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Toxic Sludge Horror

Three workers -- including a father and son -- were killed yesterday in a horrific accident at a Queens recycling plant when they fell into a sludge vat filled with toxic fumes, officials said.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

New York City's Hometown Newspaper - ...

Bitter campaign battle's a sign of the times

A CITY COUNCIL race in southeastern Queens is turning into an old-fashioned political street fight.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

New York Post

Father, Son and Another Man Killed at Jamaica Recycling Plant

A father and son were killed Monday afternoon along with another man who was working with them after they all fell into a well containing toxic gas at a Jamaica recycling plant, authorities said.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

New York Times

Waste Plant Fumes Kill 3 in Queens

Three workers at a waste transfer station in Queens were overcome by toxic fumes Monday afternoon and died, apparently falling one after another into the Stygian gloom of a putrid, manhole-size, 18-foot-deep well they were trying to vacuum, fire officials said.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

Queens Tribune

Seminerio Steps Down, Pleads Guilty

Assemblyman Anthony Seminerio handed a letter of resignation to Speaker Sheldon Silver on Tuesday, then pleaded guilty to influence peddling on Wednesday, ending a 16-term state Assembly career.

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Sun Jun 21, 2009

Queens Tribune

Facing Foreclosure? Find Help With 311

Mayor Mike Bloomberg came to Queens last week to announce a new ad campaign encouraging homeowners to seek help, should they be facing foreclosure.

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Fri Jun 19, 2009

Propaganda press

Shri Prakash Gossai funeral arrangements

Brooklyn, NY 11208 [definitely not Guyana!!] 718.235.8088 Wednesday, June 17th 2009 4:00pm-10:00pm Kirtans and Viewing Grace Funeral Home Thursday, June 18th 2009 Pooja & Final Rituals 8:30am 11:00 am Grace Funeral Home Thence to His residence at 133-11 120th Street, South Ozone Park 86-06 101 Avenue Thence to the St.

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

Stabroek News

Gossai to be cremated in NY

After several viewings at the Grace Funeral Home in Brooklyn, New York the body of Sri Prakash Gossai will be cremated tomorrow afternoon.

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Tue Jun 16, 2009

NY Daily News

Voice of the People for June 15, 2009

Brooklyn : I worked at the Statue of Liberty for more than 27 years. I want to thank the Daily News for sponsoring an essay contest to pick five New York City students who will be among the first to visit the Statue of Liberty's newly reopened crown on July 4, . The News featured me and my work at the statue, in my first writeup ever, back on Sept.

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Sun Jun 14, 2009

New York Post

Nypd Daily Blotter

The victim, whose name and age weren't immediately released, was found with a single gunshot to the head on the first floor of the 15th Avenue building near 75th Street around 10:30 p.m., officials said.

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Tue Jun 02, 2009

NY Daily News

Voice of the People for June 2, 2009

Brooklyn : What is Dick Cheney up to? So many died on his watch - children, old people, troops.

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Thu May 28, 2009

NY Daily News

Swine flu fears fuel protest

Concerned parents rally to close the PS 96 on Rockaway Blvd. in Queens. More than 80 of the school's approximately 300 students are out sick, as well as the school's nurse.

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Sun May 24, 2009

New York Post

Swine Of The Times

Four more private schools closed yesterday, two public schools and a charter school will shut today, hundreds of inmates were quarantined, and hospital emergency rooms were flooded as near-panic over swine flu swept through the Big Apple.

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Fri May 22, 2009

NY Daily News

Teachers union head rips Bloomberg on weak fight against swine flu

Randi Weingarten speaks about parents' need more information on the criteria for swine flu school closings.

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Wed May 20, 2009

NY1

Concerned Parents Want More Flu-Related School Closings

See NY1's full list of the city's flu-related closings. Of the 28 schools that are now closed, only I.S. 238 in Hollis, Queens has currently diagnosed cases of H1N1, otherwise known as swine flu.

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Mon May 18, 2009

New York Times

Witness Tells of Escaping Kidnapping by Defendant

The man was dressed like an officer of the law, so Shanai Woodard did as she was told.

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Wed May 13, 2009

SeacoastOnline

Man pleads guilty in passport fraud case

A non-citizen who tried to obtain a U.S. passport at the National Passport Center in Portsmouth pleaded guilty late Friday to passport fraud.

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New York City's Hometown Newspaper - ...

Qns. reading score boost: More than 75% pass N.Y. state reading exam

Results are in - and Queens parents are pleased. More than three-quarters of the borough's students passed January's state reading tests - up 11 percentage points from 2008, according to recently released statistics.

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Sun May 10, 2009

New York Post

Nypd Daily Blotter

Christopher Dela-Rosa had been riding a bike along West 142nd Street near Lenox Avenue shortly after 6 p.m. Friday when he was struck by a late-model Lincoln SUV.

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Thu May 07, 2009

Newsday.com

Victims not happy with Wal-Mart settlement

More than five months after a Wal-Mart seasonal worker was crushed to death by a throng of bargain-hungry shoppers, the worker's family and the then-pregnant mother who credits him with protecting her womb in the melee all say that Wednesday's government settlement does little to ease their pain - and would do nothing to end their own lawsuits.

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