Bin there, done that: city celebrates International Composting Week
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New York City conducts curb-side pickup in every Queens neighborhood and operates 20 drop-off locations in the borough.
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Louis Vuitton show transports guests at JFK
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For the Louis Vuitton show, the inside was transformed into a tropical oasis overflowing with tropical foliage that stretched even into the bathrooms.
Read MoreJPEGMAFIA is sick of old racists
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The performer put on a rowdy, real show and deserved a few breaks to rehydrate.
Read MoreOpinion: Passing Elder Parole Bill is a moral imperative
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“Sentencing someone to die in prison without any possibility for parole is morally wrong.”
Read MoreNYC jails violate city law by holding people hours after posting bail, report finds
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“Any amount of time a presumptively innocent individual needlessly spends in jail is too much time.”
Read MoreBrandeis Association remembers the Holocaust at moving memorial event
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“Our legacy from the past is vital. And now people forget. We must not let that happen under any circumstances.”
Read MoreState lawmakers vote to let inmates use phone before solitary
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Under the bill, inmates would also be allowed to make one phone call per week while held in isolation.
Read MoreABA releases guidelines on prosecuting misdemeanor cases
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“A prosecutor must avoid offering, negotiating and entering pleas on terms that knowingly misrepresent the consequences of acceptance.”
Read MoreQueens precincts clock in with range of 911 dispatch times
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The average NYPD 911 dispatch time rose citywide in 2018, but every Queens precinct beat the city average.
Read MoreQueens leads NYC in marijuana cases, public defender data finds
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Queens accounts for more low-level weed prosecutions than Manhattan, Brooklyn and Staten Island combined.
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More than 75 new Queens community board members sworn in
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The appointees also participated in an orientation about board rules and members’ responsibilities, according to Borough President Melinda Katz’s office.
Read MoreQueens man gets 25 years in prison for MS-13 shooting
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Queens resident Kevin Paniagua was sentenced after pleading guilty to attempted murder in June 2018.
Read MoreRide-hail app drivers demand companies ‘Lyft’ wages
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The strike was held in solidarity with drivers striking around the world, including Los Angeles, Philadelphia and London, according to the New York Taxi Workers Alliance.
Read MoreSkunk for sale — Queens’ lone taxidermy shop is alive and well
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“I call it my museum without glass. You can touch everything.”
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