Rockaway assemblymember calls for better beach safety
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“We must hear the Parks Department’s plan for the rest of the summer, so we can be proactive and avoid these very preventable tragedies.”
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Redistricting commission fails first test
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“They should be only considered what they are called in the constitution — drafts.”
Read MoreCrisis on Rikers comes to City Council
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“I appreciate you guys kicking me around for it, you should kick me around,” the commissioner said.
Read MoreGrand jury declines to prosecute officer who allegedly put man in chokehold
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A Queens grand jury declined to prosecute a former NYPD officer who was accused of putting a man in an illegal chokehold while making an arrest in Far Rockaway last summer.
Read MoreElecteds bash new Downtown Jamaica busways
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“The goal is to be better, to be more efficient and deliver your services when it comes to transportation.”
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Queens pol aims to make open culture permanent
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"The Open Culture Program has been a much needed lifeline.”
Read MoreQueens Night Market gives back to flood relief
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“To slip through when your livelihood is on the line because of a natural disaster is a travesty.”
Read MoreTop court hears testimony in support of legal service funding
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“These rippling disparities impact the experiences of the New Yorkers who engage our civil justice systems.”
Read MoreSunnyside lawyer named president of Network of Bar Leaders
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“It has been wonderful to see an exchange of ideas and information and collaboration among different bar associations.”
Read More‘Shame on us,’ electeds say after Rikers visit
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“Shame on us, shame on all of us who are elected officials in New York.”
Read MoreMaspeth remembers first responders lost on 9/11
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Maspeth Savings Bank hosted a tribute the first responders lost during 9/11 in the Queens neighborhood last week.
Court officers remembered on 9/11 anniversary
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“Tommy, Harry and Mitch are not heroes because they died, they're heroes because of the way they lived.”
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Two hurt in St. John's Episcopal Hospital fire
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St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, the only hospital on the Rockaway peninsula, caught fire on Friday. Two people were injured.
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