Western Queens House hopefuls focus campaigns on combating domestic violence
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“These are not necessarily new, but they need to be put into a comprehensive policy now.”
Read MoreQueens congressional delegation urges Trump to raise funding for virus-plagued nursing homes
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“We need to steer resources to where they can be most effective and boosting resources for our nursing homes and their dedicated staff, now, will save lives.”
Read MoreThree Queens reps urge federal gov’t to include undocumented immigrants in relief package
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“Many immigrants fortunate to still have a job are among the essential employees who are risking their health and safety by working on the frontlines during this outbreak.”
Read MoreAOC: 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 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 MoreAOC says campaign raised $82k for local community groups
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“We are so grateful for their work, and we are proud to support them in lieu of our traditional end of the quarter fundraising.”
Read MoreAOC, Jeffries, Velazquez call on DOJ to release vulnerable prisoners
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“It will be a catastrophe if the Department of Justice continues to proceed as if everything is normal.”
Read MoreCUNY Census Corps counts on students to reach their fellow New Yorkers
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With a March 12 start date for the 2020 Census looming, the City University of New York Census Corps has readied over 200 students throughout the school to engage their neighbors and educate New Yorkers about the importance of the census.
Read MoreFor Burmese in Queens, Trump travel ban is personal
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“It does nothing to make our country safer. It is only stoking fear and tearing families apart.”
Read MoreQueens congresswomen demand info on unused Puerto Rico disaster relief
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The three members of Congress demanded the documents by March 10.
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Alzheimer’s bill gets backing from AOC after letter urging support
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The Improving HOPE for Alzheimer’s Act would increase access to information on care and support for people that have been recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.
Read MoreMaldonado Cruz inducted into Civil Court
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Maldonado Cruz won the first contested Democratic judicial primary in years.
Read MoreThe year in photos: 16 images that defined Queens in 2019
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A picture is worth a thousand words.
Read More‘Like afterschool for grownups’ — Inside Astoria’s cozy, comedic Q.E.D.
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Q.E.D. recently celebrated its fifth anniversary.
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