Queens leaders call on state to repeal 50-a at Borough Hall rally
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“We have to legislate our way to freedom.”
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New York will email some absentee ballots following lawsuit from disability rights group
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“All people deserve the right and ability to vote independently and safely.”
Read MoreThe state legislature may repeal 50-a. Here’s what that means.
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The law shields police disciplinary records from review.
Read MoreAfter days of aggression, mayor and police commissioner vow to back off press
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“I don't want to see anybody locking up the press.”
Read MoreNonprofit Talk: Sunnyside service organization fights for kids, families and seniors amid COVID tragedy
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The organization has lost nearly 50 participants to COVID-19.
Read MoreMan with knives strapped to arm threatens to kill George Floyd protestors in Whitestone
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“I’ll kill you. You’re in the wrong neighborhood. You’re in the wrong neighborhood, bitch.”
Read MoreOPINION: New development will bring purpose and economic hope to Flushing and its waterfront
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Project developers promote the potential benefits of the plan.
Read MorePowerful vigil in Astoria Park marks fifth day of racial justice demonstrations
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Some speakers said they had never before attended a protest.
Read MoreCouncil poised to pass NYPD chokehold ban, six years after Eric Garner’s death
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“I wish everything in life moved quicker than it does and I’m happy we’re finally doing it.”
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Western Queens community board chair dropped following discrimination complaint
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The decision not to reappoint the chair came six days after the Eagle reported on a discrimination complaint lodged against her.
Read MoreQueens DA urges state to repeal 'walking while trans' ban
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The statute is “often used to arrest and harass people based on their gender or appearance.”
Read MoreNYPD officers kneel in solidarity with Jamaica demonstrators protesting racist police violence
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“THIS is what de-escalation looks like.”
Read MoreBlack Lives Matter demonstrators take to streets in Jackson Heights
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“We don’t pay you to kill us.”
Read MoreA Long Island City restaurant fights to stay afloat during COVID shutdown
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“I lost tens of thousands of dollars in a week.”
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