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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>FLUSHING: Lin magic drives MSG, Time Warner  to cut a deal</title>
<author>By Joe Anuta</author>
<description><![CDATA[Time Warner Cable and Madison Square Garden have reached an agreement that will allow Queens residents to finally catch a glimpse of overnight New York Knicks superstar Jeremy Lin play from the comfort of their living rooms. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/8/msgcompromise_web_2012_02_17_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:13:50 EST</pubDate>
<title>ASTORIA: Astoria husband charged in wife&#8217;s grisly murder</title>
<author>By Rebecca Henely </author>
<description><![CDATA[An Astoria man suspected in the beating death of his wife after a bloody note saying &#8220;I killed my best friend&#8221; was found in their apartment was returned to New York on murder charges Tuesday, the Queens district attorney&#8217;s office said. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/hawesbackinnewyork_at_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>ROCKAWAY BEACH: Detective kills suspect in Rockaway shooting</title>
<author>By Christina Santucci</author>
<description><![CDATA[A Harlem man who police said was a suspect in the shooting of a 25-year-old woman in Rockaway Beach was killed during a shoot-out with a police officer in an Upper Manhattan subway station Tuesday afternoon, and a detective who was shot during the melee is in stable condition, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/mcbrideshooting_all_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:13:42 EST</pubDate>
<title>FLUSHING: CUNY Law responds to low bar exam pass rate</title>
<author>By Joe Anuta </author>
<description><![CDATA[CUNY School of Law in Flushing has made some policy changes in response to statistics showing only 63 percent of its students passed their first bar exam last summer, the lowest percentage in the state. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/cunylaw_ne_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>RIDGEWOOD: Grover Cleveland tech whizzes build mobile applications</title>
<author>By Howard Koplowitz </author>
<description><![CDATA[The developer of the next hit mobile application may not be a Silicon Valley programmer, but a group of Grover Cleveland High School seniors. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/groverclevelandappprogram_fh_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>Rego Park teacher charged with sexually abusing two students</title>
<author>By Howard Koplowitz</author>
<description><![CDATA[A review is underway of all city Department of Education personnel after a computer teacher at  PS 174 in Rego Park was charged with sexually touching two boys, Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott said outside the school Friday. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/8/walcottps174_web_2012_02_23_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:28:04 EST</pubDate>
<title>OAKLAND GARDENS: Walcott says city listens to parents</title>
<author>By Rich Bockmann</author>
<description><![CDATA[At a town hall meeting in Oakland Gardens last week, city Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott discussed topics such as parent involvement and overcrowding with a packed auditorium at MS 74.
Community Education Council 26 President Jeanette Segal reminded those who had come to meet the city&#8217;s top education official of Feb. 15, that the week of Feb. 13-17 had been designated Respect for All Week and asked that &#8220;we all fully engage this initiative tonight.&#8221;
&#8220;I know lately it&#8217;s been a back-and-forth confrontation,&#8221; Walcott said, acknowledging the recent public ire over Mayor Michael Bloomberg&#8217;s education policies. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/8/walcotttownhall_bt_2012_02_23_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:13:49 EST</pubDate>
<title>LONG ISLAND CITY: Fresh Direct exodus gets mixed reactions</title>
<author>By Rebecca Henely </author>
<description><![CDATA[A representative of a Long Island City business organization said he believed the neighborhood would be able to recover quickly from the move of online grocer Fresh Direct to the Bronx, although a local deli owner said the loss of its 2,000 employees would affect his business. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/freshdirectfolo_at_2012_02_16_q_.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>QUEENS VILLAGE: NAACP head Leroy Gadsden honored in Cambria Hts.</title>
<author>By Rich Bockmann </author>
<description><![CDATA[On the eve of the 103rd anniversary of the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the Alpha Phi Alpha senior citizens center of Cambria Heights honored NAACP Jamaica Branch President Leroy Gadsden for his leadership during its third annual Valentine&#8217;s Gala Saturday. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/alphaleaders_jt_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:13:39 EST</pubDate>
<title>ASTORIA: Astoria Greeks track debt crisis</title>
<author>By Rebecca Henely </author>
<description><![CDATA[Astoria&#8217;s Greeks were pessimistic about the future of their home country after the Athens government Monday voted in favor of another round of austerity measures to stave off default that inspired demonstrations and riots. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/austerityreax_at_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:13:52 EST</pubDate>
