Drones to patrol for sharks on Queens beaches
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The city is deploying drones o patrol the city’s beaches for sharks after a woman was sent to the hospital with an apparent shark bite on Monday.
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Queens BP’s report shows ‘strides’ in diversifying community boards
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Queens Borough President Donovan Richards released his office’s 2023 demographic report for the borough’s community boards on Monday, detailing the strides he says his office has made to diversify the boards since he took office.
Read MoreWoman allegedly bit by shark off Rockaway Beach
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A shark reportedly bit a woman off the shores of Queens’ Rockaway Beach on Monday night, leaving her in critical condition. The incident is believed to be the first shark attack off Queens’ waters in decades.
Read MoreQueens lawmakers call Rikers 'cheerful' days before judge to consider federal takeover
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Queens City Councilmember Robert Holden this week said Rikers Island had a “great atmosphere” after taking a tour of the jail complex where over two dozen people have died in the last two years.
Read More‘Haphazard, tepid, and insubstantial’ : Ahead of crucial court appearance, monitor says little has changed on Rikers Island
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A month ago, the federal monitor charged with overseeing conditions on Rikers Island said the city should be held in contempt for failing to tamp down violent conditions within the notorious jail complex. Four weeks later and just days before a consequential court hearing in a case that could see New York City lose control of Rikers, the monitor says not much has changed.
Read MoreQueens leads the way in first-ever citywide “People’s Money” vote
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Nearly 50 projects totalling $5 million have been selected by “the people” as part of the city’s first-ever citywide participatory budgeting program dubbed “The People’s Money.”
Read MoreJudge dismisses election fraud lawsuit in Queens GOP primary
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A Queens judge last week tossed a case in which a candidate who ran for the Republican nomination in Queens’ 20th City Council District accused the race’s victor of election fraud – and called for a new election to be held altogether.
Read MoreGood government group calls for Rikers receivership
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Last week, good government group Citizens Union joined the a number of elected officials, advocates and others in calling for federal Judge Laura Swain to put the city’s notorious jail complex into a federal receivership, or a judicial order that could see the power to manage Rikers handed over to a court-appointed authority.
Read MoreEquity in courts improved, but more left to do, NYCBA says
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The New York City Bar Association released a report last week assessing the court’s efforts in its Equal Justice Initiatives, detailing recommendations for the state courts to continue working to eliminate racial bias.
Read MoreLast minute deal pushes Rockaway housing project through council
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A controversial Queens affordable housing development was approved by the City Council on Thursday after being changed at the last minute from offering 100 percent affordable rental units to 100 percent home ownership units, addressing concerns raised by the local councilmember.
Read MoreLIRR train derails in Jamaica, injuring more than a dozen
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A Long Island Railroad train headed east through Queens derailed on Thursday morning, leaving 13 passengers injured.
Public defenders call for better pay, case caps and transparent negotiations in Queens
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Attorneys working for the Legal Aid Society picketed their employer this week as contract negotiations between their union and the city’s largest public defense firm continue.
Read MoreQueens officials defend food vendors in Corona Plaza
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A Queens locale known for its vibrancy and culture was the site of a late night city crackdown on illegal vendors last week, done with little notice to the vendors or local elected officials, who held a rally on Wednesday protesting what they said was heavy-handed enforcement from the city.
Read MoreCity reaches new phase of migrant crisis
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Top City Hall officials said Wednesday that the migrant crisis, and the city’s response to it, has reached a new and dire chapter.
Read MoreVote on Queens affordable housing plan delayed
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A scheduled vote on a proposal to build an affordable housing development in the Edgemere section of the Rockaway peninsula was delayed by the City Council on Tuesday after the plan received pushback from the local councilmember.
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