UPDATE: Amid disparities, applications open for Queens’ 14 community boards
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“It’s an opportunity to make sure … community boards are more representative of the communities they serve.”
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Jamaica high schoolers take first place at auto repair tournament
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Omesh Deaudharrie and Brian Persaud, both seniors, won top honors by correctly diagnosing and fixing pre-programmed bugs in a Mazda.
Read MoreCUNY Law professor highlights homelessness in collaborative news site
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Law at the Margins introduced the series in mid-December 2019.
Read MoreAnti-Semitic, homophobic vandals deface car in Hillcrest
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Police are investigating an anti-Semitic attack in Hillcrest that vandalized the inside of a car with swastikas and anti-gay language early Monday morning.
Read MoreCheers for Neir’s: Ancient bar staves off extinction with city intervention
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“We’re all a community.”
Read MoreOpinion: Dissolve the EDC and empower the people on urban development
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“We can make our city work for us again.”
Read MoreHundreds of gun-toting tourists have been arrested at NYC airports
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A total of 483 people have been arrested for possessing a firearm at JFK and LaGuardia airports since 2014 — many were unaware they were breaking the law.
Read MoreBubble tea booms in Flushing
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As Flushing’s Chinese population grows, so does its bubble tea industry.
Read MoreState Senate passes Automatic Voter Registration bill (again)
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The bill would automatically register eligible residents to vote upon interaction with local government agencies.
Read MoreDe Blasio pledges to help stop Neir’s Tavern closure
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Neir’s has been in operation in some capacity since 1829.
Read MorePublic charge rule blocked by federal appeals court
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The rule would expand the definition of who could be denied entry and residency in the U.S. based on an immigrant’s likelihood of using public assistance programs.
Read MoreCorona boy killed by garbage truck while walking with mom
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Srijan Panthi was walking on 57th Avenue near 97th Street just before 7 a.m. when the crash occurred.
Read MoreHow three ‘State of the State’ proposals will affect Queens commuters
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Three transit proposals will have a major impact on Queens commuters.
Read MoreRent hike kills 190-year-old Woodhaven tavern
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Neir’s owner, Loy Gordon, said he could no longer afford to operate the bar, which opened when Andrew Jackson was president.
Read MoreChild Victims Act sponsor moves to extend ‘lookback window’ for abuse lawsuits
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Survivors of sexual abuse have filed 1,360 CVA lawsuits statewide as of Jan. 6, according to information shared by the Office of Court Administration.
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