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August 21, 2019

Nearly every single person arrested for weed in NYC this year was black or Latinx

August 21, 2019/ David Brand
Nearly every single person arrested for weed in NYC this year was black or Latinx

Black and Latinx New Yorkers accounted for 94 percent of all low-level marijuana arrests in New York City during the first six months of the year.

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August 21, 2019/ David Brand/
Crime, Central Queens, eastern queens, Law, news, northern queens, Southern Queens, Western Queens
marijuana, NYPD, marijuana arrests, marijuana possession, PROP, Police Reform Organizing Project, Robert Gangi, fare evasion, The Legal Aid Society, racial disparities
August 21, 2019

Rego Park driver charged with manslaughter for crash that killed Brooklyn cyclist

August 21, 2019/ Guest User
Rego Park driver charged with manslaughter for crash that killed Brooklyn cyclist

The NYPD announced on Wednesday that the driver would be charged with a slew of crimes, including manslaughter.

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August 21, 2019/ Guest User/
Central Queens, Crime, news, Law
Rego Park, Mirza Baig, cyclist, Midwood, NYPD, m, manslaughter, Coney Island Avenue, reckless driving, Jose Alzorriz
August 20, 2019

AG James sues Trump to stop ‘public charge’ rule change

August 20, 2019/ Guest User
AG James sues Trump to stop ‘public charge’ rule change

James slapped the administration with a lawsuit against the so-called “public charge” rule Tuesday, beginning a new chapter in James’ battle against the president's policies. 

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August 20, 2019/ Guest User/
Crime, Communities, Central Queens, eastern queens, Law, news, northern queens, politics, Southern Queens, Western Queens
Letitia James, Trump administration, public charge rule, food stamps, ICE, immigration raids, Immigration and Customs Enforcement
August 20, 2019

CUNY Law students assist asylum-seekers detained at the border

August 20, 2019/ Rachel Vick
CUNY Law students assist asylum-seekers detained at the border

A group of students and faculty took a trip to Dilley, Texas in order to support the efforts of detained, asylum-seeking immigrant families.


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August 20, 2019/ Rachel Vick/
Communities, Education, Law, news
CUNY School of Law, CUNY, law schol, Dilley Texas, immgiration, South Texas Family Residential Center, Rich Velasquez, Day of Service, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement
August 20, 2019

Past NY State Bar President G. Robert Witmer dies

August 20, 2019/ David Brand
Past NY State Bar President G. Robert Witmer dies

“Bob Witmer represented the best of the best in the legal profession. He was a devoted and selfless leader.”

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August 20, 2019/ David Brand/
Communities, Law, news
G. Robert Witmer Jr., Nixon Peabody LLP, NYSBA, New York State Bar Association
August 20, 2019

While MoMA is away, Queens’ museums will play

August 20, 2019/ Guest User
While MoMA is away, Queens’ museums will play

Check out our favorite places to go view some arts that’s beautiful, or bizarre, or sometimes both. 

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August 20, 2019/ Guest User/
news, Western Queens, Entertainment, Features
MoMA PS1, MoMA, Museum of the Moving Image, Socrates Sculpture Park, art
August 20, 2019

How the short-lived V train altered Queens’ subway lines forever

August 20, 2019/ Guest User
How the short-lived V train altered Queens’ subway lines forever

When the V train first debuted in December 2001 it created such a subway shakeup in Queens that the borough has yet to recover from it.

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August 20, 2019/ Guest User/
Communities, Central Queens, eastern queens, Features, news, politics, Western Queens, Transit
V train, Forest Hills, MTA, history, subway, Jamaica, G train, M train, E train, Queens Plaza, Court Square, F train, Queensbridge
August 20, 2019

Queens pols say bus schedule cost-cutting move hurts riders

August 20, 2019/ Guest User
Queens pols say bus schedule cost-cutting move hurts riders

Riders across the city will be left “lost and confused without a physical printout of the bus schedule to guide them,” the lawmakers said.

