District 30

Who’s the Racist?

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Mud’s been thrown in the District 30 City Council race, but who has the moral high ground? ANALYZING MEDIA IMAGES: One District 30 candidate, Juan Ardila, has already been accused of racist social media posts, while the other candidate, Bob Holden, recently used a mailer to remind people that he's a Democrat with an Asian wife. But in this fierce battle of reputations, which candidate deserves more scrutiny? I am a writer and a homeowner living in City Council District 30, which represents Middle Village, Maspeth, Glendale, and parts of Ridgewood, Woodhaven, and Woodside. Pretty dull intro, right?

Queens
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Queens & the NYPD: THE “WORST” COPS IN QUEENS

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This final part of our investigation into cops working out of Queens picks up where Parts 1 & 2 left off. Today we ask: Who are the "worst" cops working in Queens today? It's worth mentioning, before beginning, that, while we were preparing to publishing this article, there was some important breaking news in Queens. Per the media, "Officer David Afanador, a 15-year veteran of the NYPD, was arrested Thursday morning on felony strangulation charges for allegedly putting a man in a chokehold during an arrest Sunday — captured on both police body camera footage and a bystander's cell phone video." Police body cam image that led to the arrest of NYPD Officer David Afanador of Queens' 100th Precinct, on a boardwalk in Rockaway Park.

CUNY

Small Class Sizes = Better Results at CUNY

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The testimony of Barbara K. Emanuele, adjunct lecturer in the English Department of Queensborough Community College, on the matter of updating the CUNY policy on class size, was recently presented to the CUNY Board of Trustees.