<title>HOLLIS: Queens Village man shot walking home in Hollis</title>
<author>By Rich Bockmann </author>
<description><![CDATA[A young man was gunned down on Hollis Avenue early Monday evening, just a few doors away from the library where his three younger sisters were studying after school. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/hollisavemurder_jt_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:13:44 EST</pubDate>
<title>BAYSIDE: Cardozo shines in science contest</title>
<author>By Rich Bockmann </author>
<description><![CDATA[The brightest young scientific minds at Benjamin Cardozo High School were busy at work last week preparing for the final round of the New York State Science Olympiad after beating out some notable competition a few days earlier. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/cardozoscienceolympiads_bt_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>FLUSHING: Union Street now Macedonia way</title>
<author>By Rich Bockmann </author>
<description><![CDATA[Ceremoniously renaming a street can be a long, bureaucratic process, but more than 200 years after Flushing&#8217;s Macedonia African Methodist Episcopal Church was founded, the institution&#8217;s name now adorns Union Street. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/macedoniaway_ft_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:28:04 EST</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA ESTATES: St. John&#8217;s U demurs in birth control controversy</title>
<author>By Joe Anuta</author>
<description><![CDATA[St. John&#8217;s University has chosen to stay out of the debate over whether religious institutions should be required to provide contraceptives to their employees, but students at the Queens school have not remained as silent. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/8/stjohnsbirthcontrol_ft_2012_02_23_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:13:40 EST</pubDate>
<title>FLUSHING: Civics urge Mormons to build on own Flushing lot</title>
<author>By Joe Anuta </author>
<description><![CDATA[Flushing residents and civic associations want to know why the Mormon church is intent on constructing a chapel on 33rd Avenue that exceeds zoning regulations when it could build one on the land it already owns downtown. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/beephearsmormons_ft_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>FLUSHING: CB 7 approves Bowne Park bocce court</title>
<author>By Joe Anuta </author>
<description><![CDATA[At its monthly meeting Monday night, Community Board 7 threw its support behind new construction and renovations of a bocce ball court in Bowne Park. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/boccecourt_ft_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>BAYSIDE: Recognize slaves as builders of White House: Tshaka</title>
<author>By Rich Bockmann </author>
<description><![CDATA[After speaking with Bayside activist Mandingo Tshaka, U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Bayside) sent a letter to President Barack Obama last week, urging him to recognize the role enslaved African Americans played in the construction of the White House. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/mandingowhitehouseletter_bt_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:28:02 EST</pubDate>
<title>FLUSHING: Lin madness hits Flushing</title>
<author>By Joe Anuta and Colin DeVries</author>
<description><![CDATA[Flushing residents packed into a neighborhood mall Friday night to watch New York Knicks superstar Jeremy Lin, just hours after Time Warner Cable and Madison Square Garden reached an accord allowing fans to watch games from home. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/8/linsanity_ft_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>GLENDALE: Underpass redo could be traffic nightmare</title>
<author>By Howard Koplowitz </author>
<description><![CDATA[Three western Queens legislators are urging the city to reconsider its plans to change the direction of 74th Street in Glendale as part of the Cooper Avenue underpass project. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/cooperaveunderpass_fh_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:14:01 EST</pubDate>
<title>OZONE PARK: Assemblymen urge restoration of LIRR Rockaway Line</title>
<author>BY Howard Koplowitz </author>
<description><![CDATA[Two state assemblyman and transit advocates are pushing for the old Rockaway Beach line of the Long Island Rail Road to run trains again after a 50-year absence. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/rockbeachline_fh_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:14:02 EST</pubDate>
<title>FLUSHING: Father of Zazi lies to feds, gets 4 1/2 years in prison</title>
<author>By Joe Anuta </author>
<description><![CDATA[The father of a Flushing-raised man who plotted to blow up New York City subway cars in 2009 was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison Friday for trying to throw the feds off the trail of his son. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/zazisentened_ne_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>AUBURNDALE: Etchings highlight facets of human emotion, life</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A two-person show, entitled Monoscape, opened at Yegam Art Space in Auburndale Saturday evening. The show features the etchings and drawings of Bruce Waldman and Joonhee Lee, who both focus on expressing human emotions. The exhibit is slated to run through March 11 at Yegam, at 196-50 Northern Blvd. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/auburndaleart_ne_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:13:40 EST</pubDate>
