Amazon's Would-Be Neighbors: Cynicism, Some Hope for Jobs
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio, both Democrats, have heralded the deal as good for everyone.
Read MoreCuomo Slams Media Over Criticism of Amazon’s LIC HQ2
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“Nothing in the Amazon transaction is new.”
Read MoreTransit Advocates To Queens Commuters: We Need Congestion Pricing To Fund Subway
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A coalition made up of members of the Transportation Alternatives, Riders Alliance and other transit advocacy groups will take to the streets of Brooklyn and Queens today as part of citywide day of action aimed at funding a more reliable subway system.
Read MoreDistrict Attorney’s Association Sues Cuomo Over New Law
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An executive Queens prosecutor teamed up with the District Attorney's Association of the State of New York (DAASNY) to file a supreme court lawsuit in the state’s capital to challenge a new law signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Read MoreCoalition Formed to Support LaGuardia’s AirTrain Project
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It takes a village to raise an AirTrain.
Read MoreGov’s Next Pot Stop Is in Jamaica Monday
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Everybody’s doing it — or at least it seems that way. And now New York could be the next state to legalize marijuana. Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s marijuana listening tour makes a stop at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center, located at 153-10 Jamaica Ave. in Jamaica today from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Read MoreState Tackles Period Stigma By Mandating School Access to Pads and Tampons
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A new law that took effect at the beginning of the school year mandates that all public schools must stock pads and tampons and provide them free of charge to students in grades six through 12 starting.
Read MoreCuomo Signs Law Expanding Rehab and Diversion for Opioid Abusers
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On Friday, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed a new law designed to address the opioid epidemic by funding diversion programs for opioid abusers involved in the criminal justice system.
Read MoreCriminal Justice Reform Advocates Hail New DA Watchdog Law
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s eleventh hour decision to sign a law creating the nation’s first prosecutorial misconduct commission has received mixed responses from the Queens legal community and borough lawmakers.
Read MoreGov. Cuomo Signed Prosecutorial Misconduct Bill As Deadline Loomed
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bipartisan bill that will create a commission on prosecutorial misconduct on Monday night, just hours before the bill’s deadline. The bill had passed the state Assembly and Senate earlier this year but faced opposition from many district attorneys, including Queens DA Richard Brown.
Read MoreAdvocates Rally for Prosecutorial Watchdog Despite DA Resistance
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More than 100 organizations rallied in New York City Monday to call on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign a law creating a prosecutorial misconduct commission.
Flushing Freshman’s Death Inspires Statewide Anti-Hazing Bill
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Five years after the brutal hazing death of a Baruch College freshman from Flushing, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an anti-hazing bill into law that advocates say will protect students from dangerous initiation rituals as they return to school, sports teams and Greek societies.
Read MoreCuomo Moves to Kill Death Penalty
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In an ode to the Holy Father and his own father, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that he will introduce legislation to ban the death penalty in New York State once and for all.
