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Protesters with Make The Road New York and the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU). Wage overhaul at Queens Center Mall
Groups demand higher wages for mall employees and affordable community space
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Straphangers: Don’t make these cuts!
MTA board listens to moving pleas from riders, pols
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Municipal Lot #1 Nothing 'Common' about Flushing mega-development
Parking, traffic focus of latest CB7 meeting
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Fire Chair Elizabeth Crowley conducts a hearing. Access granted
Volunteer Ambulance Corps back in fold
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Pictured from left to right are (first row) Robert Engel, Iris Weinshall, Jay Goldstein, Katharine Cobb, James Muyskens, (second row) Carter Hodgkin, Dave Gosine, Paul Broches, and Thomas Strekas. Queens College opens new chemistry addition
Huge mosaic centerpiece of 3-year renovation
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Pictured from left to right are Queens College President Dr. James Muyskens, Distinguished Professor of Sociology/Research Center for the Korean Community Director Dr. Pyong Gap Min, College of Staten Island Dean of Research and Graduate Studies Dr. E.K. Park, Deputy Korean Consul General in New York Nak Young Joo, Assemblywoman Grace Meng and Korean-American Association of Greater New York President Yong Hwa Ha. New Year, New Center
Queens College opens Korean research center
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Hundreds of applicants wait to enter a job fair at Citi Field last week. Hundreds show up at Citi Field job fair
With left field locked down, Mets look to fill other positions
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Slim hope for a seven train shuttle
Officials blast MTA for shutdowns at town hall
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Bearak steps down as Queens Civic Congress president
Pat Dolan has replaced Corey Bearak as president of the Queens Civic Congress, an influential coalition of over 100 community organizations dedicated to the betterment of the borough. The leadersh...
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“Chefs of the Year” Dorothy Lewandowski and George Stamatiades. Stamatiades, Lewandowski named Chefs of the Year
For all of their service, they get to serve
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The UPK program at the Flushing YMCA celebrates Lunar New Year. Flushing YMCA kids celebrate Lunar New Year
The halls of the Flushing YMCA were alive on Friday morning with blurs of color and the beating of drums as students of the Early Childhood Center marched through the building on wishing “Gung H...
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Queens Young Republicans are back
Group hosts its first event in five years
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NYC-based Haiti relief efforts continue
In D.C., bill makes it easier for Haitians to enter country
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ENDORSEMENT: WEPRIN FOR 24TH DISTRICT
On Tuesday, February 9, voters in the 24th Assembly District will participate in a special election to fill the seat of Mark Weprin, who left to run for (and win) the New York City Council seat va...
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The Flushing BJ’s is christened with a customary bread-breaking ceremony. Left to right: director of the Boys Club of New York Rob Britt; Councilman Peter Koo; Director of Economic Development (at the Queens BP Helen Marshall’s office) Melva Miller; BJ’s Regional Manager Bob Carter; General Manager of BJ’s Flushing Artie Ferro; Assemblywoman Grace Meng; P.S. 20 Principal Victoria Hart; and BJ’s Zone Vice President Jay Breslin. Flushing welcomes new BJ’s Club
Store one of the first to open in new development
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Pelosi: Dems close on health care agreement (AP)

President Barack Obama greets spectators Wednesday, March 10, 2010, after arriving in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam)AP - Democrats claimed momentum Wednesday in their drive to enact the sweeping health care legislation sought by President Barack Obama, citing near agreement on crucial issues despite persistent Republican efforts to knock them off stride.


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House GOP leaders press earmark moratorium (AP)

House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - House GOP leaders are pushing rank-and-file Republicans to break their addiction to pet projects by going cold turkey and giving up the long-cherished practice of directing federal dollars to their home districts.


Wed Mar 10 20:25:49 -0600 2010
Foreclosure rates up by smallest amount in 4 years (AP)

A pre-foreclosure sign is displayed outside a home in Miami, Florida in 2009. The US home mortage sector remains under siege -- as recent huge losses reported by government-run Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac show -- from high unemployment and troubled loans.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)AP - The foreclosure crisis isn't over, but the pace of growth may finally be slowing down.


Thu Mar 11 00:17:29 -0600 2010