State shutters schools in three Queens neighborhoods, but businesses can stay open for now
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“These clusters have to be attacked.”
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Central Queens small businesses fear new shutdown after months of COVID losses
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“You're punishing the businesses, and by punishing the businesses you’re punishing the city itself. You're hurting renters and owners and everyone except the people who you should be”
Here are the 46 judges being terminated by the New York court system
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Eight of the judges work in the Bronx, more than any county in the state. Six preside in Queens.
Read MoreQueens criminal court will have just one Black man on the bench after state cuts judges
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There will be one Black male judge in a courthouse where 38% of defendants are Black men.
Read MoreNYC moves to shut down schools and businesses in three Queens zip codes where COVID surges
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“In some parts of our city in Brooklyn and Queens, we’re having an extraordinary problem, something we haven’t seen since early-June.”
Read MoreKoslowitz, Jewish leaders denounce anti-Semitic coverage of COVID rise
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“When we only focus on a community, when in fact no one is immune from this, it does lend vulnerability to stigmatizing. Take care in not perpetuating stereotypes, not emboldening latent racism, emboldening latent discrimination and phobias and hate, because there is no need for that.”
Read MoreOpinion: Invest in educational opportunities for justice-involved students
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Jesús Reyes-Velardo is the associate director of Academic Support Programs at College & Community Fellowship.
Read MoreJudge orders house arrest for Queens cop charged with spying for China
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“There is a big difference between this country and most countries, especially the PRC. There is a presumption of innocence in this country.”
Read MoreAstoria political club under name-change pressure seeks community feedback
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Institutions across the country are reckoning with their appropriation of indigenous titles and symbols.
Read MoreQueens WWII vet receives France’s highest honor, 75 years after war
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“Your story is the utmost example of bravery and courage. We owe you our freedom – we will never forget.”
Read MoreElmhurst school shut down for two weeks to control COVID
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Two unrelated cases were identified at the John F. Kennedy Jr. School.
Read MoreNYC funds immigrant legal services at five Queens providers
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“New York City continues to stand with our immigrant communities.”
Read MoreRestaurant shutdowns had brutal impact on Corona-Elmhurst-Jackson Heights immigrant workforce: report
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“When COVID-19 emerged, our community was the first to be impacted and it continues to struggle to rebound from the financial impact of the shutdown.”
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New York courts terminate 46 judges in move to slash budget
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The careers of at least six Queens Supreme Court justices will come to an end Dec. 31 after OCA decided to cut ties with nearly every judge over age 70 in the state.
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