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Fed shutdown hits boro
Guards turn away visitors to the Social Security office in Jamaica after the federal government shut down. Photo by Ken Maldonado U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley (second from r.) marches with congressional...
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Meng hosts Forest Hills talk on Iran
Mark Wallace, a former ambassador to the United Nations, speaks on behalf of United Against Nuclear Iran. Photo by Bianca Fortis U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) participates in a forum via Skype....
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Houses of worship back on feet after rebuilding
Don Minor, an elder at Christ Presbyterian by the Sea, stands inside the repaired Broad Channel church. Photo by Christina Santucci The floor, walls, boiler, statues and religious texts had to be...
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Crowley tackles airport noise
U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley leads members of the Queens congressional delegation in the battle against airport noise. Photo courtesy Joe Crowley The Queens congressional delegation has turned up the heat on...
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Boro leads health law signups
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi gives a presentation at the Capitol in Washington about enrollment in the Affordable Care Act. In New York, more than 240,000 people have enrolled for health coverage...
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Meng wants holiday for Lunar New Year
Parade-goers celebrate Lunar New Year, an Asian holiday that U.S. Rep. Grace Meng is trying to make a school holiday. Photo by Christina Santucci U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) has renewed a call to...
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Speaker joins push for Lunar holiday
Elected officials gather in front of Queens Library in Flushing to call for legislation that would make Lunar New Year a school holiday. Photo by Alex Robinson City Council Speaker Melissa...
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Meng looks back at first year in House
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng talks about her time in Washington at the TimesLedger Newspapers' offices. Photo by Alex Robinson Having survived a government shutdown, a shooting outside the Capitol and a...
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Meng gets visas for families of LIE crash vics
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng has secured visas for relatives of Jennifer Gao (l.) and Jiahao Liang (r.) to travel the New York and be with family. The two teens were killed Feb. 18 after the car Liang w...
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Meng looks back at Dhaka tragedy
Elected officials mark the anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory tragedy. Photo by Alex Robinson Mazeda Uddin, chairwoman of the Alliance of South Asian American Labor, addresses a candlelight vigil...
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Sen. Stavisky launches re-election campaign
State Sen. Toby Stavisky announces her re-election bid, flanked by supporters. Photo by Alex Robinson A few days after a Democratic opponent declared his candidacy, state Sen. Toby Stavisky...
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Queens GOP Chairman Ragusa dies
Mayoral candidate John Catsimatidis (c.) is surrounded by Phil Ragusa (l.), chairman of the Queens County Republican Club, and former state Sen. Serphin Maltese at a 2013 event. Politicians across the...
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Liu pulls in $508K for coffers
State Sen. Tony Avella (l.) raised $130,000 in his race against John Liu after having less than $3,000 in his account at the last filing. Liu raised more than half a million dollars. Photo by Alex...
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Gillibrand pushes parity
U.S. Sen. Gillibrand (c.) pushes for federal legislation to help women-owned business with U.S. Rep Grace Meng (l.) and state Sen. Toby Stavisky (r.). Photo by Alex Robinson U.S. Sen. Kirsten...
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Queens Dems split on Obama tax deal
President Barack Obama shakes hands with Vice President Joe Biden (l.) after signing the $858 billion tax deal into law during a ceremony in Washington, D.C. AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais The $858...
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Meeks camp’s legal fees run much higher in 2010: FEC
An office for U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks' Build America PAC is said to be housed at 153-01 Jamaica Ave. Photo by Christina Santucci A political action committee tied to U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks...
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Queens pols urge gun control in wake of Giffords’ shooting
Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy (r.) talks with Liz Bishop-Goldsmith, (second r.) the founder of Mothers Against Guns, following a news conference, where several elected officials called for tighter gun...
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Bring back buyback: Sanders
Donovan Richards (from l.), Councilman James Sanders and U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks push for an end of senseless violence in southeast Queens. Photo by Ivan Pereira On the day the city celebrated the life...
View ArticleMeeks safe after earthquake strikes during visit to New Zealand
U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Jamaica) was not harmed while on a trip with congressional delegation in New Zealand when a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the nation, his office said. The congressman and...
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Atty. general investigating Sen. Huntley
State Sen. Shirley Huntley paid her daughter thousands of dollars for various jobs on her election campaigns, according to campaign finance records. Taxpayer money that was distributed to education...
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