Bukharian Jewish community closes all synagogues
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All Bukharian synagogues will close and all members should remain in their homes as much as possible to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
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Woodside Amazon worker tests positive for COVID-19
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A worker at an Amazon warehouse in Woodside has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the company.
Read MoreCity set to open COVID-19 testing tent at Elmhurst Hospital
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Elmhurst Hospital has set up an appointment-only COVID-19 testing tent.
Read MorePaid sick leave expansion takes effect as COVID-19 crisis intensifies
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo passed legislation Wednesday that would provide New Yorkers with paid sick leave if they are forced into a mandatory or precautionary quarantine due to COVID-19.
Read MoreQueens judge has COVID-19, but courthouse remains open
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The judge “tested positive with mild symptoms.”
Read MoreQueens World Film Festival will stream online
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Queens-based filmmakers made 24 of the movies. In total 84 films are by women, 43 are by Asian filmmakers and 10 are by children in the QWFF education program.
Read MoreLIC court staff help civil part run like clockwork
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“When you have a good rapport everything runs smoothly and that makes it so much easier.”
Read MoreA developer envisions ‘an evolution’ on the Flushing Creek waterfront
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“It’s going to be a place where tourists and everyone else will want to come.”
Read MoreEaster masses cancelled in Queens, as COVID-19 confirmed in parishioners at two churches
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Churches remain open for individual prayer, and five masses will be streamed on WNET-TV every weekday, as well as special masses throughout the Holy Week.
Read MoreCity will loan iPads to students as school shifts to online-only
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iPad distribution starts this week, and remote learning goes live on Monday, March 23.
Read MoreCandidates petitioned til the last minute ahead of COVID suspension
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“There was some miscommunication,” he said. “We had some enthusiastic volunteers.”
Read MoreGianaris challenger received primary residence tax exemption for Nassau County home
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Homeowners can only qualify for a STAR exemption at their primary residences.
Read MoreArraignments continue by video in Queens Criminal Court
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Meetings between defendants and their attorneys will also take place by video.
Read MoreCity orders marshals to halt evictions 'indefinitely' amid COVID-19 emergency
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“No one should be forced from their home and onto the street.”
Read MoreJail oversight board calls on city to release detainees to stop COVID-19
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The independent agency that oversees Rikers Island and other municipal jails has urged the city to release detainees in order to stop the spread of COVID-19, joining a growing movement of advocates and public defenders organizations that have championed drastic criminal justice measures to stem the outbreak.
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