Local Leaders Slam Amazon, Mayor and Gov At LIC Rally
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Local elected officials joined community groups to denounce the e-commerce giant’s newest headquarters as “outrageous.”
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Part II: Diverse Immigrant Communities Unite to Preserve TPS
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Immigrants with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) status live throughout the country.
Read MoreBP Katz Holds Public Hearings On Use Of Land Throughout Queens
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Additional proposed submissions are located in Astoria, New Hyde Park, Long Island City, East Elmhurst, Flushing, Howard Beach and Forest Hills.
Read MoreRockaway Man Gets 50-Year Sentence For Rape of Ex-Girlfriend and Her Lover
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Throughout the violent sexual assault, Gillespie attempted to use a Jamaican accent to disguise his identity.
Read MorePolice Looking For Three Suspects In Two Separate Robberies At Train Stations
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Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline.
Read MoreRidgewood Y Administrator Choreographs Jamaica Center Sellout
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Ross is a Queens native and the Director of Healthy Lifestyle as the Ridgewood Y. Photo courtesy of Kiara Ross.
By David Brand
Kiara Ross, a Queens native and administrator at the Ridgewood YMCA, sold out the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning for her first choreographed dance show Friday night.
The performance featured dozens of diverse dancers and took place at a fitting location; The Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning was also the first place Ross ever performed when she was 5 years old.
“It was a dream of mine that became reality,” Ross said.
Ross, who has performed with stars like Rihanna and Kevin Lyttle, leads classes that incorporate African and West Indian dance styles at the Ridgewood Y, where she is Director of Healthy Lifestyles and a popular instructor.
Ross is also co-owner and director of the CarNYval Dancers, a West Indian dance company that performs and leads group workshops at events around the city.
Glendale Man Arrested For Hit And Run That Killed A Pedestrian In Forest Hills
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The defendant, of Glendale, kept driving and did not stop, police said.
Read MoreSunnyside Residents Die In Wrong Way Motorcycle Crash
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The NYPD’s Highway District’s Collision is continuing the investigation.
Read MoreThe Queens Symphony Is Getting ‘Weird’
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The Grammy-award winning Yankovic will continue his sold-out “Strings Attached” tour at the famous stadium on Saturday, July 20, 2019.
Read MoreQueens Marks 17th Anniversary of Flight 587 Crash
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Flight 587 was bound for the Dominican Republic when it crashed on the Rockaway Peninsula on Nov. 12, 2001.
Read MoreKatz Names Spokesperson Lee New Deputy Borough President
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Lee, a longtime communications director, succeeds current deputy Melva Miller.
Read MoreADA Returns to Alma Mater to Advise York’s Pre-law Students
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Grasso informed students that, in addition, to the academic rigor, practical experience also played a role in his pre-law education.
Read MoreStaff Shortage Grinds Wheels of Justice to a Halt
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The lack of proper staffing inside Queens Supreme Court delayed the sentencing of a married couple who were convicted for sex trafficking charges, the Eagle learned.
Read MoreLIC Leaders Sound Off On Amazon Arrival
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Amazon HQ2 is coming to Long Island City, but local leaders are telling CEO Jeff Bezos to buzz off.
Read MoreProsecutors Use Phone Data, Call Logs To Build Case — But Defense Pushes Back
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Prosecutors used data gleaned from Chanel Lewis’ cellphone and T-Mobile cell tower records to portray Lewis as fascinated with the Karina Vetrano murder and in the vicinity of the murder scene at the time of the crime. The defense team pushed back, engaging in their most assertive cross-examination of the trial to poke holes in the tech-based evidence.
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