019

Katz leads Queens DA primary by 60 votes, but 'the real action' is about to begin.

July 25, 2019/ David Brand
Katz leads Queens DA primary by 60 votes, but 'the real action' is about to begin.

“The real action starts next week. That’s when this goes to court.”

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July 25, 2019/ David Brand/
Crime, Features, Law, news, politics, Western Queens
queens da, queens district attorney, tiffany cabán, melinda katz, jerry goldfeder, michael reich, frank bolz, queens county democratic party
July 25, 2019

‘Expedited removal’ policy could affect Queens residents

July 25, 2019/ Phineas Rueckert
‘Expedited removal’ policy could affect Queens residents

Queens has the largest undocumented population of any borough in the city: around 184,000 people.

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July 25, 2019/ Phineas Rueckert/
Central Queens, Communities, eastern queens, Law, news, Features, northern queens, politics, Southern Queens, Western Queens, Voices
noncitizens, undocumented immigrants, immigration, immigrants, Donald Trump, Trump administration, Corona, Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, Catalina Cruz, Department of Homeland Security, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DHS, Desis Rising Up and Moving, Fahd Ahmed, Alexandra Goncalves-Peña, Catholic Migration Services, Bill Clinton, Donald Kerwin, Far Rockaway, Rockaway Youth Task Force, immigration raids
July 25, 2019

City announces $58.4 million bike safety plan. Here’s how it will affect Queens.

July 25, 2019/ Phineas Rueckert
City announces $58.4 million bike safety plan. Here’s how it will affect Queens.

Several Queens neighborhoods that the DOT has identified as “priority districts,” including Corona, East Elmhurst and Jackson Heights, will receive protected bike lanes. 

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July 25, 2019/ Phineas Rueckert/
Communities, Central Queens, eastern queens, news, Law, northern queens, politics, Southern Queens, Transit, Western Queens, Voices
cycling, bicycling, bicyclists, Department of Transportation, Polly Trottenberg, DOT, Bill de Blasio, Green Wave: A Plan for Cycling in New York City, Corona, East Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, Queensboro Bridge, Rockaways, bike lane, bike path, bridges, Vision Zero, Rory Lancman, Karen Koslowitz, Robert Holden
July 25, 2019

Belmont Park Redevelopment project rushed to the finish line

July 25, 2019/ Naeisha Rose
Belmont Park Redevelopment project rushed to the finish line

Two-thirds of the roughly 60 speakers either didn't want the project to go through or wanted the project to be scaled back.

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July 25, 2019/ Naeisha Rose/
Communities, eastern queens, news, Features, Sports, politics
Belmont Park, Belmont Park Plan, sports, Elmont, LIRR, Long Island Rail Road, New York Arena Partners, safety, traffic, Floral Park, Jericho Turnpike
July 25, 2019

Something just went down near the BJ’s in Middle Village

July 25, 2019/ David Brand
Something just went down near the BJ’s in Middle Village

“Someone came in asking me the other day if I knew where the DA thing was. I didn’t know what they were talking about.” 

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July 25, 2019/ David Brand/
Crime, Central Queens, Business, news, Law, politics
BJs, Queens District Attorney, Melinda Katz, Tiffany Cabán, affidavit ballots
July 25, 2019

Governor orders hate crime investigation after attack on Hindu priest

July 25, 2019/ David Brand
Governor orders hate crime investigation after attack on Hindu priest

Swami Ji Harish Chander Puri was allegedly attacked by Sergio Gouveia near the Shiv Shakti Peeth Temple in Glen Oaks in the late morning of July 18.

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July 25, 2019/ David Brand/
Crime, eastern queens, Law, news, politics
Andrew Cuomo, Swami Ji Harish Chander Puri, Glen Oaks, Sergio Gouveia, Shiv Shakti Peeth Temple, Letitia James, hate crimes, Hindu
July 24, 2019

MTA task force will partner with cops to address subway homelessness

July 24, 2019/ David Brand
MTA task force will partner with cops to address subway homelessness

“Homeless people often pose a danger to themselves and others.” Cuomo said.

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July 24, 2019/ David Brand/
Central Queens, eastern queens, Law, news, Health, politics, Transit, Western Queens, Southern Queens
subway, homelessness, Andrew Cuomo, MTA, New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, Veronique Hakim, Andrew Hevesi
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