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August 20, 2019/ Guest User/
Central Queens, Communities, eastern queens, Law, news, northern queens, politics, Southern Queens, Western Queens, Transit, Voices
MTA, Metropolitan Transit Authority, Sarah Meyer, The Bus Turnaround Coalition, Grace Meng, John Liu, Ed Braunstein, Nily Rozic, Adrienne Adams, Karen Koslowitz, Peter Koo, Barry Grodenchik, Costa Constantinides, Donovan Richards, Paul Vallone, Robert Holden, I. Daneek Miller, Antonio Reynoso, Jimmy Van Bramer, Daniel Dromm
August 20, 2019

Queens nonprofits receive cash infusion ahead of 2020 census

August 20, 2019/ Guest User
Queens nonprofits receive cash infusion ahead of 2020 census

Queens funding recipients include Asian Americans for Equality and the CHAZAQ Organization USA. 

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August 20, 2019/ Guest User/
Communities, Central Queens, eastern queens, news, Law, northern queens, politics, Western Queens
2020 Census, Corey Johnson, census, 2020 census question, Trump administration, Donald Trump, Asian Americans for Equality, CHAZAQ
August 20, 2019

US prisons chief fired after Epstein's death

August 20, 2019/ Associated Press
US prisons chief fired after Epstein's death

The bureau has come under intense scrutiny since Epstein's death, with lawmakers and Barr demanding answers about how Epstein was left unsupervised.

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August 20, 2019/ Associated Press/
Crime, Law, news, politics
William Barr, Jeffrey Epstein, Hugh Hurwitz, Metropolitan Correctional Center, Justice Department', Lamine N'Diaye, Ben Sasse, Federal Bureau of Prisons, jails
August 20, 2019

'Middle finger' luxury tower plan tests Ridgewood residents and local councilmember

August 20, 2019/ David Brand
'Middle finger' luxury tower plan tests Ridgewood residents and local councilmember

“We don’t have a big middle finger building yet … That would be our middle finger building.”

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August 20, 2019/ David Brand/
Communities, news, politics, Western Queens, Transit
Food Bazaar, Ridgewood, affordable housing, Avery Hall Investments, apartments, real estate, rezoning, Antonio Reynoso, Ridgewood Tenants Union, Astoria, Target, Elmhurst, M train, L train
August 20, 2019

Disability rights advocates sue NYPD for body cam video of Maspeth woman’s shooting death

August 20, 2019/ David Brand
Disability rights advocates sue NYPD for body cam video of Maspeth woman’s shooting death

The NYPD denied NYLPI’s Freedom of Information Law request for audio and video files of the incident, prompting the lawsuit.

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August 20, 2019/ David Brand/
Crime, Law, news, Western Queens
disability rights, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, NYPD, body cameras, Miguel Richards, shooting, mental illness, mental health
August 20, 2019

‘Who is the victim, the shooter or the shot?’ Jamaica playwright asks

August 20, 2019/ Guest User
‘Who is the victim, the shooter or the shot?’ Jamaica playwright asks

Yogi “Y?” Guyadin’s new play explores the dynamics between victims and perpetrators through the lens of gun violence.

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August 20, 2019/ Guest User/
Crime, Communities, eastern queens, Education, Entertainment, Features, news, Law, Voices
Y?, Yogi “Y?” Guyadin, shooter, gun violence, Jamaica, QCA, Queens Council on the Arts, Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning, ICE, jail
August 19, 2019

Health Department to combat mosquitoes across Queens

August 19, 2019/ Guest User
Health Department to combat mosquitoes across Queens

Low concentrations of insecticides will be dispensed from trucks in parts of Fresh Meadows, Hollis, Sunnyside, Glendale, Maspeth and Middle Village.

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August 19, 2019/ Guest User/
Central Queens, eastern queens, news, Health
West Nile Virus, mosquitoes, Health Department, Fresh Meadows, Hollis, Sunnyside, Glendale, Maspeth and Middle Village
August 19, 2019

East Elmhurst woman convicted of assaulting probation officer

August 19, 2019/ Guest User
East Elmhurst woman convicted of assaulting probation officer

The officer testified that some of the woman’s animals were malnourished, and that there was feces on the floor of her house.

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August 19, 2019/ Guest User/
Central Queens, news, Law
East Elmhurst, Elizabeth Grant, animal abuse, animal cruelty, Daniel Lewis, animals
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