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Dashawn Vasconcellos Shot By NYPD 11 Times

AP | Posted 11.23.2009 | New York

Read More: Dashawn Vasconcellos, Crime, Nypd, NYPD Shooting, Dashawn Vasconcellos Shot, Queens, Police Shooting, Dashawn Vasconcellos Dead, New York News

NEW YORK — A teenager killed in a confrontation with New York City police over the weekend was shot 11 times, the medical examiner's office said...

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Coyote Spotted In Queens

nydailynews.com | By Lisa L. Colangelo | Posted 11.20.2009 | New York

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Animal control officers set a trap at Rochdale Village after a coyote or similar creature was spotted prowling around a parking lot in the sprawling s...

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Rebecca Tharpe, Mortgage Scammer, Ordered To Lecture About The Perils Of Criminal Schemes

AP | Posted 11.20.2009 | New York

Read More: Kenneth Holder, Queens, Long Island, Rebecca Tharpe Lecture, Rebecca Tharpe, Lecture, Mortgage Fraud, New York News

NEW YORK — A Long Island woman convicted of acting as a "straw buyer" in a mortgage fraud scam has been ordered to give lectures on the perils o...

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Could Mark Sanchez Become the Face Of Mexican NYC?

Patrick Sauer | Posted 11.18.2009 | Sports

Read More: New York Jets, Mark Sanchez, Nfl, Rex Ryan, Football, University of Southern California, Mexican-Americans, Quarterback, Queens, New York City, Mexican NYC, Joe Namath, Sports News

Sanchez is concentrating on football for now, but it will be interesting to see if his relationship with his new city's Mexican community grows along with his stature.

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Bamboo in Queens

Nick Carr | Posted 11.18.2009 | New York

Read More: Queens, Bamboo, Long Island, New York News

While scouting Douglaston, an area in north-east Queens, I passed a house with a beautiful, thickly-set bamboo garden on the front lawn.

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Mergers One Way For Struggling Synagogues To Survive

nydailynews.com | By Clare Trapasso | Posted 11.17.2009 | New York

Read More: Synagogue Mergers, Queens Synagogue, Jewish Temples, Queens, Synagogue, Temple Mergers, Judaism, New York News

It may be getting harder to have faith in Queens' Jewish community. Dwindling membership and a tough economy have led to mergers and closures of Qu...

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Art, Design and How We Learn

Agnes Gund | Posted 11.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Art, Colin Powell, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jamaica, Queens Museum of Art, Queens, Moma, Museum of Arts and Design, Corona, New York News

We know, when we are inside MoMA or the Met, that we are experiencing art; no doubt about it. What is less clear is that we are also experiencing art when we wander the avenues and alleys.

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Con Ed Blunders Led To Queens House Explosion

nydailynews.com | Adam Lisberg | Posted 11.13.2009 | New York

Read More: House Explodes, Ghanwatti Boodram, Queens, Queens Explosion, Con Edison, Con Ed, Floral Park, New York News

Con Edison workers stumbled and bumbled for more than an hour instead of evacuating a Queens house before it blew up in April, a new state report says...

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The Cemetery on the Old Farm ... in Queens?

Nick Carr | Posted 11.11.2009 | New York

Read More: Cemeteries, Urban Cemeteries, Moore-Jackson Cemetery, Night Before Christmas, Queens, Revolutionary War, Woodside Queens, New York News

Staring down 54th Street in Woodside, Queens, lined with boxy brick apartments, one would not expect to find one of the oldest cemeteries in New York nestled in amongst the buildings.

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Black Cowboys Teach Inner City Kids Horsemanship, History

Huffington Post | Victoria Fine | Posted 11.03.2009 | Impact

Read More: Inner City, Horses, At-Risk Youth, Queens, Federation of Black Cowboys, African Americans, Mentoring, New York City, Impact News

Kids from rough areas in New York City have found a home away from home on a 25-acre ranch in Queens, CNN reported Tuesday. Since 1994, the Federati...

