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GET OUT AND VOTE IN CONGRESS PRIMARIES
Dems Duke It Out; GOP Senate Race
     Democrats and Republicans across the state will head
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Deadly End In Qns. To His Run From Bklyn. Crash
     Fleeing the scene of a fender-bender proved
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GLENDALE’S ‘PREFERRED’
USPS Tweaks Policy, But Zaps ZIP Plan
     The United States Postal Service (USPS) once
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Glendale Plaza Plans On Display At CB 5 Hearing
Learn More Next Thurs. At Redeemer
     The proposed creation of a pedestrian plaza adjacent
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MOTORCYCLES’ TWITTER TROOP
CB 9 Member Says Riders Use Web To Congregate
     A member of Community Board 9 asked police
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Say Drunk Driver Sparked Parkway Crash
      An alleged drunk driver was cuffed by police for his role in a three-vehicle accident along the westbound lanes of the Jackie Robinson Parkway in Glendale early last Saturday morning, June 16, which
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LANDMARK LAW MAY SEE REVAMP
Nonprofit Fighting Proposed Bill
     A bill recently introduced in the City Council
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Cleveland H. S. Teacher Banned For Show & Tell
Sex Ed. Display Too Provocative
     A teacher at Grover Cleveland High School in
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L. I. C. TRASH PLAN MAKES BIG STINK
CURES Rails Over Waste Transfer Expansion
     The state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
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CANDIDATE MEETS GROUP IN MIDVILLE
Pol Stumps For Votes Ahead of Primary
     One of the four Democrats running for the
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TWO-CAR CRASH ON QUEENS BOULEVARD
      Two cars collided around midnight at Queens Boulevard and 60th Street in Woodside last Tuesday, June 12. At least two individuals were removed to a nearby hospital.
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LAWMAKER SECURES $ FOR EAST SIDE ACCESS
Millions In Funding For LIRR-GCT Tunnel
     Millions in funding for the East Side Access
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Willets Point Deal Unveiled By Mayor
Industrial Area To Become Destination
     Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Queens Development Group—
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Garage Fire Spreads To Corona Home
      Firefighters rushed to a Corona home last Thursday morning, June 14, to put out a blaze that consumed two garages and spread to a nearby residence, it was reported.
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Surrender Guns For NYPD Cash
Help The City Drop Violent Crime
     The NYPD Community Affairs Bureau is reminding all
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More Trains Now Arriving On L Line
MTA: Will Help Ease Overcrowding
     MTA New York City Transit announced the addition of 98 weekly round trips on the L line. An additional 16 round trips have been added each weekday, 11 round trips on Saturday, and seven round trips on Sunday. The service increase began on June 10.
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Restore State Funding Cuts To Child Care Program: Pol
Says City Families Would Suffer
     Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi sent a letter to the state Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) Commissioner Gladys Carrion in regards to his concern about the agency’s decision to cut nearly $1 million statewide from the Child Care Resource and Referral program.
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Feds Told: Speed Up Geese Removal Near Airports
Sen. Says Big Birds Put Airlines At Risk
     Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand urged U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to move forward immediately and take action to protect New York City airports from bird strikes.
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Rent Reform Bills To Boost Tenant Rights
Aims To Keep Apts. Affordable
     Assemblyman Mike Miller announced that the Assembly passed a package of bills to strengthen New York’s rent laws and protect tenants from unfair housing practices.
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