Council passes bill compelling NYPD to share surveillance strategies
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The measure would require the NYPD to publish its surveillance technologies and strategies.
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Foster youth fight for funding to boost mentorship and support program
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“Our coaches and tutors are essential to our survival.”
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Juneteenth commemorates the end of the slavery.
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The task force has 24 members, including several connected to Queens.
Read MoreMayor says playgrounds will remain closed, despite calls from cooped-up communities
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“After months of Zoom classes and social isolation, our students deserve the opportunity to safely enjoy recreational space.”
Read MoreNew York courts will close Friday as state commemorates Juneteenth for first time
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“Next year it has to be a state holiday. This is American history and we have to acknowledge it.”
Read MoreFlushing assembly race gets ugly with claims of ‘cyberbullying’ burner accounts
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A Flushing developer advising a candidate is accused of using fake social media accounts to smear a rival.
Read MoreBRECKER: Why I am running for state Assembly
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Danielle Brecker is a candidate in Western Queens Assembly District 37.
Read MoreQueens Public Library branches set to reopen next month
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The library system closed all 66 branches on March 16.
Read MoreU.S. Open closed to fans
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Players’ grunts will echo off empty chairs inside the cavernous Arthur Ashe Stadium this August and September.
Read MoreCouncil will vote on bill forcing NYPD to explain surveillance strategies
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“New Yorkers deserve to know the type of surveillance that the NYPD uses and its impacts on communities.”
Read MoreRepeal of 50-a may prompt release of district attorneys’ problem cop lists
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“District attorneys, the city and law enforcement agencies can no longer hide behind Police Secrecy Law 50-a.”
Read More12 Queens councilmembers urge mayor to boost small business COVID relief
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“If they do not receive the appropriate level of aid, we will lose them forever.”
Read MoreWeprin criticized for ties to Jamaica real estate firm sued by state
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Attorney General Letitia James accused Zara Realty of “an egregious pattern” of tenant harassment and exploitation.
Read MoreSocial Distance: 0.1% of Queens voters visited early polling sites this weekend
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Just 1,742 of Queens’ 1.3 million registered voters cast their ballots early.
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