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Monserrate Might Get Dropped By Queens Democratic Party

nytimes.com | Nicholas Confessore | Posted 10.29.2009 | New York

Read More: Hiram Monserrate Assault Trial, Jackson Heights, Queens Democratic Party, Hiram Monserrate, Hiram Monserrate Girlfriend Assault, Queens, Hiram Monserrate Assault, Joseph Crowley, New York, New York City, Jose R Peralta, New York News

With statewide elections a year away, the Queens Democratic Party will take the unusual step on Thursday of announcing its support for a primary chall...

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Exxon Mobil Contaminated Drinking Water Wtih Gasoline Additive, Owes NYC $105 Million: Jury

AP | Posted 10.20.2009 | New York

Read More: Water Contamination, Gas Companies, Queens, Exxon Mobil, Exxon, Groundwater, Exxon Mobil Drinking Water, Gasoline Additive, Exxon Mobil Liable, Drinking Water, New York City, New York News

NEW YORK — A jury has found Exxon Mobil liable for contaminating New York City's groundwater with a gasoline additive and has awarded the city $...

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Bianca Wisniewski Dead: Pioneering Hardhat In Sexual Harassment Case Dies In Queens Fire

nydailynews.com | Erin Durkin and Jonathan Lemire | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York

Read More: Bianca Wisniewski Sexual Harrassment Case, Bianca Wisniewski Fire, Bianca Wisniewski Dies, Workplace Sexual Harassment, Bianca Wisniewski Hardhat, Queens, Bianca Wisniewski-Dead, New York, New York City, Bianca Wisniewski, New York News

A pioneering female hardhat who was suing her construction company employer for sexual harassment was killed in a fire that ripped through her Queens ...

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Jack Price Gay Beating: Daniel Aleman, Daniel Rodriguez Arrested For Hate Crime Attack (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 10.14.2009 | New York

Read More: Jack Price, Queens, Gay Slur, Crime, Hate Crime Beating, Hate Crime Assault, Video, Gay Rights, Queens Hate Crime, Hate Crime, College Point, Gay Hate Crime, Daniel Rodriguez, Jack Price Hate Crime, Gay Issues, Daniel Aleman, New York News

Shocking video of the brutal beating of Jack Price has been released just as news of a second arrest in the case was announced. Daniel Rodriguez was ...

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Hiram Monserrate Trial: Closing Arguments Today After 10 Days Of Proceedings

newsday.com | Michael Frazier | Posted 10.13.2009 | New York

Read More: Hiram Monserrate Assault Case, Karla Giraldo Subpoenaed, Karla Giraldo, Hiram-Monserrate-Pedro-Espada, Hiram Monserrate, Hiram Monserrate Assault, Hiram Monserrate Girlfriend Assault, Karla Giraldo Slashing, Queens, New York, New York City, Hiram Monserrate Assault Trial, New York News

The felony assault trial of state Sen. Hiram Monserrate resumes Tuesday with closing arguments on the 10th day of the proceedings before Justice Will...

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Jack Price Hate Crime: Daniel Aleman Arrested In Assault Of Queens Gay Man

AP | Posted 10.12.2009 | New York

Read More: Gay Issues, Jack Price, Gay Slur, Gay Rights, Queens Hate Crime, Hate Crime, Hate Crime Beating, Queens, College Point, Gay Hate Crime, New York, Daniel Aleman, New York City, Hate Crime Assault, Jack Price Hate Crime, New York News

NEW YORK — New York City police say a 49-year-old gay man leaving a corner deli near his home was beaten by two men in an apparent hate crime. ...

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Aching for Immigration Reform

Venkat Srinivasan | Posted 10.02.2009 | New York

Read More: Immigration Reform, Undocumented Immigrants, Queens, African Immigrants, Ghana, Nigeria, 2008 Democratic National Convention, Bronx, Deportation, United African Congress, New York News

While the economy dominates all issues, African immigrants continue to hope that immigration reform does not fade into oblivion either.

