City Census force continues effort to ensure NY keeps its House seats
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“The future of the state senate, state assembly, and city council districts are all based on census population — there's a lot at stake here.”
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AOC: Leaders lack ‘political imagination’ to transform status quo after COVID-19
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“In the wake of this devastation our goal should not be to make things as they were,” she said. “Our goal should be to rebuild in a way that is just and makes things better for people.”
Read MoreNo, NYC won’t be burying bodies in Flushing Meadows Corona Park
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“We are NOT currently planning to use local parks as burial grounds. We are exploring using Hart Island for temporary burials, if the need grows.”
Read MoreOPINION: Queens never gives up
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Life may be very different once the pandemic is over, but it will be better thanks to the energy, commitment, compassion, and creative innovation that the borough’s response to the virus has spurred.
Read MoreOPINION: Sending people home from the hospital increases the spread. We need another solution.
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We cannot proceed with a one-size fits all approach. It is endangering more lives, more communities.
Read MoreAG James pushes back against NRA lawsuit
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“Everyone — including the NRA — must follow the law and all executive orders of New York. We will aggressively defend the state against yet another legal assault by the NRA.”
Read MoreNYC Girl Scouts send cookie donations to hospital staff
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“Girl Scouting is all about serving your community, and the best way we can help now, is by bringing joy to those who need it most — our healthcare workers and their families.”
Read MoreIllness spreads with little scrutiny in Queens’ private jail
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“Everybody is next to each other, everybody is coughing,.”
Read MoreIn Jackson Heights, living rooms become ‘mask factories’ as neighbors pitch in
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“Many of our elderly neighbors feel so isolated right now.”
Read MoreCity expands school meal program to adults
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“No one will be turned away, I want to really emphasize that there's no charge and no one will be turned away.”
Read MoreQueens Public library smashes ebook records
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Circulation reached an all-time high this month, as the combined ebook and multimedia materials surpassed the previous record, set in March of last year, by more than 7,000 checkouts, QPL said.
Read MoreQueens reps urge end to ‘antiquated’ anti-LGBTQ blood donation policy
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“This antiquated policy is not based on current science, stigmatizes the LGBTQIA+ community, and undermines crucial efforts to increase the nation’s blood supply as the United States grapples with the coronavirus crisis.”
Read MoreCOVID-19 threatens people with developmental disabilities, and the agencies that serve them
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“We are starting to see a disturbing trend and we hope the curve starts to flatten but because of the comorbidities, I’m concerned we are going to see more people getting sick and possibly some deaths.”
Read MoreQueens leaders, residents propose COVID-19 testing in parking lots, empty expanses
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“The huge empty parking lot at Douglaston shopping center above Fairway might be able to be used for medical purposes during the pandemic.”
Read More'I feel scared for my life' — Inmates face COVID-19 inside NYC's only private jail
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“You cannot do social distancing in this jail because everyone is so on top of each other.”
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