Queens candidates and organizers urge voters to save the Working Families Party ballot line
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“The Working Families Party right now is fighting for its survival.”
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NYC pretrial jail population has risen by 16% since bail law change, with variety of likely factors
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The number of people held on second-degree burglary as their top charge has increased by nearly 50 percent since July 2.
Read MoreAuthorities bust up late-night rave at Cunningham Park
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New York City sheriff’s deputies busted an illegal rave in Cunningham Park early Sunday morning, scattering more than 100 people who partied together in defiance of COVID-19 regulations.
Read MoreMeng urges Biden to appoint country's first Muslim judges to federal bench if elected
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“As of 2020, there is to our knowledge no appointed member of the federal judiciary who identifies as Muslim, nor has there ever been.”
Read More'I feel human again' — At three hotels, formerly incarcerated New Yorkers get the support they need
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A social service organization provides support for homeless, formerly incarcerated New Yorkers at three NYC hotels.
Read More‘Frankly shocking’ — Association of Supreme Court Justices slams OCA decision to cut judges and staff
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“This, frankly, shocking decision could not have come at a worse time.”
Read MoreMuseum of the Moving Image needs $35K to reopen, and they're giving cool rewards to donors
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A $1,250 contribution will get you an original animation cell from The Simpsons.
Read MoreSpider-Man swings back into Queens with Sunnyside film shoot
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A few Queens geeks have spotted street closure signs indicating that the third Tom Holland Spider-Man movie will soon film in the area under the the working title “Serenity Now”
Read MoreStreet artists set to receive $6.75M after U.S. Supreme Court dismisses 5 Pointz developer appeal
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The artists who turned a vacant Long Island City warehouse into a vibrant graffiti landmark, only to see their work destroyed by a white-washing real estate developer will receive roughly $6.75 million in damages
Read MoreEx-Gov. David Paterson recounts time in Queens DA’s Office in new memoir
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Paterson dedicates a chapter of his new book to his experience in the Queens DA’s office.
Read MoreSunnyside Restaurant Week returns this month to give Queens eateries a boost
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The annual Sunnyside Restaurant Week is making a comeback this month, helping to boost Western Queens eateries devastated by the COVID crisis.
Read MoreOrganizer in race for Long Island City council seat wants to flip NYC's land use process
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“We need to end the ULURP process. It’s a broken model of development in New York.”
Read MoreLandlord lobby, homeless advocates unite in push to boost voucher values
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“Either way, the city is going to pay to house the homeless, that’s not a question. The question is whether they want to do it cheaper.”
Read MoreNYCHA releases ambitious sustainability plan
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"To confront climate change and social inequality in tandem, we must actively, and intentionally improve housing, green spaces, and air quality for our most vulnerable residents."
Read MoreFurious families fume over Forest Hills school shutdown
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“If there’s going to be a rise anywhere, you shut down specifically where the spread happens. Schools should be shut down only when they are the source, otherwise what was the point?”
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