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Community Board 6 discusses pedestrian safety at Austin Street, potential installation of 5G towers during monthly meeting

Mar. 10, 2023 By Ethan Marshall In Wednesday’s Community Board 6 meeting, members were commended for asking the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) to look into the potential dangers to pedestrians at Austin Street. Residents also expressed concerns about the long-term effects of 5G towers should they be installed in the area. The request…
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DA Katz lands endorsements from pair of Queens Congress members in re-election bid

Mar. 10, 2023 By Bill Parry A week after Queens Borough President Donovan Richards endorsed the re-election campaign of Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, two longtime members of Congress have followed suit. Congresswoman Grace Meng and Congressman Gregory Meeks threw their support behind Katz who is facing a challenge in June’s Democratic primary. “Melinda Katz…
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York College receives more than $1 million in funding for environmental research in southeast Queens

Mar. 10, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed York College has received more than $1 million in funding from Senator Kirsten Gillibrand to examine the environmental and health effects of climate change in southeast Queens.  The $1,344,622 grant awarded to York College is provided as part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “Cumulative Health Impacts at…
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Mayor’s bid to shift 250,000 public sector retirees to Medicare Advantage plans approved by MLC

Mar. 9, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller The Municipal Labor Committee (MLC), made up of representatives from 102 public sector unions, voted on Thursday in approval of Mayor Eric Adams’ administration’s controversial plan to move all city retirees off of traditional Medicare and onto a partially privatized version of the program. In Thursday morning’s vote,…