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/Growing up, Queens Supreme Court Justice Frederick Sampson didn’t see himself as a lawyer, or as an academic — as a kid on the Lower East Side he loved sports and music.
Read MoreGrowing up, Queens Supreme Court Justice Frederick Sampson didn’t see himself as a lawyer, or as an academic — as a kid on the Lower East Side he loved sports and music.
Read MoreThe Queens Public Library will celebrate the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote during a month-long campaign that honors suffragists and other female leaders.
Read More“We want to live in our houses. We love our houses.”
Read MoreQueens 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.
Read More“I think people right now are disseminating misinformation.”
Read More“She has the political courage to demand the revenue our communities in Queens need to thrive.”
Read MoreGarth Greenwell’s second book explores the textures of desire.
Read MoreThe 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 MoreThe 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 More“I’m excited because it was really starting to stress me out.”
Read MoreMayor Bill de Blasio’s preliminary budget proposal is out, and Queens is getting stiffed, at least according to Acting Borough President Sharon Lee.
Read MoreNew 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.
Read MoreCome for the snacks, stay for the game.
Read MoreA 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 MoreEighth 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.
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