Staff union demands ‘wage justice’ during Queens College commencement
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“They need to be able to pay rent and to teach these students like they do — like they have been for years on end.”
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NYC Board of Elections adds 7 more early voting sites in Queens
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The total number of early voting sites now stands at 14
Read MorePublic advocate, public defenders rally for pay parity with corporation counsel
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"The only thing that [public defenders] are asking for is that they can live on the salary that they are getting.”
Read MorePort Authority director, Rep. Meeks talk transforming Queens airports
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“What you want to do is to make sure that the airport is not something that is separate and apart from the community, but is an integral part of the community.”
Read MoreTo Queens prosecutors, discovery reform is a ‘god damn disgrace’ and danger
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“This is what you get when you elect people to office who perpetuate the false narrative of mass incarceration in New York City.”
Read MoreMeeks: Impeaching Trump right now ‘does not make any sense’
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“You can indict a ham sandwich, but if you can't convict him, what does it mean?”
Read MoreBrooklyn man indicted for exposing himself to Queens girls
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Rodriguez also allegedly ordered a preteen to get in his car and drove off after a good Samaritan asked if the girl was OK.
Read MoreNew co-working space opens for Southeast Queens creators
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“This is a brand new project we launch in response to community artists’ voices and in a vision to be the incubator for local creators, artists, startups.”
Read MoreCity Council passes resolution urging state to curtail solitary confinement
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“Today the council voted to stand with the thousands of New Yorkers working to end the horrendous practice of long-term solitary confinement.”
Read MoreLetter to the People of Queens: the future of domestic violence prosecutions, part 2
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“The Prosecution of Domestic Violence cases has been one of the crowning achievements of Judge Brown’s administration.”
Read MoreHorseshoe crab storybook makes Jamaica Bay debut
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The story follows a horseshoe crab who wakes up after the impact of the asteroid that caused the dinosaurs to go extinct.
Read MoreBronx community board is latest to reject city’s jail plan
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The vote came nine days after Queens Community Board 9 voted 28-0 in favor of a resolution opposing the city’s plan to build a jail behind the Queens Criminal Courthouse.
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The mayor wants New Yorkers to take a paid vacation
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The Paid Time Off measure would be the first like it in the country, and would especially impact the 900,000 New Yorkers currently without any paid personal time, de Blasio said.
Read MoreMaspeth Memorial Day Parade honors those who served and sacrificed
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The parade began at Walter Garlinge Memorial Park on 72nd Street and ended at Maspeth Memorial Park at 69th Street.
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