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NYC temporarily shuts down Queens beaches after sharks swim dangerously close to Fourth of July crowd
Multiple shark sightings in Far Rockaway on July 4th led to temporary beach closures as NYC officials deployed drones and ...
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Stabbing leaves 1 dead, 2 injured in Queens
QUEENS (WABC) -- Police are investigating a deadly stabbing in Queens early Saturday. Officers responded to a 911 call of an ...
Prosecutors clear Queens public defender arrested on Rikers after tests show no drugs found on legal papers
The Bronx DA’s office has dropped all charges against a Queens public defender arrested on Rikers Island for possession of ...
Mets accuse Yankees of being 'boring' in harsh criticism from Queens
This weekend sees the "Subway Series" at Citi Field, home of the New York Mets, who host their neighborhood enemy: the New ...
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Queens courts, rocked by theft scandal, get new public defender group
Many low-income criminal defendants in Queens who need a free attorney will now be represented by a public defender ...
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Queens BP backs Jamaica rezoning plan with conditions for housing, schools and jobs
Queens Borough President Donovan Richards formally announced his advisory recommendation for the Jamaica Neighborhood Plan ...
First weekday for Queens bus network redesign. Here's how riders are reacting.
Monday is the first weekday for Phase 1 of the MTA's new Queens bus network redesign. The changes come after more than five ...
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No, not that film festival in Queens. The other one.
The Queens World Film Festival wants cinephiles to know it is not the Queens Film Festival. That’s a different, newer ...
Troy Van Leeuwen explains why Queens of the Stone Age are not a Fender Strat band
Queens of the Stone Age's multi-instrumentalist Troy Van Leeuwen's penchant for Fenders is well-documented. His team-up with ...
Phase 1 of Queens bus network redesign begins. Here's what riders need to know.
The first phase of the Queens bus network redesign begins today, affecting about 800,000 riders.The MTA is promising new and ...