Cabán concedes, ending 11-month race for Democratic DA nomination
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“Stages like this were not made or built for people like me. And that had changed.”
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Katz caps 'longest Election Day ever' with victory speech
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“Right now, there is a growing sense and a growing reality that this fairness and equity is not happening here in Queens County. We need to make sure that it does.”
Read MoreCabán concedes defeat in Queens DA race primary
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Tiffany Cabán has conceded to Borough President Melinda Katz in the Democratic primary for Queens district attorney.
Read MoreJFK Airport worker claims to be victim of pregnancy discrimination
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The worker became homeless after leaving her job, and is raising her now 4-month-old daughter in a Queens homeless shelter.
Read MoreCabán narrows Queens DA race deficit, but judge won’t open dozens of affidavit ballots
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“It is now time to allow Queens to move on.”
Read MoreProposed Edgemere development highlights divide on Rockaway peninsula
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The proposal for the 2.4 million-square-foot development involves breaking up a block to create a new street and would take over a dormant area.
Read MoreWeak gun laws nationwide put Queens at risk
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There have been no mass shooting incidents reported in Queens this year, but murders and shooting incidents are on the rise in the NYPD’s Queens North sector.
Read MoreEarly Cabán supporter wants to transform the Manhattan DA’s office
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The race for Manhattan District Attorney is nearly two years away, but the field to challenge current DA Cyrus Vance Jr. in June 2021 is already beginning to emerge.
Read MoreFlushing lawmakers promote window safety after child falls from sixth floor
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A 3-year-old boy fell out of a sixth-floor window in June, sustaining serious injuries.
Read MoreFive Queens US reps show support for JFK Eulen airport workers
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JFK Eulen workers went on strike in June after Eulen allegedly told its JFK Airport employees that they had to use all paid sick leave time accrued in 2018 or lose it.
Read MoreNYPD judge recommends firing Daniel Pantaleo, cop who choked Eric Garner
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A Staten Island grand jury declined to indict Pantaleo in 2014 and the Department of Justice decided to drop a case against Pantaleo last month.
Read MoreHere's what you need to know about the massive Belmont Project's scale
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"We will provide millions of visitors and fans a fast and affordable way to get there and continue New York's nation-leading investments in 21st-century transportation infrastructure.”
Read MoreOccupy NYCHA takes root in South Jamaica
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A tenant-led initiative is pushing back against a federal Department of Housing and Urban Development program called Rental Assistance Demonstration.
Read MoreLaw enables sex assault, stalking and trafficking survivors to conceal their addresses
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"Victims of heinous crimes like sexual assault and human trafficking should not have to live in constant fear that their assailant could find and potentially hurt them again.”
Read MoreCity partners with Queens libraries in unprecedented census campaign
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The cash influx will help pay for new technology like laptops, so New Yorkers can take the census online, plus staff training, marketing and operational support.
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