Queens orgs urge “aye” votes on ballot questions
Leave your thoughtsA handful of Queens organizations joined a total of 50 groups state-wide raising the call for voters to support a…
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Queens DACA applicants wonder what comes next after federal ruling
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Advocates again urge lawmakers to repeal ‘walking while trans’ ban
Leave your thoughtsA group of Queens leaders and transgender rights’ advocates have once urged state lawmakers to eliminate a prostitution-related loitering misdemeanor…
Queens tenants, lawyers and judges confront uncertain end of eviction moratorium
Leave your thoughtsA statewide eviction moratorium ends Wednesday for tenants whose cases were adjudicated before the COVID-19 crisis, leaving roughly 14,000 New…
Massive mural honors medical workers at Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Leave your thoughtsA new, 20,000-square-foot mural in Flushing Meadows Corona Park honors the courageous medical workers battling COVID-19 in the epicenter of…
The family living above Neir’s Tavern is still facing eviction
Leave your thoughtsThe celebration at Neir’s Tavern lasted deep into the night Friday as patrons, including Mayor Bill de Blasio, toasted a…
City Partners with Queens Libraries in Unprecedented Census Campaign
Leave your thoughtsLibraries will be an integral part of New York City’s 2020 U.S. census plan, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on…
DA Candidates Stake Out Positions on Sex Work Decriminalization
Leave your thoughtsJennifer Orellana, a transgender woman and former sex worker from Jackson Heights, asked six of the seven announced candidates for…