Conditions on Rikers ‘deteriorate’
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Queens community leaders honored for pandemic outreach
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“So many people stepped up to help their neighbors during the COVID-19 pandemic in so many different ways.”
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Councilmember hosts family day in Queens Village
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"Each year, we strive to provide an outlet for local families to utilize the local parks around the district.”
Read MoreFlushing Town Hall’s Jazz Jam returns in-person
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“It is sure to be a healing and celebratory reunion.”
Read MoreQueens condemns NRG plant at DEC hearing
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“Building a new fracked gas power plant when we need to rapidly end our reliance on fossil fuels imperils our ability to fight climate change and treats communities like Astoria as sacrificial lambs.”
Read MoreLeaders call on Hochul to ensure HERO Act goes into effect
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“The delay in HERO Act implementation has resulted in preventable danger of coronavirus spread in workplaces.”
Read MoreQueens veteran makes leap from student to teacher at school for disabled students
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An Army veteran from Queens became the first person to make the switch from student to teacher at the Institute for Career Development's AbilITy Cisco Academy, which teaches disabled students how to make it in the tech world.
Read MoreHochul becomes state’s first female governor
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Governor Kathy Hochul became the first woman to serve as New York’s top executive Tuesday.
Read MoreQueens BP calls on DOE to offer remote option
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“Having a remote option would be prudent due to the current reality we are all unfortunately confronting,” Donovan Richards said.
Read MoreCuomo grants six more clemencies before leaving office
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Greg Mingo, who was granted clemency this week, was one of an estimated 2,500 incarcerated New Yorkers to have their applications for clemency cross the governor’s desk in 2020.
Read MoreOpinion: Ending rent moratoria is a lose, lose, lose
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“What is often lost in conversations about the current housing crisis is that in the absence of fully funding and disseminating needed rental assistance ending the moratoria are a lose, lose, lose situation.”
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Vaccine mandates begin, legal challenges to follow
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“It's a very tough pro-vaccination order.”
Read MoreNRG public hearing on Astoria plant scheduled for this week
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There are several virtual hearings scheduled to cover the Astoria Gas Turbine Power permit this week as part of the public comment period.
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