Close Call at LGA as Planes Graze Wings
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Authorities say two arriving airplanes touched wingtips while taxiing at New York's LaGuardia airport, but the planes were able to continue to their gates without a problem.
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Smuggling Ring Shipped 4 Million Cigarettes to Queens and Staten Island
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Authorities say a dozen people collaborated to smuggle nearly 4 million cigarettes from Virginia to New York City and resell them in Queens and Staten Island, dodging over $1.3 million in city and New York state taxes.
Read MoreCity Breaks Ground on Astoria ‘Anchor Park’
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Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen visited Astoria Park to break ground on a major park overhaul as part of “City Hall In Your Borough” week on Tuesday.
Read MoreReformers Remain Skeptical About New ‘Right to Know’ Law
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A new law designed to stop unconstitutional police searches is less than a week old, but its rollout and implementation is already encountering criticism from police reform advocates. Many leading reformers say the bill is too watered down — and that they don’t expect the NYPD to follow through in the first place.
Jackson Heights Man Is Latest Proud Boy Arrested
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Police arrested a Jackson Heights resident on Monday for his role in a violent assault by the white supremacist Proud Boys gang in Manhattan on Oct. 12.
Read MoreFirst Woman Of Color Plans Queens DA Bid, Sources Say
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Mina Malik, a former assistant district attorney in Queens, will likely announce her candidacy, the sources familiar with Malik said.
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: Congressional Candidates Silent on Alzheimer's
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“As a constituent of the 14th Congressional District, I have listened to candidates Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Anthony Pappas but have not heard them say how they will combat Alzheimer’s and support families that are impacted by dementia.”
Read MoreAmid Skepticism, Massive Sunnyside Yard Project Holds First Public Meeting
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Plans for the latest massive development project in Queens have begun to take shape above the train tracks at Sunnyside Yard and the agency spearheading the vast proposal is asking for community input, amid concerns over congestion and displacement.
Read MoreCops Looking For Knife-wielding Straphanger Who Threatened Queens Man
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A Queens straphanger was threatened by a knife-wielding man aboard a Flushing-bound No. 7 train during an early-morning dispute, cops said on Monday.
Read MoreQueens CUNY Awarded $6 Million in Grants For Early Childhood Childhood Center
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Three City University of New York colleges located in Brooklyn and Queens are among the half-dozen CUNY colleges awarded a record $6 million in federal grants for early childhood learning centers, CUNY announced on Monday.
Read MoreDA Brown, President Katz Offer Hundreds of Low-Level Offenders A Clean Slate
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More than 400 people made the trip to Universal Church on Roosevelt Avenue in Woodside on Saturday in order to attend the Second Chance Summons Warrant Forgiveness Event, where over 350 participants were able to get their low-level summonses cleared without fear of arrest, according to Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown.
Read MoreQueens’ Trans Community Fights Trump Attempt To Limit Rights
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In the face of a federal attempt to limit the rights and recognition of transgender individuals, New York City protections for the transgender community will remain strong, advocates say.
Read MoreFormer Islanders Owner Dies at 74
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Charles B. Wang, a billionaire philanthropist who was part owner of the New York Islanders and a CUNY’s Queens College alum, died on Sunday in Oyster Bay, Long Island. He was 74 years old.
Read MoreLong Island Pawn Shop Robber Convicted After Jury Trial
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A Queens man was found guilty on Thursday for attempting to rob a pawn shop in Melville, Long Island with another man while wearing disguises but failing to cover the license plate of their getaway car.
Read MoreNightclub Bouncer Fired Shots Into Crowd, Injuring One
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A Queens nightclub bouncer was arrested on Saturday for assaulting a clubgoer and shooting another, prosecutors said.
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