Urban Park Rangers celebrate 40th anniversary
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In Queens, the rangers will be lead bird-watching expeditions, host a campout and astronomy session at Fort Totten and teach park-goers how to freshwater fish.
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Free musical performances enliven summer in Queens
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A total of nine acts will perform across a variety of parks in the borough over the summer.
Read MoreQueens College among honorees at minority- and women-owned businesses conference
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Both Queens College, located in Kew Gardens Hills, and Manhattan’s City College, were recognized for achieving the “Chairman’s MWBE Challenge.”
Read MoreVan Bramer announces bid for borough president
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Current Borough President Melinda Katz is term-limited at the end of 2021, but would vacate the position earlier if she wins the race for Queens District Attorney.
Read MoreSome cash-strapped CUNY adjuncts demand ‘$7K or Strike.’ Others aren’t so enthused
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“I really would just like a full-time lecturer job. “That's like my dream. And that would mean that I don't have to get housing assistance every summer.”
Read MoreWrecking ball is only fix for ‘horrible’ Queens jail, city says
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“Demolition is required.”
Read More2020 Census citizenship question cannot ‘go unchallenged,’ AG James says
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James joined a lawsuit challenging the question that could prevent many immigrants from completing the Census for fear of being identified as a noncitizen or undocumented immigrant.
Read MoreCity fund champions women in media
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“Half Life,” a fictional four-part TV series, follows a New York City location scout as she tries to balance raising her kids with pursuing her dream of screenwriting.
Read MoreActivists protest subway fare increase at Broadway Junction
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“Raising any transit toll is a declaration of war on the hard working men and women of New York City.”
Read MoreManhattan Republican files paperwork to challenge AOC
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He has a tough hill to climb. A river to cross, too.
Read MoreQueens commuters take an 'L' — 'It may be too crowded to board the first train'
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Some L train users headed to Manhattan can expect at least 40 minute wait at times.
Read MoreThai New Yorkers celebrate Songkran in Elmhurst
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Songkran is the most important holiday for the Thai community and features family reunions and symbolic annual house cleaning.
Read MoreParticipatory budgeting brings major upgrades to western Queens
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The projects include water bottle refilling stations, updated high-speed Wi-Fi, electrical upgrades and more bus countdown clocks.
Chanel Lewis sentenced to life behind bars for Vetrano murder
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Lewis was sentenced for the murder of Karina Vetrano.
Read MoreA Far Rockaway boy was fatally struck by a car. Advocates say it was preventable
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The death of a Far Rockaway boy struck by a vehicle just moments after exiting a school bus last week has further galvanized pedestrian safety advocates
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