Coronavirus crisis intensifies inside billion-dollar private prison firm's Queens lockup
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“This is the worst I’ve ever felt in my life.”
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Queens Night Market is postponed indefinitely, but vendors are still pitching in
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“Hopefully the Queens Night Market can give New Yorkers something to look forward to when this situation is finally over.”
Read MoreCriminal Court proceedings are virtual for everyone but the general public
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Arraignments went fully remote — for everyone except the general public, court officers and clerks — last month.
Read MoreRemote learning could open ‘Pandora’s Box’ for online education
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“I think it’s opening Pandora's box — you will never see a return; it’s like Blockbuster Video.”
Read MoreImmigrant Heritage Week celebrates NYC’s rich multiculturalism
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“If there is any certainty in how likely you are to live the American dream, it’s in New York.”
Read MoreDe Blasio asks Cuomo to clear up Queens borough president confusion
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The confusion began after the special election’s original date was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreGoFundQueens: Online fundraisers help power Queens COVID response
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“Queens can get through this.”
Read MoreDemonstrators urge release of LIC prison inmates nearing end of sentences
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“They’re sitting there practically waiting to die.”
Read MoreFoster care agency supports kids through COVID crisis
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“For most of them, this is not just a job, this is calling.”
Read MoreAmid coronavirus crisis, Queens lawmaker’s ballot challenge would prompt in-person BOE hearing
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She is the only Queens lawmaker contesting an opponent’s petition signatures.
Read MoreAdvocates rally to release inmates from Long Island City state prison
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Advocates and local elected officials have called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to release inmates serving the final term of their sentences in Queens’ lone state prison.
Read MoreCourtroom goes virtual for Emergency Judge Joseph Esposito
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“I left my robes at the courthouse, and they don’t want us to go back in there.”
Read MoreDe Blasio and Cuomo bicker over school closure plan
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“Lord knows having to tell you that we cannot bring our schools back for the remainder of this school year is painful.”
Read MoreResidents of long-term care facilities: You are not forgotten and you are not alone
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At a time such as this, a truly unprecedented time, residents are in much need of an advocacy program.
Read MoreLETTER: To score political points, Queens assembly candidate ignores COVID-19 spread inside public jails
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Our members have gone above and beyond to help in this crisis.
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