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Always Hungry

Liz Neumark | Posted 09.29.2009 | New York

Read More: Yom Kippur, Always Hungry, Vendy Awards New York, Katchkie Farm, Local Food, Organic Food, Queens, Street Vendors, Fasting, Food, Cleansing, Foodies, New York Food, New York News

From the moment I was expected to contemplate a Yom Kippur fast as a teenager, I became ravenous. I clearly remember the object of my uncontrollable hunger -- Smokey the Bear cookies.

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Najibullah Zazi To Be Arraigned On Weapons Of Mass Destruction Charges

AP | TOM HAYS | Posted 09.30.2009 | New York

Read More: 9/11, Queens, NYC Terror Probe, Najibullah Zazi, Najibullah Zazi Indictment, NYC Terror Raids, Terrorism, September 11th, New York News

NEW YORK — As a suspected al-Qaida operative pleaded not guilty Tuesday to plotting a bomb attack in New York, the city's police commissioner pr...

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Walter Loor: Hiram Monserrate Went Into Rage After Finding Cop's PBA Union Card In Girlfriend's Purse

nypost.com | Posted 09.28.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Senate, Karla Giraldo, PBA Union, Hiram Monserrate, Crime, Walter Loor, Queens, Monserrate Trial, Monserrate Slashing, New York News

The PBA union card that sent state Sen. Hiram Monserrate into a jealous rage after he found it in his girlfriend's pocketbook belongs to a married cop...

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Country Boys Taco Truck Owners Fernando And Yolanda Martinez Win First Place At Vendy Awards

AP | Posted 09.28.2009 | New York

Read More: Vendies, Taco Cart Brooklyn, Vendy Awards New York, Yolanda Martinez, Country Boys Taco Truck, Queens, Fernando Martinez, 2009 Vendy Awards, New York News

NEW YORK — A husband and wife who sell tacos and quesadillas have been named New York City's best street vendors. Fernando and Yolanda Martinez...

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Astoria Characters: On the Street Where I Live

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 09.28.2009 | New York

Read More: The Taking of Pelham 123, Denzel Washington, Fig Tree, Astoria, French Bulldog, Kaufman Astoria, Tony Scott, Silvercup, Queens, New York Neighborhoods, Greeks, New York News

Astoria isn't Mayberry or even Lake Wobegon. It's more like Alice's Wonderland, but you don't have to go down a rabbit hole to get here. Astoria comes to you, and once it grabs you, it never lets you go.

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Najibullah Zazi: Terror Suspect Was 'The Donut Guy'

nytimes.com | MICHAEL WILSON | Posted 09.26.2009 | New York

Read More: NYC Terror Probe, Hydrogen Peroxide Bombs, Queens, Terror Probe, Terrorism, Bombs, 9/11, Najibullah Zazi, New York News, September 11th, New York, Denver, New York News

For years, he was a fixture in Lower Manhattan, as regular as the sunrise. Every morning, Najibullah Zazi would be there on Stone Street with his past...

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NYC Terror Attack Apparently Was Planned For September 11

AP | IVAN MORENO and P. SOLOMON BANDA | Posted 09.26.2009 | New York

Read More: NYC Terror Probe, Hydrogen Peroxide Bombs, Queens, Terror Probe, Bombs, 9/11, Najibullah Zazi, Terrorism, September 11th, New York, Denver, New York News

DENVER — An Afghan immigrant was on the verge of unleashing a terrorist attack on New York City on the Sept. 11 anniversary but was scared off a...

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Najibullah Zazi Indictment: Investigators Still Hunting For Bomb Materials Of Terror Suspect

Newsweek | Posted 11.24.2009 | New York

Read More: New York, New York City, Najibullah Zazi Bomb Materials, Najibullah Zazi, Queens, Terrorism, Denver, Terror Bombs, New York News

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