Queens College turns to alum in Congress for commencement address
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U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat is the first Dominican American and the first formerly undocumented immigrant elected to Congress.
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Council’s public housing chair calls for more NYCHA funding in state budget
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“Decades of underfunding is the reason that NYCHA is currently in a state of crisis.”
Read MoreHolocaust Remembrance Week begins today, Council declares
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"If we do not learn from the past, we are doomed to repeat it.”
Read More‘No taxation without representation’ — noncitizens rally for NYC voting rights
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“It is un-American to leave them out of that process.”
Read MoreAll 15 Queens councilmembers blast planned bus line overhaul
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“We need the bus redesign to provide better, faster, more expansive bus service.”
Read MoreFacing challengers, Maloney launches re-election bid
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Maloney recently became the first woman to chair the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Read MoreOpinion: Invest in violence prevention, not policing
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“Community-led violence prevention programs decrease violence and save lives.”
Read MoreCrowley rejects developer money in Queens borough president race
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“Their $1,000 is less important to me than $150 from a regular person.”
Read MoreDSA challengers push state legislature on criminal justice reform
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The “Agenda for Decarceration” includes bills to eliminate cash bail entirely, permit safe injection sites and decriminalize sex work.
Read MoreOpinion: New tax assessments hit New York City
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“The non-stop increase in tax bills can only be remedied by keeping the City’s budget from ballooning as it has been for years.”
Read MoreVan Bramer exits Queens borough president race
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Van Bramer cited family issues in a statement to Politico.
Read More'We are not there yet' — Queens DA not ready to end cash bail without stronger pretrial resources
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“Not to have cash bail is really where this state needs to go. We are not there yet.”
Read MoreBP candidates head to Flushing, Jamaica for upcoming debates
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The campaign season is heating up.
Read MoreCrowley tops field in fundraising ahead of Queens BP special election
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In total the candidates have raised a combined $284,176.82 since the last filing deadline.
Read MoreNine candidates file petitions for Queens BP special election
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Nine candidates submitted viable petitions ahead of the filing deadline.
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