<title>QUEENS VILLAGE: Avella wants Van Buren HS principal replaced</title>
<author>By Rich Bockmann </author>
<description><![CDATA[State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) stood with discouraged parents and community members outside Martin Van Buren High School in Queens Village last week, calling on the city Department of Education to remove the school&#8217;s principal. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/avellavsvanburen_jt_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>JACKSON HEIGHTS: Dromm wants new drug law</title>
<author>By Rebecca Henely </author>
<description><![CDATA[When City Councilman Daniel Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) criticized Mayor Michael Bloomberg&#8217;s administration for the large number of marijuana possession arrests made on his watch and advocated for legalizing medical marijuana, he said he was not dismissing the drug&#8217;s ill effects. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/drommmedmarijuana_jh_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>FLUSHING: Queens remembers Holocaust victims</title>
<author>By Rich Bockmann </author>
<description><![CDATA[Queens College commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day Sunday a little bit differently than everyone else. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/holocaustremembrance_at_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:13:54 EST</pubDate>
<title>QUEENS VILLAGE: Turner to top Lincoln Day Dinner</title>
<author>By Howard Koplowitz </author>
<description><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Bob Turner (R-Middle Village) is scheduled to give the keynote address at the Queens Village Republican Club&#8217;s annual Lincoln Day Dinner Sunday at Antun&#8217;s catering hall. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/lincolndaydinner_all_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:28:03 EST</pubDate>
<title>REGO PARK: PS 174 teacher arrested on sex abuse charges</title>
<author>By Howard Koplowitz</author>
<description><![CDATA[A review is underway of all city Department of Education personnel after a computer teacher at PS 174 in Rego Park was charged with sexually touching two boys, city Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott said outside the school Friday. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/8/regoparkteacher_fh_2012_02_23_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>DITMARS: Drunk driver killed Astoria grandpa: DA</title>
<author>By Christina Santucci</author>
<description><![CDATA[An Astoria man has been charged with hitting and killing a beloved grandfather, who was a refugee from the Cuban Revolution, with an SUV while allegedly intoxicated, the Queens district attorney&#8217;s office said. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/astoriafatalaccident_at_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>COLLEGE POINT: Civic issues call for College Point middle school</title>
<author>By Joe Anuta </author>
<description><![CDATA[College Point residents have repeatedly voiced their desire to have a middle school in the isolated neighborhood, but members of the city Department of Education have said in recent meetings that the statistics do not necessarily support a new building. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/collegepointschooldebate_wt_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>FLUSHING: Queens high school council blasts DOE&#8217;s turnaround fix</title>
<author>By Rebecca Henely </author>
<description><![CDATA[Spurred by the announcement that eight persistently low-achieving high schools in the borough would be given the turnaround model, the Queens High School Presidents Council held a breakfast and presentation in Flushing Friday refuting the city&#8217;s education policies. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/highschoolbreakfast_all_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:13:54 EST</pubDate>
<title>FLUSHING: Electchester wants to keep Key Food</title>
<author>By Joe Anuta </author>
<description><![CDATA[Residents south of the Long Island Expressway in Electchester do not want to see their Key Food go, but the landlord seems dead set on giving the grocer the boot and bringing in a big-box pharmacy instead. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/keyfoodprotest_ft_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>DOUGLASTON: Douglaston school gears up for fund-raiser</title>
<author>By Rich Bockmann </author>
<description><![CDATA[The PS 98 PTA&#8217;s annual spring fund-raiser will include all the things one would expect from an evening themed &#8220;Casino Royale&#8221;: craps, Black Jack, Texas Hold &#8217;em, booze &#8212; everything, that is, except for the &#8220;G&#8221; word. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/ps98fundraiserpreview_ln_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:28:01 EST</pubDate>
<title>CORONA: Corona community activist Caminiti, 100, dies</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>BASKETBALL: Meng meets Knick Jeremy Lin</title>
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<description><![CDATA[State Assemblywoman Grace Meng said she was excited to meet New York Knicks point guard sensation Jeremy Lin, who she called a down-to-earth guy and, as a Harvard graduate, a great role model for young New Yorkers and Asian Americans. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/mengmeetsknicklin_web_2012_02_14_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:13:42 EST</pubDate>
