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Aug. 8, 2023 By Mayor Eric Adams As mayor, it is my sacred duty to keep New Yorkers safe. I campaigned on making New York City a safer place to live, work, and raise a family, and now, after a little over a year and a half in office, we continue to see the results....
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Aug. 7, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld The city is finally launching a first-in-the-nation program using technology to enforce weight restrictions against trucks on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE), with violations in the hundreds of dollars set to start in November on the crumbling highway. Enforcement against hefty trucks weighing over 80,000 pounds, which are not…
Jul. 28, 2023 By Bill Parry Queens lawmakers, police union leaders, and a former NYPD detective who is campaigning to unseat disgraced Congressman George Santos are all expressing outrage after Scott Cobb, the getaway driver in the 1988 assassination of rookie cop Eddie Byrne, was granted parole on July 26. Cobb, 60, has served 34...
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Jul. 17, 2023 By John Schilling South Queens Councilwoman Joann Ariola revealed that the previously announced migrant tent to house asylum seekers at the Aqueduct Racetrack/Resorts World Casino in South Ozone Park is now “off the table” at a rally outside the property on Monday, July 17. This news comes days after the announcement that...
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Jul. 17, 2023 By John Schilling The New York State Trial Lawyers Association (NYSTLA) honored Queens Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar last week during a sold-out rooftop reception on the Lower East Side. NYSTLA President David L. Scher presented Rajkumar, as well as state Senator Andrew Gounardes of Senate District 26 in Brooklyn, with the Atticus Award,...
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July 11, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A Long Island City resident is aiming to become New York’s first transgender state legislator, having announced a run for Assembly District 37, a seat currently held by embattled Assembly Member Juan Ardila, whose term has been shrouded with sexual abuse allegations. Émilia Decaudin, 24, a transgender woman, launched... Read more »
Jul. 10, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Business owners and organization leaders joined Congresswoman Grace Meng and Kevin Livingston, founder and CEO of the 100 Suits organization, to celebrate the launch of the Empower Queens Workforce & Entrepreneurship program outside of Pomonok Houses on Thursday, July 6. Community leaders were gathered at the intersection of Jewel...
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Jul. 6, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Flushing Town Hall honored Broadway deity André De Shields, President and CEO of the Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) Wayne Ho and Founder of the Guru Krupa Foundation Mukund Padmanabhan at its annual gala, Around the World & Home Again, on June 15. The gala celebrated the Smithsonian affiliate’s mission...
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Jul. 4, 2023 By Bill Parry Despite her landslide victory in the June 27 Democratic primary, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz is reminding her supporters that there is still work to be done in her re-election bid. Katz acknowledged that retired Judge George Grasso, who had a disappointing second-place finish in the primary, will continue...
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Jun. 27, 2023 By Bill Parry