NYC’s female DAs unite for John Jay forum
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Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz will join fellow female prosecutors at a panel discussion honoring Women’s History Month next week at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
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COVID concerns spread among homeless New Yorkers
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“I think people right now are disseminating misinformation.”
Read MoreWorking Families Party backs González-Rojas in Assembly District 34
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“She has the political courage to demand the revenue our communities in Queens need to thrive.”
Read More‘Cleanness’ examines sex and selfhood with bracing clarity
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Garth Greenwell’s second book explores the textures of desire.
Read MoreCity releases Queens borough president voter guides
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The city’s official voter guide for the Queens borough president special election is now live and ready for review as residents prepare to head to the polls this month.
Read MoreQueens leaders mark 400 years of African American heritage
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The Queens legal community celebrated 400 years of African American heritage on Friday with cultural performances and an examination of the history of inequity and discrimination against black Americans in the legal justice system.
Read MoreQueens DA drops case that highlighted issues in NYC mental health intervention
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“I’m excited because it was really starting to stress me out.”
Read MoreQueens Borough Board blasts mayor’s preliminary budget
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Mayor Bill de Blasio’s preliminary budget proposal is out, and Queens is getting stiffed, at least according to Acting Borough President Sharon Lee.
Read MoreBag ban pushback delays enforcement
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New York’s plastic bag ban went into effect March 1, but vendors who continue to hand out the familiar single use sacks won’t face fines for another month, state officials announced.
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Southeast Queens pols back Richards for borough president
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A long list of Southeast Queens lawmakers, including U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks, are backing Councilmember Donovan Richards for Queens borough president with three weeks to go before the March 24 special election.
Read MoreAstoria roadway tops list of city’s noisiest streets
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Eighth Street in Astoria is one of the noisiest streets in the city, according to 311 call data crunched by the real estate website Property Club.
Read MoreSullen Wednesday at Bloomberg's Bayside field office
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“I was going to vote for him. I’m a little disappointed.”
Read MoreSunnyside Yard Master Plan features new LIRR stop, 12K affordable units
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A master plan to build a new neighborhood atop the bustling train tracks of Sunnyside Yard would create a new Long Island Rail Road stop and build more than 12,000 units of affordable housing, according to the New York City Economic Development Corporation.
Read MoreHere are the 18 early voting sites for the borough president special election
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Queens residents can cast their ballots at 18 early voting sites in the days leading up to the special election for Queens borough president. None of the polling places are located in elementary, junior high or high schools, to the relief of education officials and good government groups.
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