Astoria school knocks it out of the park with Jackie Robinson celebration
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“We know him a lot as a baseball player, but he was so much more than that.”
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Diaz Jr. would take 'hard look' at jails plan if elected mayor
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“We can move forward with closing Rikers Island but reevaluate the sites individually.”
Read MoreParole reform movement gains traction statewide after years of advocacy
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“When you get out, you have a parole officer who may be a good person who helps you find a job and a house, or who may try to lock you up again, because that’s easier.”
Read MorePride flags fly high at Queens Borough Hall
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The Pride flags will remain on display throughout the month of June in honor of Pride Month and the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion.
Read MoreQueens Bar rates five ‘qualified’ candidates for Queens DA
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One candidate was ‘not approved.’ Another did not attend the interview.
Read MoreNew musical acts to play at New York’s busiest venues — subway stations
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The performers this year were chosen out of 72 finalists and 318 applicants, and span instruments and genres from a brass band to cello, and blues to gospel.
Read MoreCuomo lifts ban on gravity knives in New York
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“As I review this bill for a third time, the legal landscape has changed.”
Read MoreStaff 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.”
Read MoreNYC 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.”
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