<title>RIDGEWOOD: Gym eyes Ridgewood spot</title>
<author>By Howard Koplowitz </author>
<description><![CDATA[Community Board 5 heard plans to build a Ridgewood fitness center and gave its approval for the area&#8217;s street fairs during its monthly meeting last week. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/cb5_fh_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:28:03 EST</pubDate>
<title>QUEENSBORO HILL: Queensboro Hill library to close for construction</title>
<author>By Joe Anuta</author>
<description><![CDATA[The Queensboro Hill branch of the Queens Public Library, at 60-05 Main St. in Flushing, will close Feb. 24 for renovations that are not set to be completed for about a year. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/8/queensborolibraryservicecuts_ft_2012_02_23_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:13:41 EST</pubDate>
<title>CORONA: Community Board 4 chooses new leaders</title>
<author>By Rebecca Henely </author>
<description><![CDATA[While Community Board 4 has not yet hired a new district manager to replace Richard Italiano, who died of a heart attack last month, the board voted to name Louis Walker its chairman at its monthly meeting last week. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/cb4newleaders_jh_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>CORONA: Ferreras touts plans to improve streets and tourism</title>
<author>By Rebecca Henely </author>
<description><![CDATA[City Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras (D-East Elmhurst) advocated for better streets and for making the neighborhoods she represents a destination at her State of the District address last Thursday. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/ferrerassod_jh_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>SUNNYSIDE: Borough drag queen debuts on national television</title>
<author>By Rebecca Henely </author>
<description><![CDATA[Drag queens from all around the country strive to win on &#8220;RuPaul&#8217;s Drag Race,&#8221; but it is only in Season 4 that fans have gotten to watch a queen from Queens. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/jigglycaliente_at_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:12:54 EST</pubDate>
<title>CORONA: Restaurant workers tell stories through Qns. Museum exhibit</title>
<author>By Rich Bockmann </author>
<description><![CDATA[Some 75 percent of Americans eat out at least once a week, though few get more than a passing glimpse into the lives of the people who cook, prepare and serve their meals, according to a new exhibit. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/restaurantworkers_at_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:28:02 EST</pubDate>
<title>GOVERNMENT: Liu says he wants public&#8217;s help in identifying wasteful spending</title>
<author>By Howard Koplowitz</author>
<description><![CDATA[City Comptroller John Liu unveiled a four-point plan to cut government waste and laid out proposals to get the city&#8217;s unemployed working again during his State of the City address last Thursday at City College. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/8/liustateofcity_all_2012_02_23_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>COLLEGE POINT: Poppenhusen holds Feb. 25 fund-raiser</title>
<author>By Joe Anuta</author>
<description><![CDATA[The Poppenhusen Institute has come close to shutting down after its state funding was eliminated a few years ago, but fund-raisers like the one planned for later this month have been keeping the College Point cultural institution afloat ever since. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/popinstfundraiser_wt_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:14:02 EST</pubDate>
<title>BAY TERRACE: CB 7 approves women&#8217;s center at Ft. Totten</title>
<author>By Joe Anuta </author>
<description><![CDATA[At its monthly meeting Monday night, Community Board 7 threw its support behind renovations to a Fort Totten building set to house the Center for the Women of New York. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/womenscenter_ft_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>HEALTH: Boro legislators&#8217; bill would end smoking in cars with kids</title>
<author>By Joe Anuta</author>
<description><![CDATA[Two Queens lawmakers are pushing a bill to ban smoking in private vehicles if a passenger is less than 14 years old. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/carsmokingbill_ft_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>FOREST HILLS: Forest Hills man credits marriage for longevity</title>
<author>By Howard Koplowitz </author>
<description><![CDATA[Forest Hills resident Bob Schreibman said he is not sure how he is still ticking at 91 years old, but he thinks the answer may lie in the 66-year-old marriage he had with his wife, Marjorie. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/fhmarriage_fh_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:13:58 EST</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA: Boro residents welcome deal on foreclosure relief</title>
<author>By Howard Koplowitz </author>
<description><![CDATA[Relief will soon be on the way for Queens homeowners on the brink of foreclosure and to some who have lost their houses after the federal government and five of the country&#8217;s largest mortgage providers reached a $25 billion agreement over foreclosure abuses. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/mortgagesettlement_all_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA: Schumer wants kinder TSA</title>
