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SMOKE DETECTORS SPARK SCARE IN E. WILLIAMSBURG
      Still-active smoke detectors left in a bag on an East Williamsburg street last Wednesday afternoon, May 30, caused a suspicious package scare that prompted a massive response by police and the Fire D
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Vehicles Collided At Rego Park Corner
      One driver was injured after a sedan and an SUV collided at the intersection of Yellowstone and Woodhaven boulevards in Rego Park at around 10:30 a.m. last Friday morning, June 1, it was reported.
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Board 5 Meets Wed. In Midville
     The next monthly meeting of Community Board 5
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SHE GAVE LIFE FOR GRANDSON
Woman & Taxi Driver Die In L.I.E. Crash
     An Ozone Park taxi cab driver and a
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Get Ready For A Smoother Ride
DOT To Repave Streets In CB 9
     Many roadways in Kew Gardens, Ozone Park, Richmond <
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Convention Center Deal’s Dead
Talks Break Down On Aqueduct Project
     Talks between the governor’s office and the owners
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Sedan Smacks Into Astoria Scaffold
      Police and Fire Department units responded to an Astoria senior housing complex last Wednesday afternoon, May 30, after a vehicle collided with another car and then smacked into scaffolding, it was r
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ASK COPS TO SLOW & QUIET ’EM DOWN
MWEBA Presses NYPD On Quality Of Life
     From speeding traffic to loitering teens, a host
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RALLIES COME TO LIBRARIES’ RESCUE
Lawmakers Decry Proposed Cutbacks
     Hundreds of library supporters joined City Council members
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POLS TO CITY: KEEP IMMIGRANT PGM. $
To Maintain English Classes & More
     City Council Members Daniel Dromm, Ruben Wills and <
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Liu: 911 Upgrade Cost City Millions
Audit Finds Negligence; Asks D.A. To Probe
     According to an audit released last Wednesday, May
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Motorcyclist Goes On A Deadly Ride
Killed In South Ozone Park Crash
     A 39-year-old man was killed early last Friday morning, June 1, when the motorcycle he was riding lost control and struck a sedan at a South Ozone Park intersection, according to police. The motorcyclist’s identity was not disclosed by the NYPD.
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New Law Aims To Turn The Tide Of Foreclosure
Adds Protections To Prevent Default
     Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed into law legislation authored by State Sen. Malcolm A. Smith and Assemblywoman Annette Robinson which aims to help stem the tide of foreclosure.
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Wary Of Environmental Self- Audits
Pol Asks DEC To Reconsider Policy
     Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi, chair of the Assembly Oversight, Analysis and Investigations Committee, sent a letter to Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Joseph Martins in regard to his concern about the agency’s latest policy proposal to permit entities, both private and public, to conduct self-audits for environmental safety regulat
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New CB Members To Take Oath
Long-Time Volunteers Honored By Beep
     Sixty-five new community board members will be sworn in by Queens Borough President Helen Marshall at a ceremony next Thursday, June 14, at 6 p.m. at the New York Hall of Science in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
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