Meng bill would nix ‘public charge’ status as reason for deportation
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“President Trump’s draconian immigration policies have caused vast harm to immigrants and their families.”
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Disgraced Queens pol hit with massive campaign finance penalties
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The largest penalty was for exceeding the expenditure limit for candidates accepting public funding for their campaign.
Read MoreTrials are down, workload is up. Discovery reform fosters new normal in Queens criminal court
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“I had to beg for a trial.”
Read MoreRoad rage killer sentenced for fatal 2018 shooting
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Former MTA maintenance worker Gifford Hunter had pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter firing one shot into the car of an off-duty correction officer.
Read MoreOPINION: New York must bring transparency to Big Pharma
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“We are failing our parents and grandparents, this is not the life millions of people who worked their whole lives deserve.”
Read MoreMan who stabbed wife in Jackson Heights nail salon sentenced to 25 years
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William Rivas used a long knife to stab his wife in the chest multiple times.
Read MoreLaGuardia College student among finalists for nationwide grant
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“Queens is truly a [place] that opens its arms to people from all over the world to make their dreams a reality.”
Read MoreGlendale shelter opens after years of opposition
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The Cooper Rapid Rehousing Center will house 200 men with jobs or enrolled in training programs.
Read MoreTwo Queens senators open to bail reform compromise
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“All legislation starts off with good intentions and then it breathes and you see where it needs to be amended or adjusted.”
Read MoreTibetan residents of Queens condemn Elmhurst Library exhibit
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The group Students for a Free Tibet said the exhibit distorts reality by masking Chinese oppression and violence in the territory.
Read MoreRajkumar picks up Kallos endorsement in bid for Assembly
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Rajkumar, he said, “is the representative that the people of this community need.
Read MoreMayor, Speaker visit Flushing to quell coronavirus fear
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“In hard times, New Yorkers know to stand by their neighbors.”
Read MoreQueens assembly members resist senate plan to overhaul bail law
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The Senate’s proposal would get rid of cash bail completely, but give judges discretion to remand defendants.
Read MoreBayside high schooler discovers new sea creature
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The creatures measure around 1.5 centimeters long and inhabit the Whittard Canyon, a deep-sea valley off the coast of Ireland.
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