<author>By Rebecca Henely </author>
<description><![CDATA[Spurred by three elderly women who alleged they had been mistreated by U.S. Transportation Security Administration agents at John F. Kennedy International Airport, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Sunday he was introducing legislation mandating the agency create positions for passenger advocates. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/schumertsa_all_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:28:03 EST</pubDate>
<title>POMONOK: Pomonok residence opens for low-income seniors</title>
<author>By Joe Anuta</author>
<description><![CDATA[The Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty cut the ribbon on a new 78-unit residence facility for low-income senior citizens last week. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/8/metcouncilhousing_ft_2012_02_23_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>EAST ELMHURST: JetBlue will add more flights from LaGuardia, Washington</title>
<author>By Philip Newman</author>
<description><![CDATA[JetBlue Airways plans to nearly double its flights from LaGuardia and Ronald Reagan National airports in Washington, D.C. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/jetbluelga_all_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>TRANSIT: Obama earmarks cash for city transit projects</title>
<author>By Philip Newman</author>
<description><![CDATA[President Obama has set aside $215 million for the Second Avenue subway and the East Side Access in his proposed budget, which U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Astoria) said would keep both projects going for another year. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/eastsideaccess_all_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>FLUSHING: Flushing set to receive organic produce supplier</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Flushing foodies and locavores rejoice: The neighborhood is getting its own Community Supported Agriculture group. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/flushingcsa_ft_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>LONG ISLAND CITY: PS1 unveils otherworldly design for courtyard</title>
<author>By Alex Palmer </author>
<description><![CDATA[Visitors to MoMA PS1 will be seeing stars this summer. The art institution announced on Feb. 8 that its courtyard will feature a giant star-shaped installation called &#8220;Wendy&#8221; as part of its annual Young Architects Program. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/ps1design_all_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>CORONA: Redefining the Queens art scene</title>
<author>By Tammy Scileppi </author>
<description><![CDATA[Reinvention is no easy feat &#8212; not even for a popular 35-year-old cultural landmark and local international art space nestled in Flushing Meadows Corona Park and only a stone&#8217;s throw from the Unisphere. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/qmaexpansion_all_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:28:05 EST</pubDate>
<title>CRIME: Man wanted in attempted rape in 104th Precinct</title>
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<description><![CDATA[RIDGEWOOD &#8212; The NYPD is looking for a man suspected of robbing and attempting to rape a woman within the confines of the 104th Precinct. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/8/104thrape_we_2012_02_23_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>WHITESTONE: Singerie makes fabric dreams come true</title>
<author>By Joe Anuta </author>
<description><![CDATA[Whitestoners eager to channel their inner fashion designer need to look no further than a new fabric and crafts store on 14th Avenue. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/singerieprofile_all_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>FLUSHING: Flushing student stabbed after basketball loss</title>
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<description><![CDATA[FLUSHING &#8212; Police said a basketball player from Flushing&#8217;s Robert F. Kennedy High School on Parsons Boulevard was stabbed last week after his team lost its game, the New York Post reported. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/basketballerstabbed_ne_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>FRESH MEADOWS: Victim robbed while urinating behind building</title>
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<description><![CDATA[FRESH MEADOWS &#8212; A Fresh Meadows man was charged last week for relieving a man of his wallet and wristwatch as he relieved himself, the Queens district attorney&#8217;s office said. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/copimpersonation_all_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>KEW GARDENS: At least one injured in Grand Central crash</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Emergency responders assist after a two-car crash on the entrance ramp to the westbound Grand Central Parkway near the Kew Gardens interchange. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/gcpaccident_ne_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>GLENDALE: Biz owner possessed 7,200 stun guns: Cops</title>
