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FDNY Slowed by Snow, Wind in Battling Queens Fire
A fire official says snow and high winds delayed efforts by about 200 firefighters to bring a fierce blaze at a six-story apartment building in Queens under control.
The Fire Department of New York spokesman says crews had difficulty setting up equipment...Tags: Queens (New York City), Fire Department of New York, Fires, Injuries and Wounds, Disasters and Accidents
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City Councilmembers: Snow Removal So Slow We'll Hold Hearings
wpix.comWith many streets in New York City's five boroughs not having seen a snow plow a full day after the snow stopped falling, some city councilmembers are looking into holding hearings into what they call an unusually slow snow cleanup response. Meanwhile,...Tags: Queens (New York City), Government, New York, New York City, Vehicles
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Best Indian Food in Queens
Staff reporterJust head over to Roosevelt and 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights, Queens and you'll find the best Indian food in the city. This area is known as "Little India," and nearly 200,000 Indian Americans regulary. Our first stop is "Delhi Palace." The restaurant...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurants, Recipes, Delhi (India), Dining and Drinking
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Senate split: Deadlock Dean did that district deed
Spin CycleCall him Deadlock Dean, since he helped to take us to this point. Long before the savvy and influential Rockville Centre senator and lawyer engineered last week's surprise parliamentary coup, he happened to make an unprecedented 31-31 standoff possible......Tags: Upper House, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Rockville (Montgomery, Maryland), David A. Paterson, Republican Party
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Senate split: Will prosecutors create the majority?
Spin CycleWe elect district attorneys to enforce laws, not to decide who writes them. But prosecutions in Queens and the Bronx -- and perhaps Albany -- could end up shaping the outcome of the Great Senate War, if not the......Tags: Rockville (Montgomery, Maryland), Upper House, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Soundview, Republican Party
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Senate coup: Sampson ascension marks movement
Spin CycleHere's the latest file from Mr. Madore: State Senate Democrats named John Sampson of Brooklyn their de facto leader Monday, dumping Malcolm Smith of Queens to win back the support of a key senator. Sampson, (in photo) first elected......Tags: Upper House, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Rockville (Montgomery, Maryland), Republican Party, Parliament
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Senate coup: Power, sex and money play roles
Spin CycleThere are more angles and issues in this war for State Senate control than lobbyists in the hallways. Depending on how you slice it, the outcome -- in doubt until next week at the earliest -- will hinge on......Tags: Upper House, Republican Party, Parliament, New York, Ruben Diaz
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Senate coup: Prospect of a 31-31 deadlock upon us
Spin CycleHeading into Monday's crucial court hearing, prospects were larger in the Great Senate War for an even 31-31 split between the major party caucuses. If that happens - now or later in this once-in-a-lifetime drama - the bizarre question......Tags: Upper House, Rockville (Montgomery, Maryland), David A. Paterson, Republican Party, Parliament
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Seminole sets back to school open houses, schedule pickups
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelSummer is zipping right by, with only five more weeks before Seminole County public school kids head back to the books. Classes in Seminole resume Monday Aug. 16. Teachers will be arriving a week earlier to prep for the start of school. And parents and... -
$5M Lawsuit Filed Following Staten Island Ferry Crash
wpix.comJust three days after Saturday's Staten Island ferry crash, a Queens man is the first passenger to file a lawsuit -- and he's seeking a cool $5 million in damages. Flabio Silva of Jackson Heights is suing the city, its Department of Transportation, and...Tags: New York, Injuries and Wounds, Brooklyn (New York City), Hospitals and Clinics, Crime, Law and Justice
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Man Severely Scalds Baby With Hot Water
wpix.comA man from Queens has been charged for severely burning his girlfriend's 11-month-old daughter by pouring scalding hot water on the infant, PIX News has learned. Anthony Parra, 20, brought the child to New York Hospital Queens early Wednesday morning,...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Queens (New York City), WPIX, Health
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Thousands Turn Out for Queens Gay Pride Parade
It was the usual spectacle: flashy, festive, cultural and colorful. But this years Queens Gay Pride parade had an added attraction: politicians on parade pushing to make New York the 17th state to legalize same sex marriage.
"How do you have a state......Tags: Queens (New York City), Gays and Lesbians, New York, Elections, Minority Groups
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