Fuzz bust tiger tooth sale in Queens
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A Queens man was forced to pay $500 after he used Craigslist to sell an endangered tiger tooth to state officials posing as buyers.
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Mental health pros will respond to some 911 crisis calls in new NYC pilot program
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“Mental illness is not a crime, but we call upon the police as first responders in a mental health crisis.”
Read MoreNYC opens second Queens Greenway hearing after plan ‘bicycle backbone’ mobilizes support
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“By creating a continuous, family safe path we will give the next generation access to an amazing park system.”
Read MoreLong Island City's musical parking lot provides welcome respite from COVID crisis
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“People keep saying how we saved their lives, how we saved the summer, how nothing like this really exists anywhere else.”
Read MoreCriminal jury trials resume in plexiglass-partitioned Queens courtroom
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The attorney tables look more like penalty boxes. And the jury box is unoccupied.
Read MoreElmhurst Hospital secures premier cancer treatment tech with funding from Lee
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“This critical investment in upgraded equipment will ensure that cancer patients in the Borough of Queens have access to vital, life-saving treatments and the services they need.”
Read MoreLegacy of Queens teen lives on at Laurelton street corner
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“Six years later, we’re doing this and he will never be forgotten.”
Read MoreYour Votes. Your Voices. They Mattered.
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Carole Wacey is president & CEO Women Creating Change.
Read MoreQueens jury trial continues, despite new courthouse COVID case and Bronx suspension
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The Queens jury trial will continue even after a trial in the Bronx was suspended because of COVID.
Read MoreQueens Defenders and Queens Public Library team up for reentry program
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“This technology-focused initiative will help individuals re-establish themselves in the community as they aspire to lead productive lives free of further justice-system involvement.”
Read MoreSavage attack on Muslim family in Rego Park sparks call for hate crime probe
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“Hate crimes targeting the Muslim community need to be taken seriously.”
Read More‘We’re running out of time’ — Stringer slams schools pandemic response at Queens town hall
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“The city government has got to go door to door and go to these children, because they did not cause this pandemic, they are not responsible for the incompetence of the department of education.”
Read MoreNYC’s first ranked-choice election is coming to Queens. Are voters ready?
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“I don’t know what it is.”
Read MoreCouncilmembers press Flushing Waterfront developers on lack of affordable housing
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“Why should we not expect a level of affordable housing? Over 70,000 people are living in homeless shelters and you’re talking about nonsensical [regulations] and saying you don’t need to do affordable housing.”
Read MoreNo matter who is president, we must commit to equality, freedom and justice
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Dalvanie K. Powell is president of the United Probation Officers Association.
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