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<description><![CDATA[GLENDALE &#8212; The manager of a Glendale business was charged last week after police allegedly found boxes containing 7,200 stun guns inside Top Choice Trading Inc., at 47-38 Metropolitan Ave., the Queens district attorney&#8217;s office said. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/stunguns_all_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:14:06 EST</pubDate>
<title>ST. ALBANS: Fire marshals investigating St. Albans VA Hospital blaze</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>CRIME: Boro police impersonator arrested in N.J.: Cops</title>
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<description><![CDATA[CITYWIDE &#8212; Members of the NYPD&#8217;s Internal Affairs Bureau arrested a New Jersey man last week who they said impersonated a police officer and forced prostitutes to perform sexual acts on him. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/njpoliceimpersonation_we_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA: Children make Valentine&#8217;s cards at JCAL</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Children gathered at the Jamaica Center for Arts &#38; Learning Saturday for a Valentine&#8217;s Day Family Fun Workshop, during which they made cards. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/8/jcalvalentines_se_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA: Police respond to report of erratic man on Jamaica Ave</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA: DOT employee carried around handgun: Police</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>HOWARD BEACH: ATV rider robbed of $900 in Howard Beach: Cops</title>
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<description><![CDATA[HOWARD BEACH &#8212; A man who was riding his ATV on the streets of Howard Beach told police he was robbed of $900 by a Brooklyn man pretending to be a police officer, according to a criminal complaint. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/atvride_we_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>LINDENWOOD: S. Jamaica man dies in Lindenwood crash: Cops</title>
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<description><![CDATA[LINDENWOOD &#8212; Police identified a 41-year-old man killed in a car crash on South Conduit Boulevard in Lindenwood early Sunday as Darren Green. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/lindenwoodcrash_we_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 11:31:53 EST</pubDate>
<title>PET PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Chester crowned fifth Queens Critters contest winner</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Chester, a 9-year-old purebred West Highland Terrier owned by Sloane of Douglaston, is the winner of this edition of the TimesLedger Newspapers&#8217; Queens Critter contest. Chester is mischieveous, the entry said. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/queenscritters_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>BAYSIDE: Cardozo captures &#8216;A&#8217; title</title>
<author>By Zach Braziller</author>
<description><![CDATA[Before Jermaine Lawrence became a national prospect, when Cardozo&#8217;s junior varsity was making it to the city championship game two years ago, Kyle Credle was thought of just as highly. As a freshman, he averaged over 20 points per game, before limited playing time and a serious Achilles injury set him back last year. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/cardozocaptures3rdtitle_all_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>MIDDLE VILLAGE: Calhoun leads rally in late comeback</title>
<author>By Zach Braziller </author>
<description><![CDATA[With 28.9 seconds left in Christ the King&#8217;s dramatic, 88-82 basketball overtime victory Friday over Holy Cross, Omar Calhoun wrote his name into the Middle Village school&#8217;s record books. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/calhounleadsckcomeback_all_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 11:52:57 EST</pubDate>
<title>BAYSIDE: Cardozo track star chooses Miami over UAlbany</title>
<author>By Joseph Staszewski</author>
<description><![CDATA[The warm weather and year-round training proved to be too much for Lateisha Philson to pass up. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/dozophilsonchoosesmiami_all_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:14:17 EST</pubDate>
<title>BROADWAY-FLUSHING: Molloy stuns in overtime</title>
<author>By Joseph Staszewski</author>
<description><![CDATA[Carolyn Gallagher had made all but one fourth-quarter free throw this season and there was no reason to think that was about to change. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/gallagherleadswinoverford_all_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA HILLS: Mary Louis force picks home school</title>
<author>By Joseph Staszewski</author>
<description><![CDATA[Elisabeth Gully finally got a reward for her perseverance and hard work. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/gullyfindsfitatqc_all_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA HILLS: Mary Louis junior Nwajei heads to Bergtraum</title>
<author>By Joseph Staszewski</author>
<description><![CDATA[Jasmine Nwajei becomes the second star guard in as many days to land at Murry Bergtraum. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/nwajeilandsbergtraum_all_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>JAMAICA ESTATES: Red Storm centerfielder among Big East best</title>
