Sep. 8, 2023 By Niko Balkaran It takes a whole village. This sentiment was echoed on Sept. 7 by local elected and school officials, who, along with local parents, celebrated the opening of a new annex at Benjamin N. Cardozo High School in Bayside with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The 795-seat annex is one of 10…
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Eastern Queens elected officials, community leaders voice concerns over plans for migrant tent shelter at Creedmor campus
Jul. 19, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Eastern Queens elected officials and community leaders are denouncing the city’s plan to create a large-scale tent facility to house an influx of migrants on the grounds of the old Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens Village. In a show of bipartisan support, Councilwoman Linda Lee joined Councilwoman Vickie Paladino,…
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Co-op owners pack Queens school to learn about city’s climate law as well as penalties for non-compliance
Jun. 23, 2023 By Christian Murray More than 450 residents filled a school auditorium in Douglaston on June 20 to learn about a climate law that is slated to go into effect next year and is likely to raise the monthly cost of owning a co-op or condo. The attendees were briefed on what’s known…
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DA Katz endorsed by eight Queens City Council members in re-election bid
May. 12, 2023 By Bill Parry Eight members of the Queens City Council delegation, including Speaker Adrienne Adams, endorsed Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz for re-election, her campaign announced on May 11. The elected leaders, from every corner of the borough, cited the DA’s efforts to engage communities, get guns off the streets, fight human…
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Queens lawmaker to host free breast cancer screening event in Glen Oaks
May. 4, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Councilwoman Linda Lee is partnering with the American-Italian Cancer Foundation, the Queens Public Library, and Chinese American IPA (CAIPA) to bring a mammogram bus to provide free breast cancer screenings for women in eastern Queens on Friday, May 19. The event will be held across from the Glen Oaks…
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City Council passes Queens lawmaker’s resolution calling on DOE to establish Diwali as public school holiday
Feb. 20, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed The City Council on Thursday, Feb. 16 voted to pass Councilwoman Linda Lee’s resolution to call upon the NYC Department of Education to establish Diwali as an official holiday for public school students. “In recognition of the 1.1 million Asian American Pacific Islanders who call New York City home,…
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