Juneteenth is now an official New York state holiday
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“Juneteenth serves as a piece of history towards Black liberation in this country.”
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Koslowitz nixes participatory budgeting in order to fund lingering Queens capital projects
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“This year, I’m not going to do participatory budgeting at all.”
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Judge orders expedited hearing in Brooklyn Diocese lawsuit against new COVID limits
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Capacity is limited in red and orange zones.
Read MoreCouncilmember Barry Grodenchik won’t seek reelection, citing demands of '24/7 job'
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“It’s a rough life. It’s the time you miss away from your family and it’s the time you cant do other things.”
Read MoreResorts World Casino unveils plan for 400-room Queens hotel
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“This new development will bring good, union jobs and add to the ever-growing array of Queens destinations, which we are very excited about,” Miller said. “Queens truly is the World’s Borough, and this partnership will no doubt attract even more visitors and continue to grow our local economy.”
Read MoreQueens residents have two days left to fill out the 2020 Census
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Visit my2020census.gov before 6 am Friday to complete the count.
Read MoreQueens 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.”
Read MoreNYC 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”
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