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<description><![CDATA[St. John&#8217;s centerfielder Kristi Cady was named to the Big East softball Honor Roll after leading the Red Storm offensively at the Red &#38; Black Showcase in Athens, Ga., during the opening weekend of the 2012 season. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/sjucadybrief_all_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:37:58 EST</pubDate>
<title>MIDDLE VILLAGE: Droesch cheers CK closer to playoffs</title>
<author>By Joseph Staszewski</author>
<description><![CDATA[Senior Night is always an emotional one under normal circumstances, but it wasn&#8217;t normal for Rayne Connell. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/8/connellanddroesch_all_2012_02_23_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>BREEZY POINT: Tip of the week</title>
<author>By Tip Sempliner</author>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:13:17 EST</pubDate>
<title>DISHING WITH DEE: Annual cocktail party draws Dems from boro and beyond</title>
<author>By Dee Richard</author>
<description><![CDATA[Let me start this week&#8217;s column on a rather sad note. I wish to extend my deepest, heartfelt sympathy to the family of Marissa Roslyn Feldman. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/dee_all_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>I SIT AND LOOK OUT: Columnist&#8217;s friend finds much to gripe about over politics</title>
<author>By Kenneth Kowald</author>
<description><![CDATA[Here are the comments of my fourth friend, responding to my recent column about my gripes about our society. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/kowald_we_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>POLITICAL ACTION: Romney wins Florida, Maine but faces Santorum surge</title>
<author>By William Lewis</author>
<description><![CDATA[Florida has just proven to be a key state in the presidential race. Mitt Romney has established himself as a lead contender for the Republican nomination. Newt Gingrich, after doing well in the South Carolina primary, could not maintain his momentum. Gingrich is a good public speaker and knows the issues well, but it was not enough. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/lewis_all_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>EDITORIAL: DOE Expels God</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By the time this newspaper reaches your hands, religious services will be banned by the city Department of Education in public schools. The DOE set Sunday as the final day when the doors would be open to religious services. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/editorial-ne_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>EDITORIAL: &#8216;Don&#8217;t Close the Schools, Fix Them&#8217;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A crowd of 2,000 angry people packed the Brooklyn Tech High School auditorium to send a message to the city Panel for Education Policy that the people are opposed to the mayor&#8217;s plan to close 23 schools. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/editorial-se_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>EDITORIAL: Thanks, Governor, Sort Of</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The good news is Fresh Direct has decided to relocate to the Bronx. The bad news is Queens will lose 2,000 jobs. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/editorial-we_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>LETTERS: Everyday errand leads to meeting with music great</title>
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<description><![CDATA[It was a windy, cold January afternoon, and after battling Steinway Street traffic I finally found a parking spot. I had to remind myself that this challenge is always worth the effort when I am visiting my friend Zafar from Humza Studio to have my old 8 mm tapes transferred over to DVDs. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/ciccheli_all_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>LETTERS: Politics not behind Lions Club elections</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Generally I look forward to reading your articles, but found your Feb. 9-15 article entitled &#8220;Bayside-Whitestone Lions Club looking for new president&#8221; misrepresentative of the club and its procedures. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/frain_all_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:13:20 EST</pubDate>
<title>LETTERS: This fall vote for change favoring you</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Finally, our troops are out of Iraq but without the oil which precipitated the phony invasion and without the lives of our 4,000 soldiers unknowingly fighting and dying for it. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/johnson_all_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>LETTERS: Club is not seeking new president</title>
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<description><![CDATA[With all due respect, Dee Richards&#8217; Feb. 9-15 headline is incorrect. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/serao_all_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<title>LETTERS: Don&#8217;t fingerprint over food stamps</title>
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<description><![CDATA[In New York state, more than 3 million people are living beneath the federal poverty line. From 2007 to the present, that number has increased by 11 percent, according to federal census data. <a href="http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/7/weprin_all_2012_02_16_q.html">Read more.</a>

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