Fair fares is unfair for disabled New Yorkers, lawyers say
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Attorneys from the New York Lawyers for the Public Interest have criticized the city for excluding Access-A-Ride from the Fair Fares program.
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The year in photos: 16 images that defined Queens in 2019
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A picture is worth a thousand words.
Read MoreKatz outlines Day One plea policy reform for Queens DA’s Office
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Katz outlined the reform during an interview with Brian Lehrer on WNYC.
Read MoreQueens Eagle makes national news
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An Eagle story posted online Thursday attracted national attention for its tongue-in-cheek coverage of the impeachment of President Donald Trump.
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Katz will replace Queens DA executive staff with justice reform ‘true believers’
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But Katz declined to name the person who may remain in the executive staff.
Read MoreClemency advocates call on Cuomo to release long-serving inmates
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“Governor Cuomo needs to know that there are people inside who deserve the clemency I got.”
Read MoreSignificant racial disparities affect every community board in Queens
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White people are overrepresented on every single Queens community board. Latinx residents are underrepresented on all but one.
Read MoreHomeless Persons’ Memorial Day honors the New Yorkers who died in 2019
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The annual Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day honors the individuals who die without stable housing amid New York City’s historic homelessness crisis.
Read MoreQueens man impeached
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Donald Trump is the third president to be impeached in United States history — and the first from Queens.
Read MoreNYC shifts policy on permanent housing for street homeless
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The city will create 1,000 new permanent apartments to house so-called street homeless individuals.
Read MoreInfluential immigrants’ rights group backs challenger in Assembly District 34
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Make the Road Action is endorsing Jessica González-Rojas.
Read MoreMother Cabrini is coming to Battery Park
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The statue will be in view of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, a nod to her status as the patron saint of immigrants.
Read MoreRozic, Ramos urge Cuomo to pass e-bike bill
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Thousands of food delivery workers — many of them low-income people of color — have had their electric bicycles and scooters confiscated by the NYPD.
Read MoreQueens Jewish leaders consider community safety after Jersey City attack
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Queens has had a number of high profile anti-Semitic incidents this year.
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